Faces last shot. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. Admiral William H. Standley faced his last barrage today. A salva from the guns of a battery of cameramen. He retires as Chief of Naval Operations on January 1, having reached the age limit. Admiral Standley has had a difficult regime. At one time during t
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"Faces last shot. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. Admiral William H. Standley faced his last barrage today. A salva from the guns of a battery of cameramen. He retires as Chief of Naval Operations on January 1, having reached the age limit. Admiral Standley has had a difficult regime. At one time during t" (1936). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faces_last_shot._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._29._Admiral_William_H._Standley_faced_his_last_barrage_today._A_salva_from_the_guns_of_a_battery_of_cameramen._He_retires_as_Chief_of_Naval_Operations_LCCN2016871034.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 278734.
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