Middies receive commissions. Annapolis, Md. June 1. For the first time in many years the graduation exercises today at the U.S. Naval Academy were held out of doors. This general view was made while Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, presented the graduates with commissions and dip
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"Middies receive commissions. Annapolis, Md. June 1. For the first time in many years the graduation exercises today at the U.S. Naval Academy were held out of doors. This general view was made while Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, presented the graduates with commissions and dip" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Middies_receive_commissions._Annapolis,_Md._June_1._For_the_first_time_in_many_years_the_graduation_exercises_today_at_the_U.S._Naval_Academy_were_held_out_of_doors._This_general_view_was_LCCN2016875736.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 288561.
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