Navy's Chief of Bureau of Navigation. Washington, D.C., June 15. Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who today assumed his duties as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation succeeding Rear Admiral J.O. Richardson
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- 1939
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"Navy's Chief of Bureau of Navigation. Washington, D.C., June 15. Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who today assumed his duties as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation succeeding Rear Admiral J.O. Richardson" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Navy%27s_Chief_of_Bureau_of_Navigation._Washington,_D.C.,_June_15._Rear_Adm._C.W._Nimitz,_who_today_assumed_his_duties_as_Chief_of_the_Bureau_of_Navigation_succeeding_Rear_Adm._J.O._Richardson_LCCN2016875832.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290187.
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