Off with the old, on with the new. Annapolis, Md. June 1. With a mighty heave graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy toss their midshipmen's caps into the air after receiving their commissions as ensigns. 578 graduated but only 525 received commissions. 52 failed to pass the rigid physical examination
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- 1939
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- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- photograph
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- 9,953 × 7,993 pixels
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"Off with the old, on with the new. Annapolis, Md. June 1. With a mighty heave graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy toss their midshipmen's caps into the air after receiving their commissions as ensigns. 578 graduated but only 525 received commissions. 52 failed to pass the rigid physical examination" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Off_with_the_old,_on_with_the_new._Annapolis,_Md._June_1._With_a_mighty_heave_graduates_of_the_U.S._Naval_Academy_toss_their_midshipmen%27s_caps_into_the_air_after_receiving_their_commissions_LCCN2016875738.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 291583.
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