National Museum of the Pacific War - 9,085 Matching Results

Search Results

[Augusta Nimitz and Chester Bernard Nimitz Posing Together, #2]

Description: Photograph of Augusta Nimitz and Chester Bernard Nimitz posing together. Augusta stands on the left with her hair in a tight bun, she is wearing earrings, and a matching broach is pinning her collar together. She is wearing a pale colored long-sleeved, floor-length dress with ruffled bottom hem and collar and is holding onto the arm of Chester by the elbow. Chester is standing with one leg crossed in front of him and has one hand inside of his blazer and another resting on a chair beside him. H… more
Date: 18XX

[Band Playing Music Aboard Ship at Sea]

Description: Photograph of a band in military uniform playing music while others watch aboard unknown ship at sea. There is man seated at the forefront playing a keyboard instrument, a man behind him plays the drum and another seating on his left is holding a trumpet. A group of people watch from behind them.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Grimes, Miller J.

[Basketball Game In Quonset Hut]

Description: Photograph of servicemen playing basketball in a Quonset hut. The men are wearing shorts and some are wearing t-shirts or tank tops. A group of men is on the left with two of them suspended in the air with the basketball, and two men are on the right side. The photograph focuses on the game in action. Service members can be seen sitting along the walls of the hut observing the game.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Maceiras, Richard P.

Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 13, 1942

Description: Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make shoes last longer to aid the war effort. The newsletter provides instructions for the proper selection, care, and repair of shoes. Special instruction is given for suede, satin, white leather, and work shoes.
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division

Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 20, 1942

Description: Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make rubber articles last longer to aid the war effort. Articles discussed include overshoes, clothing, hot water bottles, and garden hoses. The newsletter advises against leaving rubber in heat or sunlight or damaging them with tension or substances like paint or oil and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of rubber ite… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division

Better Business Bureau Conversation Series, No. 21, 1942

Description: Newsletter prepared by the Consumer - Business Relations Committee of the Better Business Bureau in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration providing tips to make electrical appliances last longer to aid the war effort. Appliances discussed include toasters, coffee makers, mixers, waffle irons, and flat irons. The newsletter advises against unsafe wiring and electricity usage and encourages proper cleaning and maintenance of appliances.
Date: 1942
Creator: Better Business Bureau Educational Division

[Bilibid Prison]

Description: Photograph of a road outside of Bilibid Prison in Manila. Several tents can be seen inside the prison across a dirt road behind power lines and wire fencing with wooden posts. The photo appears to have been taken from a vehicle.
Date: 1942~
captions transcript

[But Not in Shame, Part 1]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled But Not in Shame discussing men who were Prisoners of War in Japan during World War Two. This video features remarks given by Kyle Thompson, John Olson, Ken Towery, Bob Martindale and Fiske Hanley.
Date: November 11, 1999
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
captions transcript

[But Not in Shame, Part 2]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled But Not in Shame discussing men who were Prisoners of War in Japan during World War Two. This video contains remarks given by Admiral Grojean, Marty Marshall, Margaret Gillooly, Inez Jongenburger and Morris Shoss.
Date: November 11, 1999
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War

[Captain Chester W. Nimitz and U.S.S. Augusta Officers and Crew]

Description: Photograph of Captain Chester W. Nimitz and U.S.S. Augusta officers and crew. The officers sit in the front in their Naval officer uniforms with six gold buttons on the front, a tie and hat with Navy's emblem on it. In the center of the image at the officer's feet is a buoy with stars and "U.S.S. Augusta" written on it. Behind the officers reaching all the way up to the crow's nest is the crew of U.S.S. Augusta in their sailor uniforms.
Date: 1933/1934

[Captain Chester W. Nimitz Departing U.S.S. Augusta on Row Boat]

Description: Photograph of Captain Chester W. Nimitz departing U.S.S. Augusta on a wooden rowboat with fourteen other men. The men are all dressed in black uniforms and all but two hold onto oars. One man is dressed in a light-colored suit with a matching hat and sits next to an American flag. On the floor of the rowboat rests a ring buoy with "U.S.S. Augusta" written on it.
Date: 1933?

[Captain Chester W. Nimitz in Navy Uniform]

Description: Photograph of Captain Chester W. Nimitz taken from the chest up with him in his white Navy uniform aboard an unknown ship. His uniform has a bar above the right pocket and black shoulder details with a single star and three stripes. His hat is white with a black and striped band and the Navy's emblem on the front.
Date: [1927..1938]

[Captain Chester W. Nimitz Shakes Hands With Enlisted Man]

Description: Photograph of Captain Chester W. Nimitz shaking hands with an unidentified enlisted man on board unidentified ship. Captain Nimitz body is obscured by a part of the ship but his face and hat with Navy emblem, as well as his outstretched hand are visible. The enlisted man shaking his hand is standing on the left wearing a white sailor's uniform. Beside captain Nimitz stand three unidentified Naval officers in their uniforms.
Date: 1933?
Back to Top of Screen