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Maiden voyage of Ford Motor Company's new barge 'S.S. Chester'

Maiden voyage of Ford Motor Company's new barge 'S.S. Chester'. Passengers aboard the barge. The barge will carry parts from Rouge Plant to Atlantic Sea-board branches through Erie Canal. Ship leaves Rouge Plant. Crane seen in background. Mr. Hutchins and other notables aboard. Captain Johnson seen.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1931
Duration: 5 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041040
Events in career of Chester W Nimitz. The end of World War II and postwar years.

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is met by General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, as he arrives by airplane in Manila, Philippines. Japanese diplomats and military officers board the U.S. Battleship, Missouri, to sign surrender documents. Admiral Nimitz is one of the signatories. Nimitz is given a hero's welcome, in Washington, DC, replete with a military parade. He addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Admiral Richard Byrd briefs Admiral Nimitz (now Chief of Naval Operations) about the 1947 expedition to Antarctica. Admiral Nimitz receiving an honorary degree from Columbia University, in New York. (Others present during this event include General Dwight Eisenhower and General George Marshall.) Nimitz, appointed as UN Plebiscite Administrator for Kashmir. He is visited by members of the Japanese Diet and signs autographs for them. Nimitz standing with President Truman, who appoints him to a special commission on internal security. Retired Admiral Nimitz at home in his garden at Berkeley Hills, California. Weather vane at his house contains 5 stars and replica of a submarine.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 5 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042988
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is administered the oath of office as Chief of Naval Operations.

Pentagon swearing-in ceremony of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, as Chief of Naval Ooperations (CNO). Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, stands by Admiral Nimitz. Then Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal stands alongside Admiral King, while Admiral Nimitz completes the oath. Forrestal and Admiral King congratulate Admiral Nimitz. The new CNO sits at his desk and confronts a stack of papers.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1945, November 21
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054183
Chester William Nimitz reviews the parade on the Nimitz Day in Washington DC.

Nimitz Day in Washington DC. The soldiers parade. Men in the foreground take pictures. A band plays music and parade on Washington Monument ground. People in the background. The Midshipmen parade. The Midshipmen marching. The Midshipmen parade in front of a Battleship float on the Monument ground. U.S. Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz reviews the parade. (World War II period).

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1945, October 5
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069656
Naval units march in honor of USN (United States Navy) Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz in Washington DC, United States.

A parade in Washington DC, United States in honor of USN (United States Navy) Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz. A sign reads 'Welcome Nimitz'. The motorcade of Admiral Nimitz moves along a street followed by a parade of naval units. Navy personnel and Marines march along the street. Spectators cheer. Army jeeps with signs reading 'Iwo Jima' and 'Tarawa' move along the street. Women Marines parade. U.S. Coast Guard patrol dogs march with their handlers. A formation of naval aircraft fly overhead. A replica of USS Missouri (BB-63) is used as a review stand for Admiral Nimitz at the Washington Monument. Admiral Nimitz reviews the marching units.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073849
United States Navy Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz arrives aboard a submarine at the harbor in the United States.

United States Navy Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz aboard a submarine at harbor in the United States. Adm Nimitz coming aboard the U.S. submarine. Officers and sailors standing aboard the submarine. Ships and other vessels underway at sea in the foreground. Admiral Nimitz presenting citations. He talks to the sailors. U.S. flag flying atop the conning tower.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075985
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