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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.

Date: 1945
Duration: 5 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042988
Hippie men and women paint each other's bodies during an art show in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Hippie artists paint bodies during an art show in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Men and women paint each others bodies with various designs. They paint the neck, face and back of each other with color.

Date: 1967, September 19
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043041
The Hippies adopt the name of Freebies by performing a mock funeral in San Francisco.

Hippies kill their name in a mock funeral adopting the name of Freebies in San Francisco. A "dead" man, symbolizing the old Hippie name, is lifted by the hippies during a procession through Haight-Ashbury. The hippie crowd performs and dances around a bonfire, and jumps over the burning remains.

Date: 1967, October 10
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043051
Workers work with Underwater Research bell, aboard a barge in Newport.

Underwater Research bell at Newport shipyard in Newport. Research bell painted in yellow on deck aboard barge. Rounded end of the research bell. Workers handle cables on deck. Two civilians converse on barge deck. Man stands next to Research bell. 'International Underwater Research Corporation' written on Research bell.

Date: 1963, January 27
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043189
Research Bell towed out to M-2 Buoy Jamestown Island in Narragansett Bay, Newport.

Underwater Research bell at Newport shipyard in Newport. Workers on deck handle hoses and lines. Two personnel converse with each other standing in front of Research Bell. The bell lifted by sling. Research bell lowered two blocks from where it was hoisted. Men work around the bell. Raymond Edwards opens the hatch door and enters inside. He does final check up of all equipment. Small tug toes bell on a barge en route to M-2 Buoy off Jamestown Island in Narragansett Bay. Barge with Research Bell aboard towed out to M-2 Buoy.

Date: 1963, January 27
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043190
Research Bell arrives at M-2 Buoy and lifted by a crane in Newport.

Underwater Research bell arrives at M-2 Buoy in Newport. Barge with Research Bell aboard. Research bell uplifted by sling. Workers around the barge check equipment. A Harbor Construction Provider crane lifts the Research Bell.

Date: 1963, January 27
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043191