P00599.003
Photograph P00599.003 Second World War, 1939-1945PORTRAIT OF FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, US PACIFIC FLEET, C.1945. US OFFICE WAR INFORMATION PICTURE. (DONOR: K. ATKINSON).
P00599.008 Accession Number: P00599.008
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KYUSHU, JAPAN, 1945. A US PACIFIC FLEET SUBMARINE GLIDES ALONGSIDE B-29 SURVIVORS ON A LIFE RAFT JUST BEFORE BRINGING THEM ABOARD. THE CRIPPLED SUPERFORTRESS AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED DOWN OFF THE COAST OF KYUSHU AFTER RECENTLY RAIDING THAT ISLAND. US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION PICTURE 2131. (DONOR: K. ATKINSON).
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P00599.008
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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