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[Chester W. Nimitz at Dinner Table]

Description: Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz cuts turkey at dinner table. He stands on the left in a suit and tie, slightly hunched over with a large knife in his hand as he cuts a piece of turkey on a plate in front of him. The whole turkey is on a raised platform on the table in front of him. In the background a shelving unit full of glasses can be seen as well as a light fixture and stripped curtains on the wall.
Date: 19XX
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, February 16, 1908]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz describes some trouble with native Moro tribesmen in the southern Philippines. He also mentions that he has been able to visit several islands in the Philippines and encountered an Army officer who knew the Nimitz family in Fredericksburg and Kerrville.
Date: February 16, 1908
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Location: 5.133811 119.950926
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, February 16, 1908]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz describes some trouble with native Moro tribesmen in the southern Philippines. He also mentions that he has been able to visit several islands in the Philippines and encountered an Army officer who knew the Nimitz family in Fredericksburg and Kerrville.
Date: February 16, 1908
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Location: 5.133811 119.950926
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Group Photo]

Description: Photograph of a group at The Troc in San Francisco. The group consist of five men wearing suits and two women wearing long sleeved dresses. They are all sat around a table covered with a white tablecloth. The table has several plates and glasses scattered around it.
Date: June 3, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Memorandum to the USS Monitor, May 8, 1945]

Description: Memorandum to all hands aboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5) providing information about San Francisco, California. The memorandum provides information on naval bases, transportation, landmarks, shopping and dining, entertainment and newspapers, and a warning on jay walking.
Date: May 8, 1945
Creator: Hewitt, J. V., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

The Transports.

Description: Cinquain poem composed as lyrics to a song with the beginning stanza containing 8 lines, ending stanza containing 6 lines and the middle stanzas having 4 lines, each rhyming on the second, fourth and sixth line. The lyrics discuss conditions at war and the American's confidence in the fight against dictators.
Date: [1941..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poem
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative of Soldiers Being Poured Drinks, #2]

Description: Photograph of four soldiers in collared shirts sitting around a table having drinks poured for them by a server standing behind them. On the table is covered in a white cloth, several plates, teacups, water glasses and serving dishes. In the left corner is a tall house plant, and hanging on the wall beside it are helmets and utility belts.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Eating Dinner]

Description: Photograph of five U.S. Soldiers eating chicken legs and bread around a wood table. Three men sit on the left side of the table in long-sleeved collared shirts, and another man stands behind them with a chicken leg and a silver mug in hand. On the right sits another man with glasses, a watch and a long-sleeved collared shirt with a U.S. Army Sergeant patch on the arm. On the table are silver platers, silverware, drinking glasses and mugs, bread, a platter of chicken drumsticks and a wooden shel… more
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Celebrate a Birthday]

Description: Photograph of uniformed soldiers sitting around along table watching as a man cuts into a desert. On the wall behind them is a large banner that reads "Happy Birthday Col." Standing along the wall is a server in a white collared shirt and black blazer. The table is covered in a white cloth, beer bottles, drinking glasses, glass plates and platters of bread.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative of Military Men Raising Glasses]

Description: Negative of four men raising their glasses together in a toast. Two of the men are standing in long-sleeved collared unforms while the other two sit in front of them. The two men seated wear the white uniform of Naval ensigns with high collars and epaulettes with a single star and stripe. The table the two men sit at has metal drinking glasses, papers and an ash tray on it. Hanging above the table to the right is a map and a wooden shelf.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Smoke and Have Dessert]

Description: Photograph of six soldiers in long-sleeved collared uniforms around a table smoking cigars and cigarettes. The man furthest to the right is cutting into a white dessert on a tall cake platter as the rest of the men watch. The table is covered in a white tablecloth, glasses, plates, silverware and liquor bottles. On the upper right-hand side, a server in a black jacket can be seen looking over his shoulder as he exits the room. On the left is a fern plant in a light-colored planter.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Program for the Opening of the Camp Crocodile Mess Hall, October 1, 1943]

Description: Program for the grand opening of the Camp Crocodile mess hall. The program is decorated with small illustrations and lists the menu for the night as well as the festivities including a musical interlude, a movie short, and a showing of "The Palm Beach Story".
Date: October 1, 1943
Creator: Third Amphibious Force
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Servicemen's Guide to Manila]

Description: Guide containing a list of locations in Manila, Philippines and a map of the area intended for servicemen. The locations listed include barbershops, dining, churches, photographers, bars and night clubs, hotels, and theatres.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Lopez, C. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative of Soldiers Being Poured Drinks, #1]

Description: Negative of four soldiers in collared shirts sitting around a table having drinks poured for them by four servers standing behind them. On the table is covered in a white cloth, several plates, teacups, water glasses and serving dishes. In the left corner is a tall house plant, and hanging on the wall beside it are helmets and utility belts.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Servicemen Having Lunch Around Picinic Table, #1]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Servicemen having lunch around a picnic table. The men are wearing long-sleeved collared shirts, belts, pants and dark boots. Four men sit on either side with white plates, clear drinking glasses and two large platers of food on the table in front of them. On the right side of the table stands a man in a white collared shirt and dark pants serving himself a plate. Further on the right another man in uniform including a cap is bringing a wooden chair towards the picnic table.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers at a Birthday Celebration]

Description: Photograph of a group of soldiers sitting on either side of a long table covered in plates, drinking glasses, liquor bottles and a towered dessert. The men wear long sleeved collared uniform shirts and the one closest to the camera on the right is smoking a cigarette. Along the walls of the room are servers dressed in white collared shirts with black blazers pulled over top. On the wall to the left a banner is hung partly reading "-py -day Col. Hoge (?)" and on the right the soldiers' helmets a… more
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Photographs of Soldiers Enjoying Drinks]

Description: Four photographs of soldiers enjoying drinks. The photograph in the top left shows three men in button downs sitting around a white rectangular table. Each of the men hold up glasses. There are two full fruit dishes on the table in front of the men. The photograph on the top right shows four uniformed men sitting at a table getting drinks poured by a server. The table in front of them is set with plates, teacups and saucers and drinking glasses. Multiple servers stand behind the men along the b… more
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Photographs of Soldiers Celebrating]

Description: Four photographs of soldiers drinking at celebrations. The top left photograph is of four soldiers in collared shirts sitting around a table having drinks poured for them by a server standing behind them. The table is covered in a white cloth, several plates, teacups, water glasses and serving dishes. In the left corner is a tall house plant, and hanging on the wall beside it are helmets and utility belts. The photograph in the top right is of four men raising their glasses together in a toast.… more
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Servicemen Having Lunch Around Picinic Table, #2]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Servicemen having lunch around a picnic table. The men are wearing long-sleeved collared shirts, belts, pants and dark boots. Five men sit on either side with white plates, clear drinking glasses and large platers of food on the table in front of them. On the left a small boy in a baseball cap sits with the men.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Being Poured Drinks, #1]

Description: Photograph of four soldiers in collared shirts sitting around a table having drinks poured for them by four servers standing behind them. On the table is covered in a white cloth, several plates, teacups, water glasses and serving dishes. In the left corner is a tall house plant, and hanging on the wall beside it are helmets and utility belts.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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