Print, Photograph

Photograph

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Lewis County Historical Museum

Nimitz Day Parade, Oct. 8, 1945. Marching down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. in honor of Admiral Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet in WWII.

Nimitz Day Parade, Oct. 8, 1945. Marching down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. in honor of Admiral Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet in WWII.

Name/Title

Print, Photograph

Entry/Object ID

P4230

Description

Nimitz Day Parade, Oct. 8, 1945. Marching down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. in honor of Admiral Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet in WWII. Large company of WAVES shown marching from a distance. Florence Houghtby Blankenship is one of the WAVES but unable to identify. Florence Blankenship was stationed in Washington D.C. Bureau of Ships, Navy Department. She worked as a clerk-typist in Ship Directives Section with rank of Storekeeper.

Made/Created

Date made

Oct 1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Military - Waves, Nimitz Day Parade, Parades & Picnics, Washington, D. C.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 18, 2009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blankenship, Florence (Houghtby)

General Notes

Note

Status: Stable

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

April 18, 2009

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

January 29, 2025