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img James V. Forrestal (ddr-njpa-1-319)

Caption on reverse: "Undersecretary calls in Hite: Undersecretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal (center) called on Acting Governor Charles M. Hite (left), accompanied by Rear Admiral John H. Towers, chief of the bureau of aeronautics, in the governor's chambers at Iolani palace at 10:20 this morning. The navy officials arrived here Saturday afternoon on an …

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img Husband E. Kimmel (ddr-njpa-1-786)

Caption on reverse: "New commander in chief: Rear Admiral H.E. Kimmel who will succeed Admiral James O. Richardson as commander in chief of the U.S. fleet on February 1. Upon taking over his new duties, Rear Admiral Kimmel will assume the rank of a full admiral. - Nippu Jiji photo.

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img Husband E. Kimmel (ddr-njpa-1-788)

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Henry Ford (ddr-njpa-1-367)

Caption on front: "Henry Ford appeals to his dealers to support the administration: The manufacturer, in Dearborn, reading an address to all his representatives, who heard him on a radio hook-up of forty-one cities in the United States and Canada, calling upon them to work with the president in his fight on the Depression. (Times Wide …

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img Husband E. Kimmel (ddr-njpa-1-785)

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img Charles Kingsford Smith standing in front of a car (ddr-njpa-1-725)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Smith's 'Baby Car' Unsuitable for the Hero of the 'Southern Cross.' (Sydney) Rengo. The car belonging to the famous Australian pilot Kingsford Smith, who gained fame for crossing the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and magnificently making it from Australia to Britain in the 'Southern Cross' is a cute one. Even though his …

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img Henry and Edsel Ford in front of the 25 millionth Ford car (ddr-njpa-1-363)

Caption on reverse [translation]: 44 Years of Effort. (Detroit) Domei. King of Automobiles Ford describing the painstaking hard work from the building of the first Ford automobile forty-four years ago to the twenty-five millionth chic, streamlined Ford car built this year to his son Edsel. Photograph: the first Ford and the 25 millionth one, constructed at …

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img Sonja Henie and Dan Topping cutting their wedding cake (ddr-njpa-1-619)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Queen of the Skating Rink Marries. (Chicago) Domei. The marriage ceremony for Skating Queen Sonja Henie and young businessman Daniel Reed Topping was held here on July 5. [Stamped] August 2, 1940."

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img Wakako Domoto reading (ddr-densho-443-43)

Photograph of Wakako "Wak" Domoto reading. Written below the image on the album page is " No. 1 Picture / Testing / Jean's New Camera / (she kept it!)" in white pencil. Written on the top of the album page is "314 Walnut St / San Francisco / Nov. 1946 - Mrs. MacLeod - 1949 July" …

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img Husband E. Kimmel giving a speech before becoming commander in chief of the U.S. fleet (ddr-njpa-1-789)

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Husband E. Kimmel (ddr-njpa-1-791)

Caption on front: "New fleet chief: Rear Admiral H.E. Kimmel, top, was named today in supreme command of the United States fleet to succeed Admiral James O. Richardson (at the right below), who goes to Washington for special duty. Below, left, Rear Admiral Ernest King, who becomes commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet. In center, …

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img Charles Edison and Admiral James Richardson observing exercises (ddr-njpa-1-248)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "US Navy Large Exercises Celebrated. (San Pedro, California) Domei. Several hundred ships and 50,000 men have been mobilized for the unprecedented Pacific exercises which began at last on April 2. Photograph: Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (left) and Admiral James Richardson observing the exercises from the deck of the flagship Pennsylvania. …

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img Adolf Hitler shaking hands with Hermann Goering (ddr-njpa-1-656)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Two Leaders Meet. (Berlin) Domei. Fuhrer Hitler visited Germany's number two, Marshall Goering, at his private residence in the suburbs of Berlin and gave his heartfelt congratulations to his dear friend as he celebrated his 47th birthday on February 2. [Stamped] March 7, 1940."

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img Wedding photograph of Primo Carnera and Vina Cavazzi (ddr-njpa-1-92)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Carnera's Marriage. (London) Domei. The marriage ceremony of Primo Carnera, World Heavyweight Champion, and Vina Cavazzi was recently held in Trieste. Photograph: the newlyweds. [stamped] April 8, 1939."

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img Husband E. Kimmel (ddr-njpa-1-787)

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img Adolf Hitler saying farewell to Benito Mussolini (ddr-njpa-1-654)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Two Leaders Separate. (Munich) Domei. Chancellor Hitler and Prime Minister Mussolini, two leading figures of the world, in Munich after saying farewell and promising to meet again after finishing an important meeting on the new order in Europe. [Stamped] July 17, 1940."

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img David Lloyd George with his dog (ddr-njpa-1-1205)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Newspaper Rengo Overseas Photographic News February 14. Aging but Still Active. Lloyd George, elder of the British Political World. (Churt, England) Rengo. The aging but still active and full of energy elder statesman of British politics Lloyd George, who announced Britain's New Deal policy, recently celebrated his 72nd birthday at his country …

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img Joe Louis vs.Bob Pastor (ddr-njpa-1-1195)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Invincible Louis. (Detroit) Domei. In the September 20 heavyweight championship match at Detroit's Briggs Stadium between Joe Louis and Bob Pastor, Louis finally displayed his invicible style in the 11th round and knocked out Pastor. Photograph: The moment when Louis' (left) splendid punch toppled Pastor. [Stamped] October 12, 1939."

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img Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford (ddr-njpa-1-1134)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Hollywood Pictorial Romance. (Los Angeles) Domei. [illegible] surprised by the news that Mary Pickford had divorced Douglas Fairbanks, the announcement this summer that she is now engaged to Buddy Rogers caused the Hollywood movie world to exclaim in wonder. Recently, [illegible] appearing in and out of Hollywood, giving the gossips [illegible]. Photograph: …

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img Vyacheslav Molotov speaking to the 17th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (ddr-njpa-1-870)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Unending Resistance [?} to Japan's Attacks. 17th Congress of the Russian Communist Party. (Moscow) Rengo March 14, 1934. Our firm's foreign news reports have already described how [delegates of] the 17th Congress of the Russian Communist Party, which ended on February 9 in the capital Moscow, pledged to thoroughly resist [?] Japan's …

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img Douglas Fairbanks and Sylvia Ashley aboard a ship (ddr-njpa-1-394)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Overseas News January 20, 1937. Douglas to America. (London) Domei. Douglas Fairbanks, who had been staying in his new wife's home country, left on January 8 from Southampton on the steamship Bremen bound for New York to appear in his new film accompanied by his wife. With his beautiful, young …

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img Lincoln Ellsworth on Mount Ruapehu (ddr-njpa-1-807)

Caption on reverse: "An American explorer gets acclimated in New Zealand for life in the South Polar regions: Lincoln Ellsworth on his way to Antarctica, on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the Tongariro National Park (Times Wide World Photos.)"

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img Jose Naza (ddr-njpa-1-987)

Caption on reverse: "U.N. President-Jose Naza of Chile, president of the General Assembly of the United Nations, who arrived via Pan American Airways last night from San Francisco, departs via PAA tonight enroute to Tokyo and a scheduled audience with Emperor Hirohito, Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyame and other top government leaders. Later he will fly to …

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Albert Einstein (ddr-njpa-1-283)

Caption on front: "A great scientist finds a haven in America: Professor Albert Einstein in his study at Princeton, N.J., where he is now a member of the faculty of the School of Mathematics of the Institute for Advanced Study. (Times Wide World Photos)."

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img J.P. Morgan, Jr. (ddr-njpa-1-893)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Hertfordshire, England) Rengo. Finance king J.P. Morgan, ruler of the financial world of not only the West but of the entire globe, unexpectedly appeared in Britain and quietly took a break from his busy work in Scotland. For some reason unknown to us, Mr. Morgan, who never gives us opportunities to take …

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