Nimitz Library Digital Collections

Bloom of Death
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine; Anti-submarine warfare; Depth charges;
Two depth charges explode simultaneously as a speedy little U.S. navy PC boat launches its deadly attack against an Axis submarine. On the horizon at the extreme left may be seen a merchant vessel steaming hurriedly away from the scene. The geysers...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Box 2, Item 07: The Scene of Action Commencing April 18 as Far as I Can See from the Deck of Our Vessel, [1862]
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works; New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Capture, 1862; Fort Jackson (La.); Fort St. Philip (La.);
The Civil War - Daniel D. T. Nestell Papers

Box 2, Item 12: Scene Above Quarantine, [April 24, 1862]
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works; Nestell, Daniel D. T., d. 1900;
The Civil War - Daniel D. T. Nestell Papers

Carrier Pilots Take Off for Saipan Raid While Ship Battles Jap Planes - Take-Off in the Rain ... of Fire
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Mariana Islands; Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944; Aircraft carriers -- United States;...
Gunning his plane forward, a U.S. Navy pilot prepares to take-off from the flight deck of his carrier to drive home a blow at Jap-held Saipan in the Marianas. All about him the deadly blossoms of anti-aircraft fire add to the imminent threat of...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Case of the Somers mutiny: defense of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, commander of the U.S. Brig Somers, before the court martial held at the Navy yard, Brooklyn
United States.Navy.Court-martial (Mackenzie : 1843); Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Somers Mutiny, 1842; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States
CASE OF THE SOMERS' MUTINY DEFENCE OF ALEXANDER SLIDELL MACKENZIE COMMANDER OF THE U.S. BRIG SOMERS, BEFORE THE COURT MARTIAL HELD AT THE NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN NEW YORK: TRlBUNE OFFICE, 160 NASSAU STREET, 1843 CASE OF THE SOMERS'...
The Somers Affair

CRASH LANDING 5
Wildcat (Fighter plane); Aircraft accidents; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American;
CRASH LANDING - A cable parted while this F4F4 was being launched from a catapult and left the U.S. Marine Corps pilot helpless. Under its own power, the plane made a short deck run, slowly picked up speed, and launched itself with an air speed of...
World War II - Combat Photographs

Jap Planes that Didn't Resist Marine Assault on Iwo Jima
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; Bombing, Aerial; Airplanes, Military -- Japan; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945;
Smashed by bombs dropped by carrier-based Navy planes, Jap aircraft on Iwo Jima lie shattered and burning on the airstrip on the strategic island -- today the scene of a determined attack by members of the Fifth Amphibious Corps of the U.S....
World War II - Combat Photographs

JAPANESE ON SAIPAN RECEIVE GOOD CARE FROM AMERICAN TROOPS
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda; Propaganda, American -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees; Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944;
Features photographs of Japanese women preparing cakes, a group of Japanese sitting waiting for medical treatment, a group of Japanese under American care, and Japanese obtaining water.
World War II - American Propaganda in Japan