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Photo # NH 81942:  Meeting in the Secretary of the Navy's Office, October 1940

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- PLACES -- UNITED STATES -- WASHINGTON, D.C.

"Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings --
Interior Views (I): Secretary of the Navy & Chief of Naval Operations Offices.


This page features pictures of Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations offices in the Main Navy and Munitions buildings, and provides links to other interior views in these structures.

For more images taken inside the Main Navy and Munitions buildings, see:

  • -- Interior Views (II): Miscellaneous Offices, 1918-1919;
  • -- Interior Views (III): Miscellaneous Offices, after 1919.

    For other views of the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings, see:

  • "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: 80-G-1024939

    Admiral Henry B. Wilson, USN
    ,
    Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet,
    Admiral Robert E. Coontz, USN,
    Chief of Naval Operations, and
    Admiral Hugh Rodman, USN,
    Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.
    (listed from left to right)

    Photographed at the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., in 1919.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 96KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 55468

    Survivors of USS Akron (ZRS-4)


    Receive commendations from the Secretary of the Navy, in his Navy Department office, shortly after the airship's loss on 4 April 1933. Those present are (from left to right):
    Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry A. Roosevelt;
    Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson;
    Admiral William V. Pratt, Chief of Naval Operations;
    Lieutenant Commander Herbert V. Wiley, senior survivor;
    Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Richard E. Deal, survivor; and
    Aviation Metalsmith 2nd Class Moody Erwin, survivor.
    Erwin, whose left hand is bandaged, is apparently wearing a borrowed uniform, as its insignia is that of a Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 54603

    Opening Bids for Three New Battleships, 2 November 1938


    Scene in the Secretary of the Navy's office, as bids are opened for the construction of the battleships South Dakota (BB-57), Indiana (BB-58) and Massachusetts (BB-59).
    Seated at the table are (left to right):
    Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations;
    Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson;
    Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson, Judge Advocate General; and
    Rear Admiral William G. DuBose, Chief, Bureau of Construction and Repair.
    Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen, Chief, Bureau of Engineering, is standing at the far right, talking to Rear Admiral DuBose.
    The others present are not identified.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 119KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 57314

    Admiral Harold R. Stark, USN
    (second from right)

    Takes the Oath of Office as Chief of Naval Operations, in the Secretary of the Navy's office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., on 1 August 1939.
    Administering the oath is Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson, USN, Judge Advocate General. Witnesses are Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (2nd from left) and the outgoing Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, (at left).
    A portrait of Civil War era Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles is in the background.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 49928

    Admiral Harold R. Stark, USN
    ,
    Chief of Naval Operations

    Photographed in his office, reading the "Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy" for Fiscal Year 1938.
    The photograph may have been taken on 1 August 1939, as Admiral Stark is wearing the same suit and tie as when he took the Oath of Office as Chief of Naval Operations on that date. See Photo # NH 57314.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 57333

    Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison
    (left)

    Reading Letter of Commendation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to several members of the USS Squalus (SS-192) salvage unit, in his Navy Department offices, 16 September 1939.
    The others present are (from left to right):
    Commander Charles B. Momsen, USN;
    Chief Metalsmith J.H. McDonald, USN;
    Chief Torpedoman W.H. Squire, USN;
    Ship Fitter First Class H.H. Frye, USN;
    Torpedoman First Class J.W. Thompson, USN;
    Lieutenant Karl R. Wheland, USN;
    Commander Henry Hartly, USN, and
    Commander Allan R. McCann, USN.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 57334

    Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison
    (center)

    Reads a Letter of Commendation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to members of the USS Squalus (SS-192) salvage unit, in his Navy Department offices, 16 September 1939.
    Looking on are Commander Allan R. McCann, USN, (left) and Commander Charles B. Momsen, USN, (right).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 123KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 81942

    Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
    (right center)

    Confers with Admiral James O. Richardson (right), Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, in the Secretary's Office, Washington, D.C., on 10 October 1940.
    Also present are Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, USN(Retired) (left) and Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Richardson was in Washington to protest the continued basing of the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

    Collection of Admiral Harold R. Stark.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 125KB; 740 x 620 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-399009

    Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox


    At his desk in the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., circa 1943.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 89KB; 590 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-K-13716 (Color)

    Admiral William F. Halsey, USN (left)

    With Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox (center) and Admiral Ernest J. King at the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., in January 1944. He had just been presented with a gold star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-44879

    Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
    (left)

    Receives the first United States' colors to fly over Japanese territory that had been captured by U.S. forces, at the Navy Department, 29 February 1944. This flag had been raised over Kwajalein on 31 January 1944, during ceremonies on the first day of landings there.
    Presenting the flag is Captain James H. Doyle, USN.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 101KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    For more images taken inside the Main Navy and Munitions buildings, see:

  • -- Interior Views (II): Miscellaneous Offices, 1918-1919;
  • -- Interior Views (III): Miscellaneous Offices, after 1919.

    For other views of the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings, see:

  • "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    New image added 5 July 2002