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:
For other views of the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings,
see:
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Photo #: 80-G-1024939 Admiral Henry B. Wilson, USN, Admiral Robert E. Coontz, USN, Admiral Hugh Rodman, USN, (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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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For more images taken inside the Main Navy and Munitions
buildings, see:
For other views of the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings,
see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 5 October 2001
New image added 5 July 2002