Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz and Catherine Nimitz on beach, probably Lake Tahoe, California. Chester Nimitz is crouching down to pick something up in a collared shirt tucked into belted trousers. Catherine Nimitz is walking toward him wearing a one-piece bathing suit and swim cap. Behind them in the water the head of a swimmer can be seen.

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz standing at a wooden podium with a standing microphone beside it, giving speech at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He is wearing a dark Naval Uniform with stripes on the sleeves, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket and a dark die. There is some type of palm or fern plant behind Chester Nimitz.

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz and children cleaning fish. On the left partially obscured by Chester W. Nimitz is possibly Chester Nimitz, Jr. kneeling in dark shirt and light-colored trousers. Chester W. Nimitz, Sr. is crouched in front of him in white short-sleeved shirt and light-colored trousers. Beside him are two metal buckets and presumably one of his daughters in a light-colored sweater with fabric tied over her face. There are trees, a lake, and a mountain in the background.

Photograph of the landscape in San Pasqual Battlefield State Park, California. A meadow with some shrubbery, a river, hills and some powerlines can be seen.

Photograph of Chester W. Nimitz entering through a blue French door to a fenced in patio area. Mr. Nimitz wears a blue collared shirt with a light-colored blazer and pants to match, he has one hand in his pocket. In the background another building can be seen.

Photograph of Catherine Nimitz sitting at her desk at Navy Relief in the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland, California. She wears a black coat with large shoulder pads and clasped at the top, a pearl necklace as well as a hat with a bunch of flowers on the front. She has a book in front of her with her fingers slipped between pages. There are two pen wells on her desk, and something is written across it. Inscription in lower center is illegible.

Photograph of Archbishop Mitty, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and Mary Nimitz at the christening of the U.S.S. Buck in San Francisco, California. On the left stands Archbishop Mitty in a long black cloak, a white clerical collar, wire framed glasses and black hat grasped in his hand. In the center Chester W. Nimitz wears a dark Naval uniform with six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a dark tie and a Navy hat. To his right stands Mary Nimitz in dark blazer and pillbox hat with a light-colored undershirt. Mary holds in her hands a ribbon bound bouquet. On the left side of the photo several unidentified men in Naval uniforms and a woman with a baby can be seen.

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Mary Nimitz at christening of the U.S.S. Buck in San Francisco, California. On the left is Chester W. Nimitz with his hands behind his back and wearing a dark Naval uniform with six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a dark tie and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. To his right stands Mary Nimitz in dark blazer and pillbox hat with a light-colored undershirt and a long-checkered skirt. Mary holds in her hands a ribbon bound bouquet. Two unidentified women can be seen in the background.

Photograph of Jeb Stewart and Chester W. Nimitz standing outside a car in San Diego, California. Jeb Stewart stand on the left posing with the open car door in a light-colored suit jacket and trousers with a dark square buckled belt, a buttoned-up shirt and wide brimmed hat. On the left standing in the brush is Chester Nimitz wearing a sweater, a white collared shirt, a bowtie, cropped trousers and long socks.

Photograph of the Nimitz family car, the Flying Cloud by Reo Motor Car Company on a dusty road. Some shrubbery can be seen on the side of the road as well as some mountains in the distance.

Photograph of Catherine Freeman Nimitz at San Pasqual's Battle Monument, California. She stands on the left wearing a sleeveless white dress that falls just below her knees. To her right is a large boulder with a marker on it.

Photograph of Catherine Freeman Nimitz sits on the bumper of family car. She is wearing a long-sleeved, white collared dress that falls just below her knees. There are mountains in the background.

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz attending a reception in honor of J. B. Pinheiro, Acting Consul General of Brazil. Officers Club, Presidio of San Francisco, California. Nimitz stands on the left by the door in a black suit and tie. He is standing in line with a group of men in uniforms and women in formal dresses and heels.

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz receiving a statuette for 'An Inspiring Example of Leadership to Youth' from Eagle Scout Robert Black aboard the U.S.S. Kearsarge, San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California. Fleet Admiral Nimitz wears a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, a medal around his neck, stripes and a star on his sleeves and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. In his hands is a small statuette of a man being passed from Robert Black on the right. Robert Blacks is wearing a dark short sleeved shirt with "San Francisco 166" on the shoulder, a white neckerchief, a white belt and a tilted white hat.

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing with Captain Robert T. S. Keith aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. On the left Flt. Adm. Nimitz is wearing a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem, and four stripes with a band and single star on the sleeves. He is holding a pair of gloves in front of him. Capt. Keith stands on the right in a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem, three stripes and a star on his sleeves. Both of his arms are hanging by his side, and he grips a dark pair of gloves in one hand. In front of them are some chain dividers, and behind them two cranes can be seen in the port.

Color portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz giving a speech at Treasure Island, probably California. Nimitz wears a black Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, a white pocket square, four stripes with a big band and a star on the sleeves. Behind him rows of chairs are arranged in an outside area.

Photograph of Officers and enlisted men line the deck of the U.S.S. Arizona in dark Naval uniforms and white hats. They are either standing at attention or saluting during a change of command ceremony.