Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz leaning back as he reads a document aboard his plane. He is wearing a light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front and five stars pinned to either side of his collar. In front of Flt. Adm. Nimitz is a black desk with a magazine on top, and behind him a jacket is stretched over his chair.

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting at his desk that is covered with various papers, books and an inkwell with a pen sticking of it. He is wearing a dark Naval uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket and four stripes with a band and a star on his sleeves. Flt. Adm. Nimitz has his arms resting on the desk in front of him holding papers in his hands.

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.

Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and Admiral William Leahy sitting side by side aboard the U.S.S. Baltimore, Honolulu, Hawaii. General Douglas MacArthur sits with his legs crossed wearing a leather jacket, wide legged trousers, a brimmed hat with the Army's emblem and dark dress shoes. President Roosevelt wears a light-colored suit, a striped tie, a white hat, and dark dress shoes. Chester W. Nimitz has his hands clasped in his lap and is wearing a white Naval uniform with a high collar, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, epaulettes, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem and white shoes. Admiral Leahy sits on the far right in a mid-tine Naval uniform, a white undershirt, dark tie, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, epaulettes, a wide brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem and dark dress shoes. Several men in sailor uniforms can be seen in the background going about the ship.

Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting side by side on the U.S.S. Baltimore. General Douglas MacArthur sits on the left wearing light colored pants, a dark leather jacket, a dark brimmed hat with the U.S. Airforce emblem on the front and gold starts pinned to his collar. President Roosevelt sits smiling widely in the center in a light-colored and ill-fitted suit, a tie, rounded silver glasses and a light-colored hat with a black band. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sits on the right in his white Naval Officer uniform including a dark shoulder detail, ribbon bars above his pocket and a brimmed hat featuring the Navy's emblem on the front. A stack of helmets can be seen in the background between President Roosevelt and general MacArthur, as well as a crude ladder over General MacArthur's shoulder.

Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting side by side on the U.S.S. Baltimore. General Douglas MacArthur sits on the left wearing light colored pants, a dark leather jacket, a dark brimmed hat with the U.S. Airforce emblem on the front and gold starts pinned to his collar. President Roosevelt sits in the center in a light-colored and ill-fitted suit, a tie, rounded silver glasses and a light-colored hat with a black band. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sits on the right in his white Naval Officer uniform including a dark shoulder detail, ribbon bars above his pocket and a brimmed hat featuring the Navy's emblem on the front. A stack of helmets can be seen in the background between President Roosevelt and general MacArthur, as well as a crude ladder over General MacArthur's shoulder.

Photograph of Japanese planes attacking a United States carrier during the battle of the Santa Cruz. Smoke fills the air.

Photograph of anti-aircraft batteries of the United States task force in the battle of the Santa Cruz. Two ships are in the distance with smoke above them.