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[Postcard of the Hong Kong Fire Department]

Postcard of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade. Uniformed fire fighters are lined up beside a building, with two ladders set up along the side of the building. The fire fighters are wearing three types of headgear: straw hats, leather hats, and helmets. On the back of the post card, the sender has left a message that says, "I am sending you this, which shows the H-Kong Fire brigade + I hope it will please you."
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions some trouble between the Moros and some Americans in the southern Philippines. He also outlines the summer plan of the USS Ohio (BB-12) to cruise to Japan. Nimitz describes a fire aboard ship in a storeroom next to a powder magazine. He mentions being glad to be away from the Academy and expresses a desire to have shore duty in Honolulu when his time comes. He also mentions going into drydock at Kowloon and seeing all the barnacles on the hull of the Ohio.
Date: 1906-03~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions some trouble between the Moros and some Americans in the southern Philippines. He also outlines the summer plan of the USS Ohio (BB-12) to cruise to Japan. Nimitz describes a fire aboard ship in a storeroom next to a powder magazine. He mentions being glad to be away from the Academy and expresses a desire to have shore duty in Honolulu when his time comes. He also mentions going into drydock at Kowloon and seeing all the barnacles on the hull of the Ohio.
Date: 1906-03~
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 21, 1908] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 21, 1908]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions taking the USS Decatur (DD-5) to Saigon soon and then Hong Kong. He anticipates getting to go home in August.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 21, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, April 21, 1908]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions taking the USS Decatur (DD-5) to Saigon soon and then Hong Kong. He anticipates getting to go home in August.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History