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NH 62380 Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Mr. Joseph R. Knowland Hold a Miniature Replica

Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Mr. Joseph R. Knowland Hold a Miniature Replica
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Title: Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Mr. Joseph R. Knowland Hold a Miniature Replica
Caption: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, and Mr. Joseph R. Knowland, right, President of the California Historical Society, hold a miniature replica in gold of a drum used by Sir Francis Drake on voyage to California waters. Memento was brought from England by A.A. Cumming, 2nd from left, Curator of Buckland Abbey, at Plymouth. 3rd from left is Consul General Sir Robert Hadow. Admiral Nimitz presented the latest findings of the Drake Navigation Guild regarding the careenage of Drake's ship at Drake's bay, North of San Francisco in 1579, of which a drawing is shown in background.
Description: Courtesy of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
Catalog #: NH 62380
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