1947 AP wire photo shows Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal leaving Navy headquarters in Washington, D.C., on September 23. Sailors in dress uniforms salute as Forrestal, at left center, walks beside the new Secretary of the Navy, John L. Sullivan. The caption calls the send-off a traditional "piping ashore" ceremony as Forrestal moves his office to the Pentagon following reorganization of the armed services. The separate typed caption accompanies the 8 x 6⅝ inch photograph. Yellowed tape remains on the photo's corners and at the ends of the caption. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. The print shows light surface scuffs, minor edge wear, and discoloration at the taped corners; the caption has light toning but remains readable.
