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WILLIAM S. SIMS

WILLIAM S. SIMS (1858 - 1936) American Navy admiral who instituted great advancements in naval gunnery and the convoy system, commander of all U.S. naval forces in World War I. S.P., 7.5 x 11 in. (sight), b/w, chest up seated pose in uniform, signed at the bottom with the rank of rear admiral and dated Dec. 1920. Damp stain to the left margin, else fine. Matted and framed. From a collection of photographs that once hung in the restaurant 'The Occidental' in Washington D.C. located across from the White House, whose walls were graced with portraits of famous figures in American history.