U.S. Navy sailors pose beside the deck guns of a warship during the pre-World War II era, circa 1930s, while serving in Chinese or Pacific waters. Dressed in traditional white summer uniforms and 'Dixie cup' caps, these crewmen were part of the interwar Asiatic Fleet, which maintained an American naval presence along the China coast and inland waterways during a turbulent period in the region's history. Project: 218177