The Snapshots in Time Collection

Sailing Vessel in Chinese Harbor, U.S. Navy China Station Negatives, 1930s

Sailing Vessel in Chinese Harbor, U.S. Navy China Station Negatives, 1930s

A hazy view of a Chinese harbor in the 1930s, photographed by a U.S. Navy sailor stationed on China Station duty. During this interwar period, American naval vessels patrolled Chinese coastal waters and rivers to protect U.S. citizens and commercial interests, and traditional sailing vessels like the one seen here still shared these waterways with steam-powered ships. Project: 218178