The Snapshots in Time Collection
Local Sailing Vessel Off a Coastal Headland, China/Pacific Coast, 1930s (Pre-WWII U.S. Navy Photograph)
A small traditional sailing vessel glides past a forested coastal headland in this 1930s photograph, likely taken by a U.S. Navy sailor stationed with the China Station or Asiatic Fleet during the interwar years. Images like this documented the everyday maritime life encountered by American servicemen in Chinese and Pacific waters before World War II. Project: 218181