The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Navy Officers and Sailors Gathered on Deck, China Station, Pre-WWII Era

U.S. Navy Officers and Sailors Gathered on Deck, China Station, Pre-WWII Era

Officers and sailors gather on the deck of a U.S. Navy warship during the interwar 'China Station' period, many wearing pith helmets suited to the region's climate. Photographs like this one document the everyday shipboard life of the Asiatic Fleet in the years before World War II. Project: 218181