The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Shore Ceremony with Color Guard, Waterfront Park, China or Pacific Station, 1930s (Overexposed Print)
An overexposed 1930s snapshot from a U.S. Navy sailor's personal album documents a shore ceremony along a tree-lined waterfront, likely at a treaty port in China. Small honor-guard details and flag ceremonies such as this were routine features of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet's presence in the region during the interwar years, prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War. Project: 218183