Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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Equator crossing ceremony aboard Indianapolis, Nov 1936	All three of the United States’ aircraft carriers entering San Francisco Bay in column, USS Lexington (Lexington-class) is followed by USS Ranger which is followed by USS Saratoga, 12 Nov 1936.

Indianapolis leaving Charleston, South Carolina with President Roosevelt for the 'Good Neighbor' cruise to South America, 18 Nov 1936	Roosevelt waved farewell aboard Indianapolis, Charleston, South Carolina, 18 Nov 1936

Indianapolis' pilot house during Roosevelt's cruise to South America, Nov 1936	James Roosevelt punished by Shellbacks, Equator crossing ceremony aboard Indianapolis, Nov 1936

Roosevelt pleaded his case, Equator crossing ceremony aboard Indianapolis, Nov 1936	Indianapolis tied up to a wharf at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt onboard, 27 Nov 1936; note SOC floatplane on catapult

Harry Hopkins speaking at the dedication ceremony of LSU Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 28 Nov 1936	Indianapolis bearing the Presidential emblem, late Nov 1936, photo 1 of 2

Indianapolis bearing the Presidential emblem, late Nov 1936, photo 2 of 2	Roosevelt received salute of the Argentine Navy aboard Indianapolis, 29 Nov 1936

Indianapolis at Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Roosevelt on board, 30 Nov 1936	Admiral Graf Spee as seen from USS Wyoming, Kiel, Germany, 1937

Battleship Colorado, mid- or late-1930s; note O3U-3 Corsair aircraft on catapults	Broadside view of USS Northampton, location unknown, late 1930s.

Burmese and Chinese laborers using basic hand tools to create the Burma Road out of thick forests on steep hillsides and swampy flatlands, 1937	C. A. Dewitt and Manuel Quezon, date unknown

Cruiser USS Portland steaming under the St. John’s Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, 1937.	Haguro steaming in the wake of another cruiser, 1937; note the 127mm/40 twin antiaircraft gun and gun director in the foreground