David Stubblebine Photographs | World War II Database

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The steamship Greater Buffalo before she was converted to the training aircraft carrier USS Sable. The Great Lakes, United States, 1930s.	USS Ranger underway shortly after her commissioning, circa 1933.

Heavy cruiser USS Chester leading her sister ships, USS Salt Lake City, USS Pensacola, and USS Northampton during Fleet Problem XV in Panama Bay, Panama, 21 Apr 1934.	Captain Arthur L. Bristol reading his orders to take command of USS Ranger upon her commissioning at Norfolk, Virginia, 4 May 1934. Note the Marine detachment at the edge of the flight deck.

Cruiser USS Portland underway on maneuvers, 31 May 1934.	President Franklin Roosevelt (center) under USS Indianapolis’ 8-inch guns during the Navy Review, 31 May 1934, New York City, New York, United States. The president’s wife, Eleanor, is at left and mother, Sara, at right.

USS New Orleans in British waters on her shakedown cruise, May or Jun 1934.	Aerial photo of USS Ranger at the Norfolk Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, 7 Jun 1934.

First aircraft landing aboard carrier USS Ranger, 21 Jun 1934. The pilot was Lieutenant Commander Arthur Davis flying a Vought O3U-3 Corsair scout plane.	Rear Admiral Ernest King on the flight deck of the USS Ranger speaking with the carrier’s captain, Arthur Bristol, 22 Jun 1934. Admiral King had just come aboard by aircraft.

Cruiser USS Houston carrying President Franklin Roosevelt arriving in Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, 26 Jul 1934. Notice numerous traditional Hawaiian small boats and the Aloha Tower in the background.	Students at the Ka'a'awa School perform the Bamboo and Gourd Hula as a welcome for President Franklin Roosevelt (seated in car) who was touring the island, Ka'a'awa, Oahu, Hawaii, 26 Jul 1934.

USS New Orleans arriving in Portland, Oregon, United States passing under the St Johns Bridge on the Willamette River, 2 Aug 1934. She was escorting USS Houston which had President Franklin Roosevelt on board.	USS New Orleans passing through the open Burnside Drawbridge in Portland, Oregon, United States, 2 Aug 1934. New Orleans was escorting USS Houston (left) which brought President Franklin Roosevelt to Oregon.

USS Ranger at Montevideo, Uruguay with Vought O3U-3 Corsairs on deck, 24 Sep 1934. British heavy cruiser HMS Exeter in the background.	Cruiser USS Northampton in the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal passing to the Pacific, Dec 1934.

Battleship USS Maryland underway in 1935.	Chinese Japanese Occupation 100 Yuan note, series 1938, front and back

Destroyer Amagiri underway in the 1930s	Destroyer Amagiri underway in the 1930s; note Nachi-class heavy cruiser at left