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| Emperor Showa (note Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum) and Empress Kojun (note Order of the Precious Crown), Japan, Nov 1956 | USS Shangri-La at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, Nov 1956; seen in US Navy publication USS Shangri-La 1956-57 cruise book |
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| Decommissioning ceremony of USS AFDB-1, Apra Harbor, Guam, Mariana Islands, 1 Nov 1956, photo 1 of 3 | Decommissioning ceremony of USS AFDB-1, Apra Harbor, Guam, Mariana Islands, 1 Nov 1956, photo 2 of 3 |
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| Decommissioning ceremony of USS AFDB-1, Apra Harbor, Guam, Mariana Islands, 1 Nov 1956, photo 3 of 3 | Carrier USS Yorktown and destroyer USS Hopewell, 1957, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Carrier USS Yorktown and destroyer USS Hopewell, 1957, photo 2 of 2 | Construction of the future Route 918 along the Syrian border in eastern Hula valley, Israel, 1957-1958; note US-built M3A1 Scout Car |
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| Kang Tongbi, Feng Shaoshan, Zhang Zhijiang, Long Yun, and Chen Mingshu at Huairen Hall in the Zhongnanhai Complex of the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, 1957 | Lee Tsung-Dao, Wu Chien-Shiung, Cheng Qibao, Hu Shih, Lan Rujuan (Cheng's wife), and Sih Kwang-Tsien at a Chinese-American association gathering, New York, New York, 1957 |
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| Publicity photo of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) at his desk with some of his books, 1957. | Puyi and Pujie working at Fushun War Criminals Management Center re-education camp in Shenyang, China, 1950s |
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| Puyi repairing his own clothing, Fushun War Criminals Management Center re-education camp in Shenyang, China, 1950s | Surplus DUKW fitted with foils as a test platform for US Navy research into hydro-foil handling, 1957 |
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| Theodor Geisel working on 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', 1957 | US President Dwight Eisenhower and Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America Iakovos, White House, Washington DC, United States, 1950s |
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| US President Dwight Eisenhower, King Saudi of Saudi Arabia, and US Vice President Richard Nixon at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC, United States, 1957 | USS Ticonderoga and a destroyer receiving fuel from an oiler, circa 1957 |
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| USS Toro, USS Irex, USS Trout, USS Bergall, USS Sea Owl, USS Cavalla, USS Sea Robin, USS Piper, and other submarines, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 1957 | USS Yorktown off Point Loma, California, United States, 1955-1957 |
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