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Paul Aebersold and Gladys Anslow at the 16 MeV 60-inch cyclotron at the University of California, Berkley in the United States, 1939	United States Army Air Corps Boeing YB-17 Fortress bomber at Hamilton Field, Novato, California, United States, late 1930s.

USS Ellet off Kearny, New Jersey, United States, circa early 1939	Wu Chien-Shiung with friend Margaret Lewis, Berkeley, California, United States, date unknown

Battleship Washington under construction, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 6 Jan 1939	Arthur Vandenberg and Harry Hopkins at the Capitol Building, Washington, United States, 11 Jan 1939

View of the forward torpedo room aboard Sargo-class submarine Saury during her fitting out period at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 14 Jan 1939.	View of North Carolina's No. 2 Machinery Space during the ship's construction, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 16 Jan 1939

US Assistant Secretary of Commerce Richard Patterson and President of the Carnegie Institute Vannevar Bush speaking before the hearings of the Temporary National Economic Committee, United States Capitol, Washington, United States, 17 Jan 1939	USS Ellet going astern, probably near New York, New York, United States, Feb 1939

Pre-commissioning photo of the submarine Saury at Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, 10 Feb 1939. Note that Saury is painted with Electric Boat Company’s construction number rather than the Navy’s hull number.	Rear Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll, Captain Aubrey Fitch, and other Naval officers in parade dress at Pensacola, Florida, United States, Apr 1939.

Submarine USS Swordfish shortly after launching at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Apr 1939	United States submarine Swordfish on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, 1 Apr 1939

USS Ellet (foreground) and USS Benham (background) anchored in the Hudson River during the Presidential Naval Review, New York, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note George Washington Bridge in background	USS Ellet anchored in Hudson River during the Presidential Naval Review, New York, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note motion picture screen rigged over her stern depth charge racks and New Jersey in background

USS Ellet underway during the Presidential Naval Review, Hudson River, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note the city of New York in background	Sargo-class submarine USS Saury, three weeks after her commissioning, arriving at The Battery in New York City for the 1939 World’s Fair, 29 Apr 1939.

USS Ellet anchored in the Hudson River, New York, United States, 30 Apr 1939; note Palisade Amusement Park in New Jersey in background	Cruiser St. Louis moored at Pier 7 at the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 19 May 1939 prior to her commissioning ceremony.