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XB-14A prototype bomber at rest, pre-26 Feb 1941	Xi Qia with Manchukuo and Japanese officials, northeastern China, 1930s

Y1B-17 aircraft in flight, circa 1937	Yue Yiqin in full flight gear with a Hawk III fighter, China, 1930s

Zhang Jinghui with family, circa 1930s	Zheng Xiaoxu, China, circa 1930s

Chinese Ambassador Cheng Tianfang immediately after he had presented his credentials to Adolf Hitler, Berlin, Germany, Jan 1936; seen in 12 Apr 1936 issue of China Pictorial	Haneda Airfield, Tokyo, Japan, circa Jan 1937. Note the Fokker F.VII Trimotor airliner on the ramp.

View of Soryu's wake from the after end of the boat stowage deck during a speed trial, Japan, Nov 1937	Henley ready for launching, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 12 Jan 1937; note Preston partially visible through the crane rails, at right

Vincennes making 10.74 knots during trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, at 1258 on 12 Jan 1937	Himmler, Heydrich, Daluege, and Adolf Hühnlein at a memorial ceremony on German Police Day, Horst-Wessel-Platz, Berlin, Germany, 16 Jan 1937

Wang Jingwei arriving at Ming Palace Airport, Nanjing, China, 18 Jan 1937, photo 1 of 2	Wang Jingwei arriving at Ming Palace Airport, Nanjing, China, 18 Jan 1937, photo 2 of 2

Japanese War Minister Hisaichi Terauchi and Prime Minister Koko Hirota at the Diet of Japan during a historic session that would lead to Hirota's resignation, 21 Jan 1937	Cummings' historical data plaque, photographed by the New York Navy Yard, United States, 25 Jan 1937

Destroyer USS Shaw at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937. Photo 1 of 2.	Destroyer USS Shaw at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937. Photo 2 of 2.

Destroyer USS Shaw moored at Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937.	Göring trying a dish made by a German housewife during an event celebrating homemakers, Berlin, Germany, 29 Jan 1937