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143M bombers in flight, circa 1930s	A biplane landing on carrier Hosho, East China Sea, 1932

A Hairong-class protected cruiser, China, circa 1930s	Admiral Richard Leigh inspecting the crew of his flagship USS California at the ship's forecastle, 1932

Aerial view of Mines Field, Inglewood, California on Army Day, circa 1931. Hangar No. 1 was home to the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service with script ‘Curtiss’ on its roof. Hangars 2 and 3 are seen with checkered roofs.	Aerial view of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States with the Manette Bridge over the Port Washington Narrows in the background, 1932.

Amiot 143 aircraft at an airfield, circa 1930s	Amiot 143 aircraft taking off, circa 1930s

Armored cruiser Izumo in Shanghai harbor, China, 1932	Aviator Ernst Udet (at camera), cameraman Hans Schneeberger, and film director Arnold Fanck, circa 1932

Battleship Yamashiro, circa 1930s	Battleships Nagato (foreground) and Mutsu (background) underway, circa early 1930s

Benito Mussolini and his son Romano at Riccione, Italy, 1932	Benito Mussolini in an Alfa Romeo race car, Villa Torlonia, Rome, Italy, 19 Aug 1932; left to right: Amedeo Bignami, unknown, Benito Mussolini, Prospero Gianferrari, Tazio Nuvolari, Achille Starace, Mario Umberto Borzacchini

Benito Mussolini making a speech, circa 1932	Benito Mussolini on the beach at Riccione, Italy, 1932

Benito Mussolini rowing a boat with lifeguard Pasquale Corazza and his son Romano Mussolini, Riccione, Italy, 1932	Bre.530 Saigon aircraft as seen in the 1 Dec 1932 issue of publication L'Aérophile

Chiang Kaishek and Chinese officers at Lushan, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China, 1932	Chiang Kaishek and Song Meiling, China, circa early 1930s