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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.	Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson, President Franklin Roosevelt, and Ambassador Josephus Daniels aboard Indianapolis, 31 May 1934

USS Saratoga preparing to launch aircraft, 31 May 1934	Emperor Showa at Saineikan dojo at the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan, Jun 1934

F.221 aircraft at rest, circa mid-1934	USS New Mexico moored in the Hudson River near the Statue of Liberty, New York, United States, Jun 1934

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.

Nagano, Nimitz, and other officers of various countries at Admiral Heihachiro Togo's funeral, 7 Jun 1934	Hitler Youth camp at the Tempelhof Field in Berlin, Germany, 10 Jun 1934

Members of the Hitler Youth at Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin, Germany, 10 Jun 1934	Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini walking in front of saluting military during Hitler's visit to Venice, Italy, 14-16 Jun 1934

Nikolai Kamanin and Otto Schmidt at an event honoring SS Chelyuskin survivors, Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 19 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.	Admiral Graf Spee's launching ceremony, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 30 Jun 1934

Émile Bertin in drydock at Brest, France, Jul 1934	Wang Jingwei with Ambassador to France Vi Kyuin 'Wellington' Koo in China, Jul 1934

USS Astoria entering Honolulu harbor during her shakedown cruise, US Territory of Hawaii, 9 Jul 1934	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.