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Admiral Burke lighting a cigarette for Fleet Admiral Halsey, probably New York City, circa mid- or late-1950s	Aft view of USS Ticonderoga, 1957-1958

AU-1 Corsair fighter at rest, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, United States, late 1950s	AU-1 Corsair fighter at rest, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, United States, late 1950s; seen in May 1975 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News

Chiang Kaishek and Song Meiling, circa 1950s-1960s	Chiang Kaishek inspecting the US Marines detachment of USS Midway, in the Taiwan Strait off Kinmen (Quemoy) island, Fujian Province, Republic of China, 1958; note US Navy Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Herbert Hopwood

Chinese President Chiang Kaishek and Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Taiwan, Republic of China, 1958	Destroyer USS Nicholas alongside Essex-class carrier USS Philippine Sea in the western Pacific, 1958. Note the carrier’s 5-inch/38 and 40mm Bofors guns.

Portrait of Dwight Eisenhower, date unknown	President Chiang Kaishek, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and pilots of Republic of China Air Force 'Thunder Tiger' acrobatic squadron, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1958

Puyi and Li Shuxian at the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, Wuhan, China, circa late 1950s	Technical drawing of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, as appeared in a 1958 issue of All-Hands magazine.

USS Baya underway, date unknown	USS Bennington in her final configuration leaving San Diego, California in the late 1950s. Note the enclosed hurricane bow, the absence of most anti-aircraft guns, and the angled flight deck.

USS Shangri-La at San Diego, California, United States, 1958; seen in US Navy publication USS Shangri-La 1958 cruise book	USS Wasp, 1958

USS Cassin Young underway, 14 Jan 1958	Professors Wu Chien-Shiung and Wallace Brode with Science Talent Search winners, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 15 Mar 1958, photo 1 of 2

Professors Wu Chien-Shiung and Wallace Brode with Science Talent Search winners, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 15 Mar 1958, photo 2 of 2	Boston and Canberra nested together during change of command ceremony (RAdm Martell relieved RAdm Melson, ComCruDiv4), Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, US, 14 Apr 1958; note Intrepid in background