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| Crew of USS Hancock spelling out 'Our Town' on the flight deck, San Francisco Bay, California, United States, Sep 1957 | Admiral Burke lighting a cigarette for Fleet Admiral Halsey, probably New York City, circa mid- or late-1950s |
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| Aft view of USS Ticonderoga, 1957-1958 | AU-1 Corsair fighter at rest, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, United States, late 1950s |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Technical drawing of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, as appeared in a 1958 issue of All-Hands magazine. | USS Baya underway, date unknown |
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| 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 |
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| USS Wasp, 1958 | USS Cassin Young underway, 14 Jan 1958 |
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| 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 |
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