Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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Commissioning ceremony of USS Yorktown, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 30 Sep 1937	USS Yorktown (Yorktown-class) commissioning ceremonies taking place on the flight deck, Naval Operating Base Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 30 Sep 1937. Note destroyer USS Jacob Jones on the other side of the pier

Indianapolis at Portland, Oregon, United States, Oct 1937	Japanese biplane dropping a bomb on a target, China, 1937

Japanese soldiers in Shanghai, China, Aug-Nov 1937	US Navy officers inspecting USS Permit, New York, United States, circa late 1937; note USS Pollack and USS Plunger flanking USS Permit

USS Yorktown at Naval Operating Base Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Oct 1937; note flag of Rear Admiral Charles Blakely	Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 2

Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 2	Ann and Mildred Stahlman, the daughters of the president of 'The Nashville Banner,' a prominent Nashville newspaper, prepare to christen the cruiser Nashville 2 Oct 1937 at Camden, New Jersey, United States.

The cruiser Nashville began slipping down the ways after several nervous, motionless moments following christening at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey, United States, 2 Oct 1937.	Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 3

Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 3	Henley in San Pablo Bay, near the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 5 Oct 1937, photo 3 of 3

Harry Hopkins at the funeral service of his wife Barbara (née Duncan), 9 Oct 1937	Mugford off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 25 Oct 1937

Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht and US Secretary of State Cordell Hull, State Department, Washington DC, United States, 27 Oct 1937	Carrier USS Yorktown anchored at Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 30 Oct 1937

Mugford at Havana, Cuba, circa late 1937	USS Helm departing Hampton Roads, Virginia for her builders’ trials, 11 Nov 1937.