Ships

Mail cargo is sitting on the clipper ship America, waiting to be unloaded at Haneda Airport. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

A sling filled with mail from a steamer, somewhere in Japan. From the album, "Mail Service of Japan," edited by Tokyo Motion Picture Company.

Glossy photo of Ambassador Stanton Griffis, 4th from left, as he dines with others aboard the R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth.

A crowd gathers around United States Navy Rear Admiral James Foskett (right, back to camera) at a reception on board his ship, the USS Huntington, as it is docked in Montevideo, Uruguay. All others are unidentified.

From left to right Captain Arleigh Burke, Lieutenant Oliver, British Royal Air Force Air Commodore Bayne, and Rear Admiral James Foskett on board the USS Huntington while it visited Brazil.

The Catao sisters (middle) with Rear Admiral James Foskett at a reception on board the USS Huntington (far right). The other naval officer is unidentified. The original caption for this photo states "The Catao sisters, the best looking gals at the reception. The hat on the girl on the right was red and handsome."

The Director of the Navy Yard in Brazil, Rear Admiral Guillobel, pays his respects to United States Navy Rear Admiral James Foskett (second from right) and Captain Arleigh Burke (right) on board the USS Huntington. All others are unidentified.

The USS Huntington entering the harbor of Montevideo, Uruguay.

The Chinese Ambassador to Brazil Quo Cai Chi (second from right) and his son Eddie Quo (far right) call upon United States Navy Rear Admiral James Foskett (second from left) on board the USS Huntington and are given full honors. Others are unidentified.

Berths for United States ships at Montevideo, Uruguay. The destroyer Fox is being shoved into her berth.