1950s U.S. Navy Sailor Photo Album – Cold War Pacific – 170+ Photos

Description

View 1950s U.S. Navy Sailor Photo Album – Cold War Pacific – 170+ Photos with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Racially integrated sailors, historically significant for the 1950s Navy. U.S. Navy Training Center, San Diego (dated April 9, 1956). Original mid-1950s U.S. Navy sailor photo album documenting enlisted life, training, and Pacific Fleet service during the Cold War era. This album contains 170+ original black-and-white photographs, many with handwritten captions, offering an unfiltered look at daily Navy life both at sea and ashore. Highlights include: U.S. Navy Training Center, San Diego (dated April 9, 1956) Pacific deployment & Japan — including clearly identifiable Yokohama, Japan liberty scenes, Multiple U.S. Navy destroyers photographed underway with visible hull numbers, Aircraft carrier deck scenes with prop-driven naval aircraft, Sailors posed on deck guns, shipboard operations, and dockside activity Candid enlisted life: barracks scenes, laundry details, work parties, and casual moments Shore life and tropical settings (beach and palm tree photos) Racially integrated sailors, historically significant for the 1950s Navy Many photos are unposed and personal, not official press images, making this album a strong primary historical source rather than a decorative collection. Album includes a small number of adult, candid personal photographs from shore leave. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photograph Albums.

Unit of Sale

Single Piece

Type

Photograph Album

Year of Production

1956

Theme

Military, History

Image Color

Black & White

Material

Paper, Cardboard

Features

Handwritten Captions

Time Period Manufactured

1950-1959

Subject

Navy, Uniforms, Ships, Barracks, Parade

Country of Origin

United States

Vintage

Yes