The following photos are from the Naval History and Heritage Command
Guadalcanal Imagery: Initial Operations, August–September 1942
Title: Guadalcanal-Tulagi Operation
Description: August 1942 Ships leaving Wellington, New Zealand, on 22 July 1942, en route to take part in the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Photographed from USS Chicago (CA-29), looking aft along the starboard side from the forward superstructure. Next ship astern is USS Salt Lake City (CA-26). She is followed by the Australian light cruiser Hobart. A Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplane is in the foreground. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-13455
Title: Guadalcanal-Tulagi Operation, August 1942
Description: LCP(L) and other landing craft maneuver near USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 24 July 1942, during preparations for the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Note SBD-3 scout bombers on the carrier's flight deck. That in the foreground has interesting markings: the mission letter (S) appears on the fin, with the individual aircraft number aft of the fuselage star. The plane to the left illustrates the usual practice, with the mission letter (B) and individual aircraft number both painted forward of the star. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-7863
Title: USS Buchanan
Description: USS Buchanan (DD-484) Refueling from USS Wasp (CV-7) while en route to the Guadalcanal-Tulagi invasion area, 3 August 1942. Buchanan is painted in Camouflage Measure 12 (Modified). Note the depth charges in stern racks and on K-Guns, fenders rigged along her sides, and the red refueling flag flying from her foremast. Also note the 5/38 gun aboard Wasp, in the lower left. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-K-423