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  1. 98.56.18 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67787, 23 Sept 46, "Allied Council for Japan". General MacArthur addresses representatives of Great Britain, Russia, and China at the first council meeting in Tokyo

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Allied Council for Japan"
  2. 98.56.2 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67786, 23 Sept 46, "Bars for a Barbarian", General Masaharu Homma, Japanese Commander during Bataan "Death March" poses for a rouges gallery picture in a proper setting. Photograph by Signal Corps. U.S. Army.

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Bars for a Barbarian"
  3. 98.56.21 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67771, 23 Sept 46, "Surrender Headquarters". Yokohama's New Grand Hotel, guarded by 11th Airborne Division, was for the Supreme Commander and United Nations signatories during prepreparation for ceremony. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Surrender Headquarters"
  4. 98.56.23 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67754, 23 Sept 46, "Salute in Tokyo". General MacArthur, Admiral Halsey and General Eichelberger salute at flag raising ceremony at the American Embassy. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Salute in Tokyo"
  5. 98.56.25 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67812, 23 Sept 46, "Mikado Calls on MacArthur". Emperor Hirohito, in formal morning attire, pays precedent shattering visit to Supreme Commander. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    9-1-45

    Record Type: Photo

    "Mikado Calls on Macarthur"
  6. 98.56.27 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67768, 23 Sept 46, "Air Salute to Surrender". Army and Navy planes fly over U.S.S. Missouri at conclusion of surrender ceremony. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    9-2-45

    Record Type: Photo

    " Air Salute to Surrender"
  7. 98.56.28 - Printed on the back of the photo: "Scenic Japan" A composite scene with "Daibutsu", The Great Buddha at Nara; Mount Fuji, the sacred mountain; and Nijubashi, (The double bridge), Entrance to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Scenic Japan"
  8. 98.56.29 - Printed on the back-WPA-46-68870, 12 Nov 49, "Aerial View of Tokyo, Japan". The Dai-Ichi building, with it's classic straight lines, towers above the medieval moat around the Emperor's Palace grounds in central Tokyo area. Photographer-Wheeler

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Aerial View of Tokyo, Japan"
  9. 98.56.3 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67789, 23 Sept 46, "Nagasaki Atomic Bombs Survivors", Japanese family camps in ruins, having built temporary shelter from bits of metal and wood debris on the terraced hill that was once row on row of houses. Photograph by Signal Corps. U.S. Army.

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors"
  10. 98.56.31 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67774, 23 Sept 46, "American Embassy". General MacArthur and his personal staff live in the American Embassy in Tokyo, formerly occupied by Ambassador Grew. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "American Embassy"
  11. 98.56.32 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67781, 23 Sept 46, "Hiroshima Ruins". View of Hiroshima, showing devastation caused by first Atomic Bomb dropped on Japan in August 1945. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Hiroshima Ruins"
  12. 98.56.33 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67781, 23 Sept 46, "Hiroshima Ruins". Vew of Hiroshima, showing devastation caused by first Atomic Bomb dropped on Japan in August 1945. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Hiroshima Ruins"
  13. 98.56.34 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67773, 23 Sept 46, "Signs for Allied Powers". Supreme Commander seals Japanese defeat as Generals Wainwright and Percival of Singapore stand by. In the center of officers in background is Admiral "Bull" Halsey... on right Generals Spaatz and Kenney of the Air Forces. September 02, 1945 Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    09/02/1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Signs for Allied Powers"
  14. 98.56.35 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67785, 23 Sept 46, "Signs for Uncle Joe". General Derevyanko signs for the Soviet Union. September 02, 1945 Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    9-2-45

    Record Type: Photo

    "Signs for Uncle Joe"
  15. 98.56.36 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67792, 23 Sept 46, "Surrender Day - September 2, 1945". Japanese Delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Shigemitsu and General Umezu on U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    9-2-45

    Record Type: Photo

    "Surrender Day - September 2, 1945"
  16. 98.56.37 - Printed on the back of the photo; WPA-46-67791, 23 Sept 46, "Signs for Uncle Sam". Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signs for the United States as General Macarthur, Admiral Halsey and Admiral Sherman look on. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army

    9-2-1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Signs for Uncle Sam"
  17. 98.56.4 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67779, 23 Sept 46, "Atomic Bomb Target". Nagasaki's Mitsubishi Torpedo Plant, said to be the worlds largest, is now the worst flattened. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army.

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    Atomic Bomb Target
  18. 98.56.5 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67780, 23 Sept 46, "Oblivion" Aerial view of Hiroshima depicts the terrific destructive force of the atomic bomb. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army.

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Oblivion"
  19. 98.56.7 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67741, 23 Sept 46, "Temporary Housing". Bombed-out area in Yokohama showing emergency shelters. Photograph by signal corps U.S. Army.

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "Temporary Housing"
  20. 98.56.8 - Printed on the back of the photo: WPA-46-67745, 23 Sept 46, "End of Road Back". General Macarthur with Lt. General Robert Eichelberger, Lt. General Richard K. Sutherland, Major General S.B. Akin and Major General Clovis Byers on Japanese soil August 30 1946. The end of the tong trail from Melbourne to Tokyo. Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army.

    1945

    Record Type: Photo

    "End of Road Back"

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