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[Close-Up of a Sailor at Okinawa]

Description: Photograph of a sailor from close range. The back of the photo says that this was "taken at Okinawa Ryuku Islands Buckner Bay." Also written on the back is "Beat, but happy its now almost over."
Date: September 1945
Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Tank at Yokohama]

Description: Photograph of a tank being unloaded at the beach at Yokohama, Japan. Soldiers stand to the right and look on.
Date: September 17, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Ships at Yokohama]

Description: Photograph of several ships, including one identified as L.S.J., landing on the beach at Yokohama, Japan.
Date: September 17, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Red Cross Canteen]

Description: Photograph of people standing outside the American Red Cross canteen in Yokohama, Japan. Vehicles are visible on the far right.
Date: September 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing in front of the 44th Tank Battalion quarters in Tokyo.
Date: September 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Deck of the USS Missouri on the day of Japan's surrender]

Description: Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Army and Navy officials watch on as dignitaries leave the deck.
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[General Douglas MacArthur addresses dignitaries at the signing of the Japanese Surrender]

Description: Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender which ended WWII. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, address the crowd at the beginning of the ceremony. Behind him from left to right stand: General Hsu Yung-Chang of China; Admiral Sir Bruce A. Fraser, Royal Navy; Lt. General Kuzma Derevyanko of the U.S.S.R.; and General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia.
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Japanese surrender, September 2, 1945]

Description: Photograph of Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Toshikazu Kase overlooks Shigemitsu's shoulder.
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Military officers on the deck of the USS Missouri for the Japanese Surrender of WWII]

Description: Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender that ended WWII. Allied military officers stand on the deck of the USS Missouri. From left to right on the front row are: Lt. General Kuzma Derevyando of the U.S.S.R.; General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia; Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave of Canada; General Jacques LeClerc of France; Vice Admiral Conrad E.L. Helfrich of the Netherlands; and Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt of New Zealand.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: Kahl, Kalvin Henry
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Chester W. Nimitz Signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender]

Description: Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signing the Japanese instrument of surrender. Admiral Nimitz sits at a long dark table with the large document in front of him, only his side profile can be seen. He is wearing a light-colored, uniform and hat with the Navy's emblem on it. Three men stand behind Admiral Nimitz watching as he signs the surrender document. There are also twenty men watching on from the background. Photograph is autographed by Nimitz: "C. W. Nimitz U.S. Representative… more
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Japanese Surrender Ceremony on Board the U.S.S. Missouri]

Description: Color photograph of Japanese surrender ceremony on board the U.S.S. Missouri. General Umezu leans over the table with his back to the camera as he signs the surrender document for Japan. A large crowd of uniformed men stand at attention in front of him.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: United States. Navy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Photographic Copy of Japanese Surrender Document]

Description: Photographic copy of Japan's surrender document signed by the Japanese Emperor and General as well as representatives from the United States, China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands and France.
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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