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Battleship USS Maryland at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States 5 Aug 1945, ten days before war’s end.	Henry Stimson arriving at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 10 Aug 1945

Henry Stimson at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 10 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2	Henry Stimson at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 10 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2

US President Harry Truman with his cabinet, White House, Washington DC, United States, 10 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 5	US President Harry Truman with his cabinet, White House, Washington DC, United States, 10 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 5

US President Harry Truman with his cabinet, White House, Washington DC, United States, 10 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 5	US President Harry Truman with his cabinet, White House, Washington DC, United States, 10 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 5

US President Harry Truman with his cabinet, White House, Washington DC, United States, 10 Aug 1945, photo 5 of 5	USAAF aerial photograph of RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 10 Aug 1945.

Harry Truman announcing Japan's surrender at the White House, Washington, DC, United States, 14 Aug 1945	Aerial photo of Nagasaki, Japan after atomic bombing, mid-Aug 1945

Japanese civilians listening to Emperor Showa's surrender address outside the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan, 15 Aug 1945	Japanese civilians outside the Imperial Palace near the Nijubashi bridge, Tokyo, Japan, 15 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2

Japanese civilians outside the Imperial Palace near the Nijubashi bridge, Tokyo, Japan, 15 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2	USS Gar arriving Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 19 Aug 1945. Note the exceptionally long commissioning pennant with balloon known as a "Going Home" pennant that was common when heading home after the war

James Forrestal, Henry Stimson, George Marshall, Ernest King, Henry Arnold, and others at a Medal of Honor presentation ceremony, White House, Washington DC, United States, 23 Aug 1945	Colonel E. H. Tench, Lieutenant General Seizo Arisuyu, and Lieutenant General Seiyichi Asmata at Atsugi Airfield, Japan, 27 Aug 1945

Japanese photographer T. Iwamoto attaching film of surrender of Yokosuka Navy Base to a pigeon for transport to Domeo News Agency in Tokyo, Japan, Aug 1945	Lieutenant Commander Don Thorburn, Lieutenant Commander E. V. Wedell, interpreter S. Toda, Lieutenant Commander John MacInnes, Lieutenant W. V. ballow, and Lieutenant Commander Cliff McDowell at Atsugi Airfield, Japan, 28 Aug 1945