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The first photo from space, 24 Oct 1946; taken from a Devry 35mm movie camera attached to a V2 rocket at altitude of 65 miles; the rocket was launched from US Army White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, United States	Chiang Kaishek during anniversary celebrations of the liberation, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 25 Oct 1946

Emperor Showa visiting Ogaki, Gifu, Japan, 25 Oct 1946	Chiang Kaishek with newly elected delegates of the National Assembly, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, late 1946

Dutch soldier on a C15TA armored truck, near Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Oct-Dec 1946	Emperor Showa signing the Constitution of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 3 Nov 1946

Marshal Kirill Meretskov in the military parade of the 29th anniversary of the October Revolution, Voroshilov (now Ussuriysk), Russia, 1946; the officer behind him was Major Vladimir Meretskov, commanding officer of the 218th Heavy Tank Regiment of Soviet 2nd Tank Division and son of the Marshal	Japanese Naval Lieutenant (junior grade) Yoshinum Yoshihau hears the verdict of the War Crimes Commission on Guam, Mariana Islands, headed by Rear Admiral A.G. Robinson, 14 Nov 1946.

President Harry Truman tours the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, United States escorted by Academy Superintendent Vice-Admiral Aubrey Fitch, right, 16 Nov 1946.	Cruiser Aoba sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 28 Nov 1946

Republic of China personnel at Taiping, Nansha (Spratly) Islands, 14 Dec 1946; front row 4th from left: Interior Ministry representative Zheng Ziyue; 5th: Navy detachment commanding officer Lin Zun; 7th: Nansha Commissioner Mai Yunyu	Landing ship No. 147, with coal-fired boilers, at Yokosuka Navy Base, Japan, 16 Dec 1946

Bow view of USS Capitaine off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 17 Dec 1946	Port view of USS Capitaine off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 17 Dec 1946

Stern view of USS Capitaine off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 17 Dec 1946	Incomplete Unryu-class carrier Aso, Kure, Japan, 20 Dec 1946

Chairman of the Chinese National Assembly Wu Zhihui ceremonially delivering a copy of the Constitution of the Republic of China to Chiang Kaishek, Nanjing, China, 25 Dec 1946	Philippe Leclerc preparing for his departure to Indochina, France, 31 Dec 1946

A collection of bells that Germany confiscated from all over Europe, piled up in Hamburg, Germany awaiting identification for their return to original owners, 1947, photo 1 of 2	A collection of bells that Germany confiscated from all over Europe, piled up in Hamburg, Germany awaiting identification for their return to original owners, 1947, photo 2 of 2