
Caption | Japanese delegation leaving the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan after signing the surrender documents, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2; note the temporary photographers platforms built outboard of the verandah deck ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Barrett Gallagher | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-472629 | |||||||
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Photos in Series | See all photos in this series | |||||||
Photos on Same Day | 2 Sep 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Tokyo Bay, Japan | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | |||||||
This photograph has been scaled down; full resolution photograph is available here (4,418 by 4,534 pixels). | ||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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