Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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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

Admiral William Halsey aboard his flagship USS Missouri upon hearing the news that Japan offered to surrender, 11 Aug 1945.	American aircraft carrier under construction, 12 Aug 1945

Choir rehersal at Naval Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, at the time it was announced that Japan had accepted the Allies' surrender terms, 14 Aug 1945	Harry Truman announcing Japan's surrender at the White House, Washington, DC, United States, 14 Aug 1945

Prayers of gratitude during a choir rehersal at Naval Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States after it was announced that Japan had accepted the Allied surrender terms, 14 Aug 1945	Reconnaissance photo showing B-29 bomb damage to the Marifu rail yards (now Iwakuni Station) outside Hiroshima, Japan, 14 Aug 1945. This was the last bombing strike on this scale of the war.

The famous kiss at Times Square, New York, New York, United States, 14 Aug 1945	US Navy African-American enlisted sailors aboard USS Ticonderoga celebrating upon hearing the news of Japanese surrender, 14 Aug 1945

African-American members of the US Army Air Forces 1909th Engineers Aviation Battalion aboard LST-683, 15 Aug 1945	After the announcement of the Japanese surrender, crewmen broke into a spontaneous celebration on the flight deck of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, Aug 15 1945.

American servicemen and women gathered in front of 'Rainbow Corner' Red Cross club in Paris, France to celebrate the unconditional surrender of the Japanese, 15 Aug 1945	Battle Flag (larger flag) hoisted on the aircraft carrier Ticonderoga on orders issued throughout the fleet from Third Fleet Commander William Halsey in response to news that Japan had surrendered, 15 Aug 1945

Carl Gurtcheff, Vic Colucci, Arthur Ryding, Clifford Martin, William Reigger, James Badgett, J. F. Whitely, Dan Brown, Clayton Aylor, and Denny O'Neill celebrating victory at CINCPAC headquarters in Guam, 15 Aug 1945	Commander A. M. Loker celebrating victory with cake aboard USS Oahu while at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945

Crew of USS Oahu at prayer upon hearing the news of Japanese surrender, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945	Crew of USS Oahu celebrating the news of Japanese surrender, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945

Crew of USS Oahu, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945	Japanese POWs at Guam bowed their heads after hearing Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, 15 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2