121310 Accession Number: 121310

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GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR GIVING THE SPEECH THAT OPENED PROCEEDINGS AT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY ABOARD USS MISSOURI. STANDING IN FRONT OF THE JAPANESE DELEGATION ARE MR MAMORU SHIGEMITSO, FOREIGN MINISTER, AND GENERAL YOSHIJIRO UMEZO, ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF WHO WERE THE OFFICIAL SIGNATORIES FOR JAPAN. (PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTAIN J. C. GOODCHILD)

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Accession Number
121310
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 September 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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