P00444.095 Accession Number: P00444.095

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GUAM 1945-08-15. JAPANESE POWS BOW THEIR HEADS AS THEY PREPARE TO HEAR THE BROADCAST WORDS OF EMPEROR HIROHITO DESCRIBING THE JAPANESE SURRENDER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
P00444.095
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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