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Order Number	00106104
Title	Japanese surrender
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 10985
Date	1945
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and on August 9, 1945 on the city of Nagasaki. These actions shocked the country and prompted Emperor Hirohito to order the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War to accept the terms the Allies had set down in the Potsdam Declaration for ending the war. On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally. Both August 14 and 15 have been known as "V-J Day" or "Victory over Japan Day." The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan formally surrendered aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay.
Description	Photograph caption dated August 15, 1945 reads "A friendly little argument started between a sailor and a passing pedestrian. A couple of blows were struck but all ended with little damage done." Other men and women can be seen in the background during street celebrations for V-J Day.
Subject	World War, 1939-1945. V-J Day, 1945. Celebrations--California--Los Angeles. Fighting--California--Los Angeles. Sailors--California--Los Angeles. Military uniforms. Men--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection