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Order Number	00106113
Title	Cleaning up in Hollywood after V-J Day
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 10985
Date	1945
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Original photograph has a vertical crease in the middle.
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 "Commander in Merchant Marine, who helped celebrate with bonfires in Hollywood last night, shows up on Vine Street this morning to help the street cleaner sweep up the debris on Vine Street just south of Hollywood Blvd." The men are in the street, with the commander holding a push broom and the street cleaner standing beside a barrel trash can which is placed on a rolling metal cart.
Subject	World War, 1939-1945. V-J Day, 1945. Merchant mariners--California--Los Angeles. Merchant marine--United States--Officers. Refuse collectors--California--Los Angeles. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Brooms and brushes--California--Los Angeles. Military uniforms. Lampposts--California--Los Angeles. Litter (Trash)--California--Los Angeles. Storefronts--California--Los Angeles. Stores & shops--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Sidewalks--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Commercial buildings--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Central business districts--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Men--California--Los Angeles. Trash cans--California--Los Angeles. Vine Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Hollywood (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