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Koreans out to witness formal surrender of the Japanese in Seoul

98-2439
Accession Number
98-2439
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350291341
Keywords
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Japan - Surrender; Korea - South - Seoul
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Description
On September 9, 1945, Korea turned out to witness the formal surrender of the Japanese in Seoul, the Capital. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces, Pacific, in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946. (These photographs were reproduced in 8x10 and have been placed in regular photo boxes).
Date(s)
September 9, 1945