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The Japanese flag is hauled down at Seoul, Korea

98-2441
Accession Number
98-2441
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350291339
Keywords
Flags
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Japan - Surrender; Korea - South Korea - Seoul
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Description
The Japanese flag is hauled down at Seoul, Korea, as the rising sun sets in the far east...the end of Dai Nippon. 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 are also reproduced in 8x10 and placed in the regular photo boxes).
Date(s)
September 9, 1945