Battleships

Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs surrender terms while General Richard K. Sutherland looks on. The signing took place on the battleship U.S.S. Missouri. From: 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

A United States Navy Blimp soars over the U.S.S. Boise, with the U.S.S. Midway on the left.

King George of England inspects an American battleship during World War One. Donor: Frank Freidel, who obtained these photographs from the National Archives.

Souvenir pamphlet about the U.S.S. Missouri battleship.

Pages 2 and 3 of a souvenir pamphlet about the U.S.S. Missouri battleship.

Original caption: "Capt. Dennison publishes his summons to the Missouri's passengers and crew." Captain Robert Dennison participates in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, on the return voyage from Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

President Harry S. Truman (center, in white hat) participates in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. He is returning from a trip to Brazil. Others are unidentified. Original caption: "Davy meets the Missouri's No. 1 Polly wog." From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "The ship is teeming with pollywogs." General view of a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, on the return voyage of President Harry S. Truman's official visit to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "The ship is teeming with pollywogs." General view of a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri, on the return voyage from Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Original caption: "Members of the President's party assemble." Left to right: unidentified man, Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, Captain Robert Dennison, and Presidential Aide John Steelman participate in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. They are returning from a trip to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.