Japanese photographer T. Iwamoto attaching film of surrender of Yokosuka Navy Base to a pigeon for transport to Domeo News Agency in Tokyo, Japan, Aug 1945

Caption     Japanese photographer T. Iwamoto attaching film of surrender of Yokosuka Navy Base to a pigeon for transport to Domeo News Agency in Tokyo, Japan, Aug 1945 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseNational Museum of the United States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-473708
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Photo Size 2,280 x 2,236 pixels
Photos on Same Day 27 Aug 1945
Photos at Same Place Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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