
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 | |||||||
Photographer | Wayne Miller | |||||||
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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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