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Ceremony at the Cenotaph at Central, Hong Kong marking the liberation of Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 4	Ceremony at the Cenotaph at Central, Hong Kong marking the liberation of Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 4	Ceremony at the Cenotaph at Central, Hong Kong marking the liberation of Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 4	Cruiser HMS Swiftsure in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, off North Point, 30 Aug 1945

Douglas MacArthur arriving at Atsugi Airfield near Tokyo, Japan, 30 Aug 1945; note Major General Joseph Swing, Lieutenat General Richard Sutherland, and General Robert Eichelberger	Fireworks display during the victory celebration in Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945; taken by HMCS Ontario Leading Photographer Sydney H. Draper	Japanese personnel standing in formation during the surrender of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 30 Aug 1945	Men of 4th Regiment of 6th Division of US Marine Corps landing via a LCVP from USS Waukesha at Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945; note 75mm pack howitzer, battleship Nagato (background), and Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (right edge of photograph)

Military aircraft flying over Hong Kong during the victory celebration, 30 Aug 1945; photo taken by HMCS Ontario Leading Photographer Sydney H. Draper	Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney at Yokosuka Naval Base to accept the surrender of the base, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945	The atomic bomb survivor's skin was burned in a pattern corresponding to the dark portions of her kimono worn at the time of the explosion, Aug 1945	The first US flag raising in Japan, Fort No. 2 on the coast of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945

Vice Admiral Michitoro Tozuka immediately after formally surrendering the Yokosuka Naval Base to US Navy Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945	Victory celebration in Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945; photo taken by HMCS Ontario Leading Photographer Sydney H. Draper	Victory parade in Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945; photo taken by HMCS Ontario Leading Photographer Sydney H. Draper	A Japanese prisoner of war bowing to camp commander Lieutenant Harold F. Gannon, Guam, Aug-Sep 1945

Aerial photo of Hiroshima, Japan shortly after the atomic bombing, Aug-Sep 1945	Aerial photo of Nagasaki, Japan shortly after the atomic bombing, Aug-Sep 1945	Aerial photo taken by aircrews from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) of prisoner of war camps in Japan, Aug or Sep 1945. Note rooftop markings by POWs.	Aerial photo taken by USS Hancock aircraft showing the Japanese battleship Nagato off the Yokosuka Navy Yard, Tokyo Bay, Japan, Aug-Sep 1945