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The Conquerors, Gen. Mac Arthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz, are seen centre after boarding U.S.S. Missouri to accept formal Japanese surrender on the ship in Tokyo Bay
The Conquerors, Gen. Mac Arthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz, are seen centre after boarding U.S.S. Missouri to accept formal Japanese surrender on the ship in Tokyo Bay

The Conquerors, Gen. Mac Arthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz, are seen centre after boarding U.S.S. Missouri to accept formal Japanese surrender on the ship in Tokyo Bay

Date9/4/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Conquerors; Gen. Mac Arthur and Adm. Chester Nimitz; are seen centre after boarding U.S.S. Missouri to accept formal Japanese surrender on the ship in Tokyo Bay
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019273F
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