1995 VARIOUS: FILE PICTURES OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN, ENDING WORLD WAR II, AND

Date: 21st August 1995

Location: WASHINGTON, DC, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES/ IN THE PACIFIC/ TOKYO, HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, JAPAN/LONDON, UK

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN (AUGUST 1945)

GV/CU DEVASTATED HIROSHIMA/ BOMB VICTIM 2.56

TOKYO BAY, JAPAN (AUGUST 1945)

GV U.S.S. MISSOURI 2.57

GV ALLIED FORCES COMMANDER GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR BOARDING MISSOURI, SALUTING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICER 3.07

MV JAPANESE SURRENDER DELEGATION 3.09

MVS MACARTHUR WALKING TO MICROPHONE ADDRESSING CEREMONY SAYING: "WE ARE GATHERED HERE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MAJOR WARRING POWERS TO CONCLUDE A SOLEMN AGREEMENT WHEREBY PEACE MAY BE RESTORED. IT IS MY EARNEST HOPE AND INDEED THE HOPE OF ALL MANKIND THAT FROM THIS SOLEMN OCCASION A BETTER WORLD SHALL EMERGE OUT OF THE BLOOD AND CARNAGE OF THE PAST." (ENGLISH) (4 SHOTS) 3.52

GVS JAPANESE AND AMERICAN DELEGATES SIGN DOCUMENTS ENDING PACIFIC WAR (6 SHOTS) 4.16

(LONDON, UK, AUGUST 15 1945)

GV NIGHTSHOT PEOPLE WAITING IN STREETS 4.21

MV LABOUR PRIME MINISTER CLEMENT ATTLEE (WHO DEFEATED WINSTON CHURCHILL IN AN ELECTION IN JULY) ANOUNCING:

"JAPAN HAS TODAY SURRENDERED. THE LAST OF OUR ENEMIES IS LAID LOW." (ENGLISH) 4.29

GV CROWDS OUTSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE CHANTING "WE WANT THE KING." (ENGLISH) 4.33

MV/GVS KING GEORGE THE SIXTH AND QUEEN ELIZABETH ON BALCONY, CROWDS CELEBRATE OUTSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE (3 SHOTS) 4.51

GVS NIGHT SCENES OF CROWDS CELEBRATION IN CENTRAL LONDON, WITH NARRATOR SAYING "MAY WE IN THIS LAND LOOK BACK ON THE HOUR OF TOTAL VICTORY AS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW AND GREATER AGE." (ENGLISH) (7 SHOTS) 5.23

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