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U.S. Port Director's Office, Nagasaki, Japan, Occupation Era

U.S. Port Director's Office, Nagasaki, Japan, Occupation Era

This photograph shows the office of the U.S. Port Director in Nagasaki, Japan, identified by the rooftop sign and marked by a flying American flag. Following Japan's surrender in 1945, U.S. forces established administrative offices such as this to oversee harbor operations and shipping in occupied port cities, including Nagasaki, site of the second atomic bombing. Project: 218164