The Snapshots in Time Collection
Handwritten Caption: 'Jap Envoys Resting Before Leaving Ie Shima for Manila,' Dated 8/19/45
A handwritten album caption reading 'Jap envoys resting before leaving Ie Shima for Manila. 8/19/45' documents one of the final chapters of World War II: the arrival of Japanese surrender delegates at Ie Shima before their flight to Manila to receive General MacArthur's terms for Japan's formal surrender. Project: 218235