The Snapshots in Time Collection

Personnel Handling Luggage and Crates on the Flight Line, Ie Shima, 19 August 1945

Personnel Handling Luggage and Crates on the Flight Line, Ie Shima, 19 August 1945

Amid the bustle of the Japanese surrender delegation's stopover at Ie Shima on 19 August 1945, personnel handle crates, canteens, and baggage on the tarmac. Photographs like this one, informal and unposed, offer a ground-level glimpse of the logistics surrounding one of history's most consequential diplomatic missions. Project: 218235