The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Official Photograph Caption/Log Sheet, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), August 21, 1945
This official U.S. Navy caption sheet accompanied a photograph taken aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) on August 21, 1945, just days after Japan's surrender ended World War II. Stamped as controlled by the Bureau of Aeronautics and restricted from publication, such administrative sheets illustrate the Navy's rigorous documentation and control of official wartime photography. Project: 218458