This blurred nighttime image, captioned 'Celebration in Leyte, Aug 13' by its original owner, records an impromptu wartime celebration at the Leyte Gulf anchorage in the Philippines. Streaks of light reflected on the harbor water suggest fireworks, flares, or tracer fire set off by servicemen, likely in connection with the announcement of Japan's surrender in mid-August 1945 that brought an end to World War II in the Pacific. Project: 218722