Group photograph of the 131 Band on Christmas day in Sendai, Japan. The men are in two rows behind wooden music stands that read "131 AGF". The men wear long sleeved collared uniform shirts and pants. Handwritten in black ink below, above or beside each man is his name. In the from row from left to right is Joe {illegible}, George Kaplan, Arthur {illegible}, Alan Bogues, Clinton Phillipe and Jesse {illegible}. The back row is Larry Glaser, Tom Powers, Bob Brinker, Bob Bust, Bill Murphy, {illegible}, and Bart Foss. There is a white sign above the men that reads "131 A.G.F. Dance band". Printed In the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph is "Sendai, Japan. Dec. 25, 45".

Group photograph of the 131 Dance Band on stage in Sendai, Japan. The men are in three rows except for a trumpet player standing on the left and the pianist sitting at the piano on the right. The back row consists of six men, from left to right there are four trumpet players, a drummer and cellist. In the second row there are three trombone players. In the front row there are seven men, five saxophonists, and a guitar player all sitting behind wooden music stands. The seventh man in the front row is not behind a music stand nor holding an instrument. All the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. Printed underneath the photograph is "Dec. 45 - Sendai".

Photograph of a two U.S. Carrier Planes over the Ryukyu Islands after dropping torpedoes. Black smoke follows behind the planes.

Photograph of the Akasaka Palace building in Tokyo, Japan.

Photograph of the U.S. Army band on stage in Tokyo, Japan. The men are in two rows with the front row sitting behind wooden music stands. All but one of the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. On the far left a man with a guitar stands in a cowboy hat, button down shirt, large belt and cowboy boots. From left to right in the front row is Don Brown, Bill Gravett, Bob Brinker, unidentified, George Kaplan, Gayle Rasmussen, Joe Kost and unidentified. The back row is an unidentified man, Chester Dzierkiewiz, Wes Cain, Tom Powers, Larry Glaser, Ted Niewiadomski, Bill Murphy, Chuck Delula.

Photograph of a soldier identified as Asthalter standing in front of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.

Photograph of a black car, likely on a military base in Japan. The note on the back of the photo reads, "The color of the car is what the Japanese love. The Emperor drives a big black Chrystler, so everyone must have a black one."

Photograph of Robert Peters standing amid rubble in Tokyo, Japan, holding a camera in front of his face. Buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of a section of Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan covered in wooden cargo crates and longshoremen sorting through cargo. A water tower is visible in the background.

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signing the Japanese instrument of surrender. Admiral Nimitz sits at a long dark table with the large document in front of him, only his side profile can be seen. He is wearing a light-colored, uniform and hat with the Navy's emblem on it. Three men stand behind Admiral Nimitz watching as he signs the surrender document. There are also twenty men watching on from the background. Photograph is autographed by Nimitz: "C. W. Nimitz U.S. Representative". 22 officers are labeled in the caption. Handwritten in lower middle: "23. ' [indicates General] Stillwell/24 Gen Krueger." Photograph caption in lower right: "THE JAPANESE SURRENDER U.S.S. MISSOURI TOKYO BAY, 2 SEPTEMBER, 1945".

Photograph of a sailor from close range. The back of the photo says that this was "taken at Okinawa Ryuku Islands Buckner Bay." Also written on the back is "Beat, but happy its now almost over."

Photograph of a crowd of people amongst buildings on the streets of Sendai, Japan. The ground is littered with puddle of water.

Photograph of Deyo McCullough standing with a cello in front of tree on Christmas in Sendai, Japan. McCullough stands on the left in a collared shirt, dark tie, belt, pants and boots. printed on the front diagonally across the upper right-hand corner is "Dec 25 - 45 Sendai, Japan".

Photograph of Deyo holding a trumpet in front of a tree. he is wearing a dark collared shirt with two pockets on the front. Handwritten on the right in blue ink is, "to Mac a good buddy and a fine guy. Bill Murphy".

Photograph of Deyo McCullough from the torso up in uniform in Sendai, Japan. His jacket is dark with two patches on the arm and a side cap. Behind him are brick stairs.

Photograph of Dolores Lamb, wearing a kimono in front of the Atami Hotel. A note on the back reads, "Dolores gone native - this is the hotel we like so well - the open place on the third floor is our room you sleep on the floors." "1954" is written in ink below the note on the back.

Photograph of Dolores Lamb wearing a kimono in front of the Atami Hotel. "D. Lamb 1954" is written on the back.

Photograph of Dolores Lamb in front of a rice paddy and a house in Japan. The note on the back reads, "Train Station at U[...]ama. Rice paddy and Japanese houses in the background."

Photograph of Dolores Lamb standing between two men in front of a rickshaw, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. There is a car across the street in the background.

Photograph of an electric train, above street level in Tokyo, Japan. A truck drives past in the foreground.

Photograph of a small group of tourists standing at the entrance to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

Photograph of five people talking at a party at the Far East Air Forces Officers' Club. The text, "Far East Air Forces Officers' Club Tokyo, Japan" is printed at the bottom of the image.

Photograph of four unidentified soldiers standing in front of a base in Japan.

An official photo of Deyo McCullough in Niigata, Japan. He stands profile, body turned to the left and is wearing a dark full uniform with two pockets on the front and patches on the sleeve, lace-up boots and a side cap.