Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jaime Gonzalez of Oklahoma State University shot a three-under-par 69, the day's best round, and led the United States to a 4-4 tie with Japan in Tuesday's first round of the U.S.-Japan collegiate golf tournament."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Pictured is Japanese Champion Duchess shown with her foreign trophies."

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 used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Deborah A. Rynda is not the usual, fresh-from-high school scholarship recipient."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rich Loebl examines hanks of pearls."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The generals' field mess tent was marked by wooden cutouts in the shape of Oklahoma and California maps recently, when representatives of California visited the Oklahoma National Guard Division in Hokkaide, Japan. Standing by cutouts of their states are Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Huddelson, commander of the 40th Infantry from So. California; and Maj. Gen. James C. Styron of Oklahoma's 45th."

Photograph of a tank being unloaded at the beach at Yokohama, Japan. Soldiers stand to the right and look on.

Photograph of several ships, including one identified as L.S.J., landing on the beach at Yokohama, Japan.

Photograph of people standing outside the American Red Cross canteen in Yokohama, Japan. Vehicles are visible on the far right.

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing in front of the 44th Tank Battalion quarters in Tokyo.

General Nimitz signs the Japanese Surrender document while the assembled troops look on

Photograph a stone walkway in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan. The walkway is part of the Museum Garden Walk.

Photograph of the skyline at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. A parking lot is visible in the foreground. Trees and buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. In the foreground, a woman stands by an enclosed body of water. The water is surrounded by stone walls. Trees and buildings are visible behind the walls.

Photograph of the Imerial Palace grounds in Tokyo, Japan. An enclosed body of water is visible in the foreground. The water is surrounded by rock walls and trees. Other buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This meal a japanese waitress is serving Lieut. Gen. Wainwright in the New Grand Hotel at Tokohama is probably much better than any he received during his more than three years in nipponese prison."

Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Army and Navy officials watch on as dignitaries leave the deck.

Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender which ended WWII. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, address the crowd at the beginning of the ceremony. Behind him from left to right stand: General Hsu Yung-Chang of China; Admiral Sir Bruce A. Fraser, Royal Navy; Lt. General Kuzma Derevyanko of the U.S.S.R.; and General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia.

Photograph of Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Toshikazu Kase overlooks Shigemitsu's shoulder.

Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender that ended WWII. Allied military officers stand on the deck of the USS Missouri. From left to right on the front row are: Lt. General Kuzma Derevyando of the U.S.S.R.; General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia; Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave of Canada; General Jacques LeClerc of France; Vice Admiral Conrad E.L. Helfrich of the Netherlands; and Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt of New Zealand.

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".

Color photograph of Japanese surrender ceremony on board the U.S.S. Missouri. General Umezu leans over the table with his back to the camera as he signs the surrender document for Japan. A large crowd of uniformed men stand at attention in front of him.

Photographic copy of Japan's surrender document signed by the Japanese Emperor and General as well as representatives from the United States, China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands and France.