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 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 four longshoremen sitting on stacked cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan. Many of the cargo boxes in the foreground are overturned or broken.

Photographic negative of military service members lined up in formation as two opposing teams while playing football at Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation. A football can be seen in motion on the right side of the photo. There is a view of a body of water in the background.

Photographic negative of service members at the Okinawa Officers Club and Recreation from the 1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion running in a field as they engage in sport and recreation.

Photograph taken on a street in Niigata, Japan. There are buildings and powerlines on either side of the street and a few people in long dark coats walking around. On the right boxes can be seen stacked against the side of building.

A photograph of a soldier in front of the 511 Parachute Infantry sign in Morioka, Japan. The man is wearing a large dark collared overcoat, a cap, crossbody bag, gloves and his pants are tucked into his boots. Behind him are several support pillars, and the facade of a building dotted with windows. The ground is covered in snow.

Photograph of a solider in a dark collared sweater, pants, side cap, crossbody bag and lace up boots posing in front of train tracks. Behind him are train cars on the tracks and a sign that reads "YAMAGATA" in English and in Japanese characters.

Photograph of an empty street in Niigata, Japan. On both sides of the street are tall fences and light poles. On the left hangs a sign with Japanese's characters on it. The ground is wet from rain.

Photograph of a busy street in Sendai, Japan. On the left is a row of buildings, a large crowd of people and car parked off to the side. On the right is a row of powerlines and a smaller crowd of people. The street is wet from rain.

Photograph of Niigata taken form a school building. There are multiple buildings in view, and a single person is standing in the street below.

Photograph of two men interacting from the window of a train car. On the left stands a man in a dark double pocketed uniform jacket with an Army technician patch on the arm and sunglasses. He is resting his forearm on the train window from the outside. On the right, inside the train, is a light-haired man raising food to his mouth. Underneath the window is a sign that reads "Reserved for Allied Military Forces" in English and in Japanese characters underneath.

Photograph of the view looking east across the Shimano River in Niigata, Japan. This was taken from the third floor of a school.

Photograph of two engineers standing on the right and operating some equipment, in an unknown quarry. A large piece of equipment and a truck are pictured on the left side of the photograph.

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

Photograph of flight nurse, Jane Kendeigh, seen standing to the left of a wounded solider on stretcher with other soldiers crouching down beside him.

Photograph of Jane Kendeigh sitting with an injured soldier on flight from Iwo Jima. The soldier is lying on the bottom of a bunk with their head wrapped in bandages. Another person is lying on the top bunk. Jane is kneeling by the bottom bunck and wearing a military uniform.

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.

Photograph of 5 longshoremen aboard an unknown ship transferring cargo at Naha Port, Okinawa.

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.

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.

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".