Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz saluting on board the HMS Duke of York. He is wearing an all-white Navy uniform with a dark sash and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on it.

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.

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing with Captain Robert T. S. Keith aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. On the left Flt. Adm. Nimitz is wearing a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem, and four stripes with a band and single star on the sleeves. He is holding a pair of gloves in front of him. Capt. Keith stands on the right in a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem, three stripes and a star on his sleeves. Both of his arms are hanging by his side, and he grips a dark pair of gloves in one hand. In front of them are some chain dividers, and behind them two cranes can be seen in the port.

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.

Page from scrapbook kept by the Nimitz family that includes two photographs. The photograph on the left shows Worrall Reed Carter holding hat and smoking a cigar while standing on dirt or gravel with two raised wooden buildings behind him. He is wearing a suit and boutonniere. The photograph on the right shows Chester W. Nimitz holding a cigar while standing on dirt or gravel with the same two raised wooden buildings behind him. He is wearing a suit and tie. The photographs are mounted on black scrapbook paper.

Page from scrapbook kept by the Nimitz family that includes two photographs. The photograph on the left shows Clarence "Heine" Hinkamp (top left), Elizabeth Freeman (top center), Catherine Freeman (center), Chester W. Nimitz (right), and Worrall Reed Carter (bottom right) sitting on the porch steps of a raised wooden building. Clarence is wearing a suit and tie and a newsboy cap while holding a cigar. Chester is wearing a suit and tie while smoking a cigar. Worrall is wearing a suit and tie and boutonniere while holding a cigar and hat. Elizabeth and Catherine are wearing white dresses and neckerchiefs. The photograph on the right shows Clarence "Heine" Hinkamp standing in front of two raised wooden buildings while holding his newsboy cap. The photographs are mounted on black scrapbook paper.

Page from scrapbook kept by the Nimitz family that includes two photographs. The photograph on the left is blurry and shows Clarence "Heine" Hinkamp (top right), Elizabeth Freeman (top center), Catherine Freeman (center), Chester W. Nimitz (right), and Worrall Reed Carter (bottom right) sitting on the porch steps of a raised wooden building. Clarence is wearing a suit and tie and a newsboy cap while holding a cigar. Chester is wearing a suit and tie while smoking a cigar. Worrall is wearing a suit and tie and boutonniere while holding a cigar and hat. Elizabeth and Catherine are wearing white dresses and neckerchiefs. Something appears to be floating in the middle of the photo. The photograph on the right shows a dirt road with trees on both sides. Raised wooden buildings can be seen in the background. The photographs are mounted on black scrapbook paper.