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 man and woman singing with the 291st AGF Band at the USO club. The man stands on the left of the microphone and is dressed in black robes while holding a gavel. The woman stands on the right in a short dress with pinned hair and sings into the microphone.

Photograph of a women standing in front of a microphone. She is wearing a short dress and pinned hair. Behind the woman, the 291st Army Ground Forces Band sits and plays several instruments.

Photograph of an African American woman playing an accordion. She is wearing a long dress with pinned hair and stands in front of a microphone. The 291st AGF Band sit behind the women while playing their instruments.

Typewritten correspondence from an unknown sailor describing events in Nagasaki Harbor and city on September 11, 16, and 20th 1945. The document provides a first-hand account of damage from the atomic bomb from the sailor's viewpoint in Nagasaki harbor as well as naval operations during the period described and the affect on civilians in the area.

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 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing at a microphone. The photo is taken from the waist up and from the side, Admiral Nimitz arms are out of views behind his back. Admiral Nimitz is wearing a long sleeved, light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front, stars pinned to his collar and a brimmed hat with Navy's emblem on the front. Directly in front of Admiral Nimitz is a silver and black standing microphone.

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing at a microphone. The photo is taken from the waist up and from the side, Admiral Nimitz arms are out of views behind his back. Admiral Nimitz is wearing a long sleeved, light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front, stars pinned to his collar and a brimmed hat with Navy's emblem on the front. Directly in front of Admiral Nimitz is a silver and black standing microphone.

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz stands at a wooden podium with a standing microphone in front of it. Admiral Chester is wearing a dark double-breasted blazer with four visible buttons, four stripes on his sleeve and his Naval ribbon bars displayed above his right pocket. Two men can be seen on the left side of the photo in the wings of the stage and another man is seen sitting in a metal folding chair peeking around the curtain.

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in his white Naval Uniform and a Hawaiian lei. The photo is taken from the waist up.

Photograph of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance standing at a wooden podium with two microphones in front of him during the Change of Command ceremony on board the U.S.S. Menhaden at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is standing behind him with his arms down by his side. There are four men lined up on the right side of the photo identified as Vice Admiral J. H. Newton, U.S.N., Rear Admiral Dewitt C. Ramsey U.S.N., Cdr. James Loo, U.S.N. and Lieut. Sam L. Bernard. They're all wearing white Navy uniforms, Navy ribbon bars above their pocket, epaulettes with stripes and a star on them and white hats with black brims and the Navy's emblem.

Photograph of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Royal Navy, awarding Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz the Grand Cross of the Bath aboard the HMS Duke of York, Guam. Chester W. Nimitz stands on the right in a white Naval uniform with embroidered epaulettes, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem and holds up a sash to his torso. Sir Bruce Fraser is on the right leaning towards Flt. Adm. Nimitz to pin the sash on him. He is dressed in a white uniform and a brimmed hat with a Royal Navy emblem on it. another man stands behind them in a white uniform and holding up a dark pillow. In front of the men is a microphone and a tripod.

Photograph of an unidentified singer standing in front of a microphone with the 291st AGF Band sitting behind him. The singer wears a button up shirt with long pants.

Photograph of the bow of the USS Hancock stocked with airplanes. Another ship can be seen in the background of the image.

"Anniversary Waltz" dance program sponsored by; "Tri-V's and COEDS," held at Poston, AZ Relocation Camp.

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 two men playing a bass and drum for a crowd at a USO club. Both men wear button up shirts and long pants. Behind the men, two members of the band sit and listen to the performance.

Photograph of a beach scene on Johnston Island. Several palm trees sit to the left side of the photo and the sun can be seen setting in the background.

Photograph of Bingo the dog standing for a photograph aboard the USS Hancock. The dog faces toward a strong wind.

Photograph of Bob Hope and others gathering around a broadcasting microphone. Three men in the group face towards the microphone while one man stands behind the others. A woman with pinned hair looks down in the right corner of the photo.

Photograph of a group of nurses aboard the USS Hancock being transported back to the United States. The nurses are arranged into three rows and all wear collared shirts and sailor styled hats.

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 the CASP Band playing at a USO Club. The band is organized between two rows and a conductor stands in front of the band.