Celebration of 'Victory over Japan' (VJ) day in Honolulu, Hawaii. Crowd of service men and civilians gathered for the celebration. Service men march down the street. Girls watch the celebrations form the roof top. Vehicles pass on the street. People on the roof tops as they throw torn paper and confetti into the streets below.
Celebration of 'Victory over Japan' (VJ) day in Honolulu, Hawaii. Crowd of service men and civilians gathered for the celebration. People on roof tops as they throw torn papers and confetti into the streets below. Service men celebrate on the streets. Several sailors and civilians stand on the streets. Women lean out of windows. Marines move on the streets. Aerial view of the celebration on the street. Crowd stands on the roof as they celebrate the day.
Celebration of 'Victory over Japan' (VJ) day in Honolulu, Hawaii. Crowd of service men and civilians gathered for the celebration. Marine holds a small child as the child waves. Small child in arms of a parent. Sailors celebrate with their girlfriends, waving American flags. Chinese Dragon paraded through the streets in celebration. Soldiers puts a lei on a WAC and kisses her while she holds a newspaper with headline, 'EXTRA! IT'S PEACE!' Car filled with sailors and a woman wearing a Hawaiian skirt and leis parades through the streets in front of the Max Cohn uniform store. Sailor kisses a Red Cross nurse. Marine kisses and waves. (World War II period).
Celebration of 'Victory over Japan' (VJ) day in Honolulu, Hawaii at the end of World War II. Crowd of service men and civilians gathered for the celebration. Planes fly in formation. Old woman celebrates with other people. Woman carries a child in her arms. A board reads: 'Russian Antique shop' near a building. Sailors and civilians on vehicles on the street.
Celebration of 'Victory over Japan' (VJ) day in Honolulu, Hawaii. Crowd of service men and civilians gathered for the celebration. Crowd celebrates on the street. USO building in view. People stand on the roof top of a building. Sailors on the street. News boy sells papers consisting of the VJ Day peace news.
U.S. President Harry Truman aboard the Cruiser USS Augusta(CA-31)in the Atlantic Ocean. President along with Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, inspect the ship while underway to the Potsdam conference. The U.S light cruiser, USS Philadelphia (CL-41) is visible ahead starboard, as they stand on the forward deck. Secretary Byrnes in a working conference aboard the ship. He holds a map of Germany. Byrnes consults with Dr. Ben Cohen. President Truman with Secretary Byrnes and Commanding Officer of the Augusta, Captain James Foskett, on the deck of the ship. President Truman personally greets each of the ship's officers and then lunches with sailors in their mess. Secretary Byrnes and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, sit with the President and discuss latest dispatches. Truman and Byrnes discuss a map of Europe. The USS Augusta being greeted by Royal Navy units. British light cruiser, HMS Birmingham, passes close aboard. President Truman, Secretary Byrnes, and U.S. Naval officers salute the passing vessels.
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