Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and on August 9, 1945 on the city of Nagasaki. These actions shocked the country and prompted Emperor Hirohito to order the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War to accept the terms the Allies had set down in the Potsdam Declaration for ending the war. On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally. Both August 14 and 15 have been known as "V-J Day" or "Victory over Japan Day." The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan formally surrendered aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. Photograph caption dated August 14, 1945 reads "But it was quiet downtown Los Angeles while many other cities staged wild celebrations over the Tokio (sic) report. Above was a scene at Seventh and Broadway this morning." Looking south on Broadway from Seventh Street, men and women are walking in the street and on the sidewalk. A man is selling newspapers. An electric street car is on the street as well as several cars and electric wires can be seen. A traffic signal reading "Stop" is on the lower right side of the photo and lampposts line both sides of Broadway. Several signboards for businesses can be seen, including Leroy's, Kress 10-25c store and Brooks. Other signs on buildings read "Los Angeles," "Hotel," "Financing," and "Optical Bldg." A portable sign in the street reads "No left turn," a sign in the middle right reads "No parking," and some of the awnings on the buildings have wording.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
World War, 1939-1945 V-J Day, 1945 Electric railroads--Cars--California--Los Angeles Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Street-railroad tracks--California--Los Angeles Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Street vendors--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Storefronts--California--Los Angeles Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles--Wires and wiring Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles Awnings Electric lines--Poles and towers Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Seventh Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Broadway (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Cityscape photographs Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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