British hostage Mavis Lee and her dachshunds, with Japanese envoys, Hong Kong

Japanese surrender, Forbidden City, Peking, 10 October 1945

Japanese General, at Japanese surrender, Peking, 10 October 1945

General Sun Lianzhong signing Japanese surrender documents, 10 October 1945

Photographing the Japanese surrender documents, Peking, 10 October 1945

Nationalist Army brass band at Japanese surrender, Peking

Table with Japanese surrender documents, Peking, 10 October 1945

Japanese surrender, Forbidden City, Peking, 10 October 1945

Japanese surrender in the Forbidden City, Peking, 10 October 1945

General Sun Lianzhong with aides and officials, Japanese surrender, Peking

General Sun Lianzhong with aides and officials, Japanese surrender, Peking

Japanese commanders before surrendering their swords, Peking

Hiroshi Nemoto signing Japanese surrender, Peking, 10 October 1945

Japanese commanders before surrendering their swords, Peking

General Sun Lianzhong signing Japanese surrender documents, Peking

American, French, and British attendees at Japanese surrender, Peking

Japanese surrender in the Forbidden City, Peking, 10 October 1945

Leo H. Lamb at the Japanese surrender, Peking

Japanese surrender in the Forbidden City, Peking, 10 October 1945

Hiroshi Nemoto signing Japanese surrender documents, 10 October 1945