Minnesota's Greatest Generation

People celebrating on VJ Day, Minneapolis

When news reached the home front that the war had ended in August 1945, Minnesotans poured out into the streets to join the celebration. Doris Shea Strand remembered, "The streets were full and there was no traffic. Everybody was really so joyful and so relieved."

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1945
Identifer: location E448.17 r4

People celebrating on VJ Day, Minneapolis