Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Man and boy reading about Japan's surrender, VJ Day, 1945.

Americans relied heavily on local newspapers to keep them abreast of the status of the war. When the war finally ended in August 1945, the newspapers heralded the news with headlines set in large type, and "extra" editions.

This Chinese-American man and his son read the good news of the Japanese surrender together.

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1945
Identifer: location E448.17 r11

Man and boy reading about Japan's surrender, VJ Day, 1945.