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80-G-490442: Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Tokyo, Japan, 1945

80-G-490442: Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Honshu, Japan, 1945. A low-flying plane of the Third Fleet with supplies for Allied war prisoners was greeted with improvised signs asking for help on roof tops of prison camp buildings in the Tokyo, Japan, waterfront area. Released August 29, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. (2015/11/10).
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Caption: Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Tokyo, Japan, 1945. A low-flying plane of the Third Fleet with supplies for Allied war prisoners was greeted with improvised signs asking for help on roof tops of prison camp buildings in the Tokyo, Japan, waterfront area. Released August 29, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. (2015/11/10).
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