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Photograph of youths celebrating the end of WW II in the Pacific in Nashville, Tennessee, 1945 September 2

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Title	Photograph of youths celebrating the end of WW II in the Pacific in Nashville, Tennessee, 1945 September 2
Corporate name	Nashville Banner
Topical entry	Military History World War II Home Front V-J Day, 1945 World War, 1939-1945--Peace--Tennessee--Nashville Victory celebrations--Tennessee--Nashville--1940-1950 Celebrations--Tennessee--Nashville Victory celebrations--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description	A photograph of a convertible car with teenagers waving American flags and holding a Banner newspaper high with the announcement "War Ends" in celebration of the end of WW II in the Pacific on 2 September 1945, known as VJ or VP Day. A formal parade in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, followed two days later. Forms part of the Nashville Banner Archives. 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Date	1945-09-02
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	BP-WWII-Nashville
Relation	Nashville Banner Archives
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-BP-WWII-Nashville