PITTSBURGH SUN-TELEGRAPH VJ DAY PEACE EDITION - AUGUST 15, 1945

AN ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE PITTSBURGH SUN-TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCING THE END OF WORLD WAR II IN THE PACIFIC. THE FRONT PAGE CARRIES A LARGE BOLD RED HEADLINE READING PEACE WITH THE SUB-HEADLINE SHOOTING ENDS IN PACIFIC. ADDITIONAL FRONT PAGE HEADLINES INCLUDE TRUMAN NAMES MACARTHUR TO HEAD JAP OCCUPATION, U.S. CRUISER SUNK WITH 883 DIE IN NAVY DISASTER, TWO-DAY HOLIDAY FOR U.S., MARTIN PROCLAIMS TWO-DAY HOLIDAY, AND ALL STORES CLOSED TODAY. A HEADLINE READING PETAIN CONVICTED, SENTENCED TO DIE IS ALSO VISIBLE ON THE FRONT PAGE.

THE INTERIOR PAGES CONTAIN EXTENSIVE WARTIME COVERAGE INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS OF CELEBRATIONS, A FEATURE HEADED JOYFUL VICTORY CELEBRATION WITH CROWD PHOTOGRAPHS, IMAGES CAPTIONED CELEBRATING OFFICIAL SURRENDER, PRESIDENT TRUMAN ANNOUNCING END OF WAR, MRS. TRUMAN REJOICING, AND DELIVERING NAVY. A FULL-PAGE FEATURE IS HEADED HISTORY OF WAR WITH JAPS WITH SUB-HEADINGS INCLUDING SNEAK ATTACK AT PEARL HARBOR NIPPON'S FATAL MISTAKE. A FURTHER SPREAD COVERS RADAR MYSTERY COMES TO LIGHT WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS OF RADAR INSTALLATIONS, AND THE SECRET WAR OF RADIO TOWERS. PERIOD ADVERTISEMENTS ARE VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR PAGES.

PUBLICATION DETAILS:
* NEWSPAPER: PITTSBURGH SUN-TELEGRAPH
* DATE: AUGUST 15, 1945 (VJ DAY EDITION)
* ORIGIN: PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES
* FORMAT: BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER, MULTIPLE PAGES

CONDITION:
* PAPER HAS YELLOWED AND TONED THROUGHOUT, CONSISTENT WITH AGE
* FOLD CREASES VISIBLE ACROSS ALL PAGES FROM LONG-TERM STORAGE
* CENTRE FOLD CREASE IS PROMINENT
* MINOR EDGE WEAR AND SOFTENING
* PAGES REMAIN INTACT AND LEGIBLE
* RED HEADLINE INK ON FRONT PAGE REMAINS VIBRANT

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
* BOLD RED PEACE FRONT PAGE HEADLINE
* COVERAGE OF JAPAN'S SURRENDER AND END OF PACIFIC WAR
* ANNOUNCEMENT OF MACARTHUR HEADING OCCUPATION
* USS INDIANAPOLIS SINKING REPORT (U.S. CRUISER SUNK, 883 DIE)
* PHOTOGRAPHS OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN ANNOUNCING END OF WAR
* CROWD CELEBRATION PHOTOGRAPHS
* FEATURE ON RADAR TECHNOLOGY REVEALED AFTER WARTIME SECRECY
* PERIOD ADVERTISEMENTS THROUGHOUT INTERIOR PAGES

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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