AMERICAN PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHS
 
At height of fight for the walled city - U.S. riflemen blaze away at Japanese positions in the Battle for Intramuros. March 16, 1945.
Battle for Intramuros. March 16, 1945.
   
World War II
As U.S. Army might flows toward heavy fighting in the Intramuros section of Manila over a pontoon bridge, Filipino refugees from the badly battered south side of the Pasig River stream past on foot in an orderly manner.
   
Combat troops crossing the Pasig to join the battle for the liberation of Manila. 1945.
Combat troops crossing the Pasig to join the battle for the liberation of Manila. 1945.
   
The Japanese delegation at the surrender ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri led by Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and Lt. General Yoshijiro Umezu.
The Japanese delegation at the surrender ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri led by Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and Lt. General Yoshijiro Umezu.
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