Newsmap for the Armed Forces : the Sun is down

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Front: The text highlights what happened in the first weeks of the occupation of Japan. Photographs: General MacArthur receives Emperor Hirohito at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo -- Japanese officer reads demobilization order to Japanese troops in Tokyo -- Shinto priests -- Gen. Yamashita, on war-criminal list, has been arraigned in Manila -- American officers inspect records of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo. Back: Illustration of material goods arrayed on the outline of the United States is accompanied by text showing the good things of American life.

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1 sheet ([2] p.) : ill. ; 90 x 120 cm.

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[United States.] Army Information Branch. October 22, 1945.

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  • Main Title: Newsmap for the Armed Forces : the Sun is down
  • Added Title: Newsmap ; v. 4, no. 27
  • Series Title: Newsmap
  • Added Title: Newsmap. Monday, 22 October, 1945 : week of 9 October to 16 October
  • Added Title: The Sun Is Down
  • Added Title: The United States We Will Live In

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Front: The text highlights what happened in the first
weeks of the occupation of Japan.

Photographs: General MacArthur receives Emperor Hirohito at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo -- Japanese officer reads demobilization order to Japanese troops in Tokyo -- Shinto priests -- Gen. Yamashita, on war-criminal list, has been arraigned in Manila -- American officers inspect records of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo.


Back: Illustration of material goods arrayed on the outline of the United States is accompanied by text showing the good things of American life.

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1 sheet ([2] p.) : ill. ; 90 x 120 cm.

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Front: "Volume IV No. 27F"
"Prepared from public sources of information."
"U.S. Government Printing Office - 654909"
Listed in 1946 Monthly Catalog, p. 136.

Back: "Volume IV"

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  • OCLC: 60931234
  • Government Documents No.: W 109.207:4/27
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc849

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  • Publication Title: Newsmap
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 27

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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World War Two Newsmaps

The Newsmaps were published by the U.S. War Department during World War II. They usually feature maps displaying the theaters of conflict, and often include narrative descriptions of war-related events. Some feature photographic essays or poster-like designs on themes such as enemy insignias, demobilization, and farm loans.

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  • October 22, 1945

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[United States.] Army Information Branch. Newsmap for the Armed Forces : the Sun is down, poster, October 22, 1945; [New York, N.Y.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849/: accessed November 11, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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