| Title: | Tojo be hanged |
| Description: | Four men gathered outside second story windows of brick building, where a dummy of General Tojo is being hanged in effigy; one man about to hit dummy with broom; another affixing sign reading "Rest In Pieces"; other signs fixed to effigy read, "So Solly" and "Tojos Last Stand"; location unknown. Caption on verso: "Tojo Be Hanged: Exultant Brooklynites give vent to their victory joy by hanging the Jap war lord in effigy." |
| Date: | 1945 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Aug. 15, 1945; "Eagle Staff Photo." Grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Holidays [3]
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| Subject: |
V-J Day, 1945 [4] Executions in effigy [5] Apartment houses [6] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | HOLI 0523 |