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'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

When the Japanese surrendered in August, 1945, a raucous celebration began in San Francisco that didn't end for three days. As the booze flowed and the party continued, violence broke out and dozens were injured.


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'''Bonfire on Market Street, August 15, 1945.'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

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'''Another view of bonfires on Market Street.'''

''Photo: provenance unknown''


[[Image:Celebration at end of WWII Aug 18 1945 Market and Mason AAF-0184.jpg]]

'''Intersection of Market and Mason, August 18, 1945.'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

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'''Riotous celebrations in San Francisco and Redwood City, California as soldiers, sailors and civilians celebrate the end of World War II.'''

''Video: [https://archive.org/details/prelinger Prelinger Archives]''


[[Image:Celebration end of WWII Crowd overturns newspaper delivery truck Aug 15 1945 AAF-0185.jpg]]

'''Crowd overturns newspaper delivery truck, August 15, 1945.'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

[[Image:Monterey-with-returning-troops-at-Pier-15-Oct-19-1945 P82-019A 4267.jpg]]

'''The ''USS Monterey'' returning to Pier 15 with homebound troops, October 19, 1945.'''

''Photo: San Francisco Maritime National History Museum, P82-019A_4267''

[[Image:Returning-troops-on-USS-Monterey-Oct-1945-Pier-15-SFMNHP P82-019A-4266.jpg]]

'''The ''USS Monterey'' returning to Pier 15 with homebound troops, October 19, 1945.'''

''Photo: San Francisco Maritime National History Museum, P82-019A_4266''



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