U.S. Army Signal Corps

this is a view of the ruins of the Legislative Building in Manila, Philippines.

This is a view of the bombed remains of the City Hall in Manila, Philippines after World War II. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.

This is an aerial view of Manila Hotel and Manila Bay, Manila, Philippines.

John Brannon stands at a lectern at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan in the courtroom during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Brannon, defense attorney for Osami Nagano, who was on trial with 26 other alleged war criminals, announces the death of the one time Japanese Admiral and Chief of Staff of the Japanese Navy at the time of Pearl Harbor. Admiral Nagano died from an attack of bronchial pneumonia at the 361st U.S. Army Station Hospital, January 5th, after being moved from Sugamo Prison the previous day.

Major General Myron C. Cramer (left), representative of the United States at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East, consults with his legal advisor, Lieutenant Colonel William E. Kuder, in the General's office in the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Admiral James Richardson, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet, testifies on the witness stand at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East during the Pearl Harbor phase of the trials of the twenty-seven accused Japanese war criminals. It was held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Admiral James Richardson, former Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet, and members of his party stand before a map of Pearl Harbor at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. From left to right: Lieutenant P. S. McManus, Admiral Richardson, Captain J. J. Robinson, and Commander C. T. Cole.

The judges at the War Crimes Trials of the twenty-seven accused Japanese war criminals sit on the bench at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan. Left to right: Judge Roling, Netherlands; Judge McDougall, Canada; Lord Patrick, Great Britain; Major General Myron Cramer, United States; Sir William Webb, Chief Justice, Australia; Judge Mei, China; Major General Zaryanov, Soviet Union; Judge Bernard, France; Judge Northcroft, New Zealand; and Judge Jaranilla, The Philippines. Others are unidentified.

Justice E. Stuart McDougall, Court of King's Bench, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, represented Canada at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. McDougall is seen standing in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Justice Ju Ao Mei stands in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Mei was the representative from China.