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Victory at Long Last Doing Our Part
For the Duration
Military Installations
Photograph of very large crowd celebrating V.J. Day downtown
Home Away From Home
Serving Our Country
Elnora Douglass
Victory at Long Last
Thousands of joyous Austin civilians--as well as personnel from nearby military bases--flowed into the streets of downtown Austin on the evening of August 14, 1945, when word of the final victory over Japan was received. The festivities celebrating the end of World War II lasted throughout the night and into the following day.
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Photograph of very large crowd celebrating V.J. Day on Congress Avenue    
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Photograph of Service men and civilians celebrating V.J. Day downtown    
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Photograph of Service men and civilians celebrating V.J. Day downtown    
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