V-E Day and V-J Day: The End of World War II in Toronto, 1945, page 3

Chinese men in front of a storefront hold up newspapers.
Premature V-J Day celebrations
August 12, 1945
Photographer: John H. Boyd
City of Toronto Archives
Fonds 1266, Item 98337

 

False news reports of a Japanese surrender were released on August 12, causing V-J Day celebrations to break out a few days early.

 

People read and hold up newspapers with the headline PEACE AT LAST.
V-J Day celebrations
August 14, 1945
Photographer: John H. Boyd
City of Toronto Archives
Fonds 1266, Item 98390

 

People crowded into the back of a pickup truck cheer and wave large Union Jacks.
V-J Day celebrations
August 14, 1945
Photographer: John H. Boyd
City of Toronto Archives
Fonds 1266, Item 98388

 

People stand and sit on and around the Cenotaph.
V-J Day celebrations
August 14, 1945
City of Toronto Archives
Series 8, File 309, Item 13

 

A Chinese woman stands on a parade float surrounded by flags.
Chinese victory parade
August 26, 1945
Photographer: John H. Boyd
City of Toronto Archives
Fonds 1266, Item 98601
The street is lined with Chinese businesses and crowded with people.
V-J Day celebration, Elizabeth Street
August 1945
City of Toronto Archives
Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 229

 

Women in uniforms march in formation past saluting officers.
Canadian Women’s Army Corps marching past reviewing stand
on University Avenue during official V-J Day ceremony
August 1945
City of Toronto Archives
Series 8, File 309, Item 2

 

Sailors march in formation along Queen Street.
Detachment of Royal Canadian Navy marching past the Cenotaph
at Old City Hall during official V-J Day ceremony
August 1945
City of Toronto Archives
Series 8, File 309, Item 15

 

Crowd and armed forces personnel in formation seen from above.
Official V-J Day ceremony at the Cenotaph at Old City Hall
August 1945
City of Toronto Archives
Series 8, File 309, Item 3

 

A crowd covers the area in front of Old City Hall. A sign on the City Hall shows a soldier and his family, and the words Bring Them Back to Happiness.
Crowd in front of Old City Hall
1945
City of Toronto Archives
Series 8, File 309, Item 8

 

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