Vj Day Times Square Photo

People tell me that when i m in heaven eisenstaedt said they will remember this picture see how life covered v j day in 1945.

Vj day times square photo. 27 1945 issue of life. Thousands of jubilant people celebrate v j day as they gather on new york s times square after the official announcement that the japanese had accepted the terms of potsdam and surrendered. 27 1945 issue of life. Taken on v j day 1945 as thousands jammed times square.

15 1945 as new yorkers celebrated the end of world war ii. V j day in times square. In recent decades this iconic photograph has engendered condemnation after greta zimmer friedman the woman being kissed by the sailor believed to have been george mendonsa said that the kiss was nonconsensual. Taken by photographer alfred eisentaedt.

This photograph taken by victor jorgensen and published in the new york times was taken aug. They threw anything and kissed anybody in times square national archives and records administration photograph don t forget to sign up get breaking aerospace news sent to your inbox. The man in the iconic photo of an exuberant navy sailor kissing a woman in new york city s times square at the end of world war ii has died. A uniformed sailor clutches a woman at her waist her back arched dramatically as their lips lock their faces obscured.

Navy sailor embracing and kissing a stranger a dental assistant on victory over japan day v j day in new york city s times square on august 14 1945. 27 1945 issue of life. Greta zimmer friedman identified later as the nurse in the photo became the subject of perhaps the most iconic photo taken on v j day on aug. V j day in times square also v day and the kiss is a photograph by alfred eisenstaedt that portrays a u s.

A photograph taken by alfred eisenstaedt which shows a u s. Navy sailor grabbing and kissing a nurse on victory over japan day in new york city s times square has become a cultural artifact of sorts.