Vj Day Times Square

After news broke that japan had surrendered and world war ii was over on august 15 1945 photographer alfred aisenstaedt took a picture of a sailor jubilantly kissing a woman in times square.
Vj day times square. A jubilant american sailor clutched a dental assistant in a back bending kiss at a moment of spontaneous joy about the long awaited wwii victory over japan. Navy sailor embracing and kissing a stranger a dental assistant on victory over japan day in new york city s times square on august 14 1945. V j day in times square is a photograph by alfred eisenstaedt that portrays a u s. Photograph taken by dick demarsico new york world telegram sun.
A crowd of people many waving gather in times square on v j day at time of announcement of the japanese surrender in 1945. A two page spread faces three other kissing poses among celebrators. Taken on v j day 1945 as thousands jammed times square. More from the scene of that famous v j day kiss in times square.
The photograph was published a week later in life magazine among many photographs of celebrations around the united states that were presented in a twelve page section titled victory celebrations.