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The latest edition of Rewind is the regular monthly feature 'Years Ago' and this time it's all about names, faces and happenings from the decade of the 1940's.
10 Real Stories Of The People Behind Famous Photographs
Although a picture is worth a thousand words, photographs often lie. What’s seen on the negative isn’t necessarily what’s going on before the lens. There are unexpected tales behind some of the most recognizable photographs in history some tragic, some uplifting, but all incredible.
10George Mendonsa And Greta Friedman
V-J Day in Times Square, which was shot by Alfred Eisenstaedt, is arguably one of the most iconic photographs from World War II. It gained infamy when it was published in
LIFE magazine and became a cultural icon almost instantly. Eisenstaedt claimed that he watched as the sailor grabbed “every female he could find and kiss[ed] them all” before finding his famous nurse.