Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic "V-J Day in Times Square" photo. Alfred Eisenstaedt/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images. When World War II finally came to a close on August 14, 1945, Americans all over ...

Alfred Eisenstaedt, who snapped some of the most recognizable photographs of the 20th century, including the famous 1945 image of a jubilant sailor kissing a swooning nurse in Times Square to ...

One 2012 blog post inspired a heated debate about the dynamic depicted in the image, pointing to interviews Friedman did over the years, saying in 2005. "It wasn't my choice to be kissed," she said.

Ernest Hemingway, LIFE’s Alfred Eisenstaedt once stated, “was the most difficult man I ever photographed.” Coming from someone who (as we’ve pointed out elsewhere on LIFE.com) made ...

The photo by Life magazine's Alfred Eisenstaedt was seen by millions. She was a married, part-time nurse ... Above, he interviews Dallas coach Tom Landry. He was 72. Full obituary ...

LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt kissing a woman during V-J Day celebrations in Times Square, August 14, 1945. William C. Shrout—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images V-J Day celebrations ...

Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt captured emotional war farewells. WHEN a sailor was caught kissing a woman in 1945 it captured the mood at the end of WWII.

Pioneer Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt reeled off a string of anecdotes about some of his most famous photographs on exhibit at Circle Gallery, 540 N. Michigan Ave. He was in town fo… ...

Taken amid the jubilation of V-J Day, which effectively brought World War II to an end, Alfred Eisenstaedt’s black-and-white image was first published in Life magazine in 1945 and has since ...