The Kiss

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The world famous photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt took this picture of a soldier kissing a nurse on V-Day, August 14th, 1945. The soldier, believed to be George Mendonca of Newport, Rhode Island, was in Times Square celebrating. He happened to kiss a nurse which was capture by Eisenstaedt. As it turns out, the nurse is believed to be Greta Friedman, a dental assistant. Back in 1945 and for some time after, dental assistants customarily wore white and looked like medical nurses!