The story behind that iconic Times Square photograph

The photograph was captured by Alfred Eisenstaedt and published alongside the caption: 'In New York's Times Square a white-clad girl clutches her purse and skirt as an uninhibited sailor plants his lips squarely on hers"

Mon, 18 Feb, 2019 - 22:40

Rebecca Stiffe

"If that girl did not have a nurse's uniform on, I never would have done that."

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