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Barnett, L. The World We Live In: Part XIII. The Starry Universe (Dec 20, 1954) Life, Vol. 37, No. 25
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... from all parts of South Africa who have gathered near hill, topped by the Voortrekker monument, which honours the 19th century Dutchman who settled Cape Town, during celebration of the country's pioneers.
December 1949
Photo: Margaret Bourke-White
Representing hope and freedom, a 25 foot, 6,000 pound statue named, UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, by world-renowned artist, J. Seward Johnson, is a three-dimensional interpretation of a photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a Sailor, Carl Muscarello, kissing a nurse, Edith Shain, in Times Square, New York City on Aug. 14, 1945, following the announcement of V-J Day.
Edith Shain, the nurse memorialized in Eisenstaedt’s photo, states, "There is so much romance in the statue; it gives such a feeling of hope to all who look at it."
“This statue brings back so many memories of peace, love and happiness. During the moment of the kiss I don’t remember much, it happened so fast and it happened at the perfect time. I didn’t even look at the Sailor who was kissing me,” Shain continued. “I closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment like any woman would have done.”
For the next year, the sculpture will stand next to the USS Midway Museum on the San Diego Bay. It was previously displayed in New York City in 2005 and Sarasota, Florida in 2006.
NY Times - Edith Shain, Who Said Famous Kiss Came Her Way, Dies at 91
LA Times - Edith Shain dies at 91; WWII nurse in iconic Times Square kissing photo
In honor of the Discovery Shuttle landing safely back on earth today, March 9, 2011, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., completing its 39th and final flight. Since 1984, Discovery flew 39 missions, spent 365 days in space, orbited Earth 5,830 times and traveled 148,221,675 miles.
Different museums are beginning the fight for Discovery.
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Duane found a bunch of VW ads for me in old Life magazines that he had in his closet! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee! This ad is from the August 8, 1969 copy of LIfe Magazine. The cover was "On the Moon" Most of the ads were about the moon landing. Pretty dang cool.
Built in 1909, the LaSalle was one of Chicago's most grand hotels. Twenty-two stories high, the hotel sat at the northwest corner of LaSalle and Madison streets catering to the city's elite, and high class travelers.
A dark footnote in Chicago's history happened here, when on June 5th 1946, a fire swept thru the hotel, killing 61 people. The hotel was refurbished, and was able to continue on until July of 1976, when operations ceased and it was torn down shortly after that.
Every year on the anniversary marking the end of World War II, the Times Square Alliance invites couples (though strangers would be more appropriate) to come make out in the same spot this nameless couple did just 62 years ago.
"Couples of all ages and from all walks of life were invited to meet in front of the sculpture “Unconditional Surrender”, which was created by acclaimed artist Seward Johnson, memorializing a famous photo snapped by Lieutenant Victor Jorgenson and evoking the iconic LIFE magazine cover photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt.", reported the Alliance website.
Kissers were handed out a sailor cap, roses and... breath mints!
For more, much better pictures, visit the Times Square Alliance website.
For clues that reveal who might have been the passionate nurse and sailor of the picture, read Sewell Chan's article "When a Kiss Isn’t Just a Kiss" in The New New York Times.
"The wonderland of bounding arches, transparent walls and butterfly stilts shown here is an everyday familiarity to students at Westmoor High School in Daly City, Calif. A far cry from the buildings that dominate most schoolyards, it is one of a series of spectacular schools recently built in the San Francisco Bay Area by architect Mario J. Ciampi" - LIFE Magazine, May 25, 1959. Mural by artist Anne Knorr. Gorgeous color photos by Fred Lyon.
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Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Archives Photograph Collection, Box 100 (UAPC-100-001-001).
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"Life Goes to a Party with the Tombstone Hounds" An article in the August 2, 1943 issue of "Life Magazine" about a group of people dedicated to documenting and preserving cemeteries in New Jersey.
Got to be honest here, when I visit old cemeteries, I don't wear a suit and tie.
Representing hope and freedom, a 25 foot, 6,000 pound statue named, UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, by world-renowned artist, J. Seward Johnson, is a three-dimensional interpretation of a photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a Sailor, Carl Muscarello, kissing a nurse, Edith Shain, in Times Square, New York City on Aug. 14, 1945, following the announcement of V-J Day.
Edith Shain, the nurse memorialized in Eisenstaedt’s photo, states, "There is so much romance in the statue; it gives such a feeling of hope to all who look at it."
“This statue brings back so many memories of peace, love and happiness. During the moment of the kiss I don’t remember much, it happened so fast and it happened at the perfect time. I didn’t even look at the Sailor who was kissing me,” Shain continued. “I closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment like any woman would have done.”
For the next year, the sculpture will stand next to the USS Midway Museum on the San Diego Bay. It was previously displayed in New York City in 2005 and Sarasota, Florida in 2006.
NY Times - Edith Shain, Who Said Famous Kiss Came Her Way, Dies at 91
LA Times - Edith Shain dies at 91; WWII nurse in iconic Times Square kissing photo
Representing hope and freedom, a 25 foot, 6,000 pound statue named, UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER, by world-renowned artist, J. Seward Johnson, is a three-dimensional interpretation of a photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a Sailor, Carl Muscarello, kissing a nurse, Edith Shain, in Times Square, New York City on Aug. 14, 1945, following the announcement of V-J Day.
Edith Shain, the nurse memorialized in Eisenstaedt’s photo, states, "There is so much romance in the statue; it gives such a feeling of hope to all who look at it."
“This statue brings back so many memories of peace, love and happiness. During the moment of the kiss I don’t remember much, it happened so fast and it happened at the perfect time. I didn’t even look at the Sailor who was kissing me,” Shain continued. “I closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment like any woman would have done.”
For the next year, the sculpture will stand next to the USS Midway Museum on the San Diego Bay. It was previously displayed in New York City in 2005 and Sarasota, Florida in 2006.
NY Times - Edith Shain, Who Said Famous Kiss Came Her Way, Dies at 91
LA Times - Edith Shain dies at 91; WWII nurse in iconic Times Square kissing photo
Over a thousand Chicagoans, from all walks of life and all parts of the city, came together at Millennium Park to perform "Crowd Out" by Davind Lang.
Although a bit chaotic in the beginning, once the leaders of each of the small groups that formed the whole got things in sync, it became a beautiful performance and a moving experience.
I came upon this event purely by accident and it took me a while to figure out what was going on.
Once surrounded by all these people, I was pretty much stuck, so you see some of the same faces over and over again.
pictionid68117659 - catalog--black and white photo of a life magazine cover from august 31 1942 featuring ensign georrge gay pointing to a map of the pacific ensign gay was the sole survivor of torpedo squadron 8 after the battle of midway photo is signed by george gay - titlearray - filename201822001cropped.jpg -Image from the SDASM Curatorial Collection.Note: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Published in the magazine "Life" in the edition of January 29, 1940. My grandfather who instilled me in the world of photography. Scanned from the magazine page. Umax PowerLook III.