World’s most famous pictures
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The Kissing Sailor: The Mystery Behind the Photo That Ended World War II $13.99 On August 14, 1945, Alfred Eisenstaedt took a picture of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square, minutes after they heard of Japan’s surrender to the United States. Two weeks later LIFE magazine published that image. It became one of the most famous WWII photographs in history (and the most celebrated photograph ever published in the world’s dominant photo-journal), a cherished reminder of what … |
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1000 Pin-Up Girls (25th Anniversary Special Edtn) $9.99 girls gags & giggles – this was publisher robert harrison’s recipe for dishing up the american pin-up to the U.S. male. in the 1950′s his girlie magazines sold by the millions before becoming icons of pulp and trash culture. these skilfully illustrated girls with their curvaceous forms and inviting lingerie soon became extraordinairily popular and even developed considerable potential as a cultura… |
