Days Gone By

Soviet soldiers celebrating the surrender of the German forces in Berlin, 2 May 1945.

Source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive)

A large neon Egyptian commando hanging over a Cairo street during a celebration of the British leaving the Suez. Photograph by Howard Sochurek. Cairo, Egypt, June 1956.

American servicemen and women gathering in front of the Red Cross club to celebrate the unconditional surrender of the Japanese on V-J Day. Paris, France, August 1945.

A French woman pouring wine for appreciative American soldiers in celebration of the liberation of her town from occupying German forces. Photograph by Carl Mydans. Brignoles, France, August 1944.

A Native American grandfather and child on the 4th of July. Photograph by Francis Miller. Dells, Wisconsin, USA, July 1953.

A phony clock being carried by two men in striped convicts’ clothing in the auditorium of the Michigan State Fair Grounds during Detroit’s celebration of Henry Ford Sr.’s 75th birthday. Photograph by William Vandivert. Detroit, Michigan, 1938.

Performers at Baile de Carnaval. Photograph by Robert W. Kelley. Havana, Cuba, February 1954.

People celebrating Guy Fawkes’ Day by burning an effigy of the Pope. Photograph by Hans Wild. Lewes, United Kingdom, 1945.

A joyful young man kissing a girl on V-J Day. Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt. New York City, August 1945.