An icon is an image that refers to something outside of its individual elements, something or someone that has great symbolic meaning for society. Icons are often seen as representing universal concepts, emotions and meanings. Iconic images are recognizable, however, known not for their origin, their time of production or the people who created them, but for their great symbolic and historical significance. Iconic images play an important role in American history and have shaped our identity through controversy, cultural consciousness, and historical events. A single image can trigger memories of a moment in history that the universe will cherish for a lifetime, like the “Time Square Kiss” photograph. The Times Square kiss was taken with little-known information at first, so today it's even more of a mystery. For this reason, there is significant controversy today over what is actually happening in the photograph. There's a lot to be said for The Times Square Kiss capturing a moment in time. The photograph shows a couple, a sailor and a nurse, kissing passionately in Times Square in New York. The photograph has become an iconic image frozen in American history because it represents the end of the war and a new beginning. Every nuance and line of the photograph will be analyzed, the period in which the photograph was taken and how society perceives itself through the images will be discussed. In the case of the Times Square Kiss, the photograph was taken with little information known initially, so today it's even more of a mystery. For this reason, there is significant controversy today over what is actually happening in the photograph. At a glance, the photograph depicts a couple kissing in New York's Time Square. The young man carries a form...... middle of paper ......ing love, hope, peace and the end of World War II. The photograph proudly told the story. My next interview was INSERT THEIR NAME. I stopped here because I don't know what that thing is under the "Time Square Kiss", photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Eisenstaedt was a photographer for Life magazine, who went to Times Square after learning that Japan was going to the United States. Eisenstaedt wanted to immortalize the celebration of the end of the war in Time Square for Life magazine. He took several candid photos that day, but only one photo was published in Life magazine. The photograph depicted a U.S. Navy sailor and a nurse passionately kissing in New York's Times Square to celebrate the end of World War II. The photograph of the U.S. Navy sailor and nurse stood for aWorks CitedRose, Mrs. "The Kissing Sailor." Personal interview. April 18. 2014.