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NOT a photo of sailors saying goodbye during WW2

August 27, 2017

This photo (often titled “The last kiss” is shared all over the internet as a World War Two photo, a dramatic moment of sailors kissing their sweethearts just before being shipped off to the front. It is not. Although a great picture, it is not from the 1940s.As someone who analyses old photos as part … More NOT a photo of sailors saying goodbye during WW2

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