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  • Service History Note: Greta Friedman claims to be the "nurse" who was kissed in the famous photograph from Times Square on V-J Day taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt called "V-J Day in Times Square," also known as "The Kiss."
  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Location of Service: New York City, New York
  • Military Status: Civilian

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Greta Friedman Collection
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About this Item

Title

  • Greta Friedman Collection

Names

  • Daughters of the American Revolution, Frederick, Maryland Chapter
  • Friedman, Greta Zimmer
  • National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
  • Nancy Bond Rowland
  • Redmond, Patricia

Home State

  • MD

Headings

  • -  Friedman, Greta
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives

Notes

  • -  Civilian was born in Austria.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • Civilian

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Service History Note: Greta Friedman claims to be the "nurse" who was kissed in the famous photograph from Times Square on V-J Day taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt called "V-J Day in Times Square," also known as "The Kiss."
    • Location of Service: New York City, New York
    • Military Status: Civilian

Materials

  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Digital print [3 items] -- Photograph (collected 1945 - 2005)
  • Manuscript: Other [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 08/23/2005)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 09/13/2005)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1980 - 2005)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 08/23/2005)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/42863

Cite as

  • Greta Friedman Collection (AFC/2001/001/42863), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Daughters Of The American Revolution, Frederick, Maryland Chapter, Greta Zimmer Friedman, National Court Reporters Association, Nancy Bond Rowland, and Patricia Redmond. Greta Friedman Collection. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.42863/.

APA citation style:

Daughters Of The American Revolution, F., Friedman, G. Z., National Court Reporters Association, Nancy Bond Rowland & Redmond, P. Greta Friedman Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.42863/.

MLA citation style:

Daughters Of The American Revolution, Frederick, Maryland Chapter, et al. Greta Friedman Collection. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.42863/>.