Title from caption on object: "There Was Dancing on Wall Street...”

May 7, 1945

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

ACME Newspictures

Publisher

This is a photograph of a large crowd gathered in a street. The scene captures a bustling moment in an urban setting filled with a diverse group of people. They are gathered closely together, with many looking directly at the camera. Some individuals appear to be dancing or engaged in lively movement. The street is littered with confetti. Surrounding buildings loom tall, framing the crowd. The photograph is monochrome.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.6 × 17.1 cm (8 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 23 × 18.1 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.363

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper center stamped in red ink perpendicular: MAY-8 1945; center Acme copyright stamp in black ink; bottom center printed in purple ink on applied paper inverted: NY 482:- THERE WAS DANCING ON WALL STREET ON MAY 7TH / AS NEW YORKERS STAGED CELEBRATION OF VE DAY. FESTIV- / ITIES WERE TOUCHED OFF BY PREMATURE ANNOUNCEMENT BY / ASSOCIATED PRESS THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED IN EUROPE. / ACME TELEPHOTO 5/7/45

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