Party hats on and hands held aloft in celebration, children smile and pose for the camera at a street party on a cobbled Manchester road.
Bunting hangs from house to house across the terraces.
Elsewhere, tables adorned with cakes, biscuits and cups of tea are crammed together into a back alley as mums and grandmas join in the fun.
The grainy images capture a jubilant Manchester on May 8, 1945 - Victory in Europe Day.
They haven't been seen since their original publication.
Today, to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, more than 10,000 photographs from the Mirrorpix newspaper archive capturing Manchester and the nation during the war are being opened up to new eyes.
It's the first phase of a huge project to bring Mirrorpix's vast collection of millions of historical photographs online for the first time.
Many of the images were actually never published, meaning they will be viewed for the first time.
The log books of the Mirror group photographers who took them have also been digitally transcribed, to give accurate details where possible for each snap.
Leading family history website, Findmypast, announced the launch of the ground-breaking photo project in partnership with the Mirrorpix photographic archive and publisher Reach PLC today to mark the anniversary.
It will be free to search and explore from today until May 15th.
Highlights include scenes from the first VE Day celebrations in 1945, the faces behind the women's Land Army, evacuees headed to the countryside - and the first G.I.s to arrive in Britain.
Elsewhere in Manchester, Second World War soldiers are spotted larking around in a mess hall and firemen douse smoldering office blocks in the heart of Manchester damaged in a Nazi bomb raid.
Another image shows a Manchester couple standing beside their Anderson bomb shelter.
They incredibly escaped unhurt after a near direct hit created a huge crater in their backgarden.
The Findmypast photo collection is expected to grow in scale to include millions of images taken between 1904 and 2000 covering all aspects of British life, from sports, education, places of work and daily life to politics, national and local events.
This unique collection will enable anyone, anywhere in the world to travel back in time and see what everyday life looked like during the war.
A variety of countries and theatres of conflict are also covered.
The project ultimately aims to conserve the precious images for future generations.
Tamsin Todd, CEO of Findmypast, said: "Pictures are such a rich resource for anyone researching their family history.
"They let us see history through the eyes of those who lived it, and deepen our understanding of the times they lived through.
"It’s thrilling to bring these images showing everyday experience of civilian and military life during war out of the archives for the first time.”
Jim Mullen, CEO of Reach PLC said: "Every minute of every day, our newsbrands are serving hundreds of communities across the UK, publishing the news that matters to them, their friends and their families.
"Every single one of those communities has multiple deep connections to the story of VE Day and the years leading directly up to it.
"Our newsbrands covered those events as they happened and by publishing our VE Day collections with FMP today we're able to share those stories once again, re-connecting people to their own family history.
"Stories that perhaps they had forgotten or maybe never even knew, until now.
"Speaking from personal experience I can say that any journey to the Reach archives is a wonderful adventure into the past. Our collections are home to tales of the people, places and events - great and small - that shaped modern Britain.
The Findmypast photo collection is completely free to search and explore from May 8 to May 15.
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