- What 20th Century Life Was Like - LIFE
See how fashion, family life, sports, holiday celebrations, media, and other elements of pop culture have changed through the decades
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In 1946, in that moment after World War II when people were looking to get back on the road, LIFE photographer Andreas Feininger documented one of the most beautiful highways in North America
- Sharks: Fear and Fascination - LIFE
These centuries-old stories and traditions align with what scientists have been discovering–the ocean is better with sharks in it —— By Courtney Mifsud Intreglia The following is a selection of photos from LIFE’s new special issue Sharks: Predators of the Sea, which is available here online and at newsstands
- The 100 Most Important Photos Ever - LIFE
Here are a few selections from LIFE’s new special issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures Ever and the Stories Behind Them (clockwise from top left) Joe Rosenthal AP Shutterstock; Robert Beck Sports Illustrated Getty; Library of Congress, Prints Photographs Division, FSA OWI Collection, [LC-DIG-fsa-8b29516]; NASA
- The Smurfs: The Joy of Being Blue - LIFE
The following text is adapted from the introduction to LIFE’s new special issue The Smurfs, available at newsstands and online In 2011, people around the world donned white caps and pants and painted their faces (and in some cases entire bodies) blue in celebration of the Smurfs
- Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life
The following is from the introduction to LIFE’s special tribute issue, Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life, which is available online and at newsstands When James Earl Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on December 29, 2024, he was 100, and many people who as 18-year-olds had voted for or against him in the 1970s were contemplating
- Every Loving Detail: Inside a Lavish Kansas City Wedding, 1947 - LIFE
LIFE decided to pay tribute to “this burgeoning romanticism” by dispatching staff photographer NIna Leen to document a particularly lavish wedding, with a focus on all the preparations leading up to it, for a nine-page story headlined “ June Wedding: Kansas City Girl Marries With All the Fixings ”
- The Most Iconic Photographs of All Time - LIFE
Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world
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