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V-J Day, 1945: A Nation Lets Loose

It is, arguably, the single most famous still image of the 20th century: a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on V-J Day in August 1945. That simple, straightforward description of the scene,...

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LIFE With James Dean: The Accidental Icon

So much has been written about James Dean, and his influence looms so large over movies and over popular cultural in general, that it’s always jarring to be reminded that at the time of his death, at...

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Love Letter to New York: Classic LIFE Photos of the Big Apple

The monuments and the museums, the pulsing crowds on Fifth Avenue, opera at the Met and stickball in Spanish Harlem, sardines on the subway and the romantic urban vistas of Central Park: Over the years...

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James Dean in the Rain: The Iconic Photo of Hollywood’s Most Enigmatic Star

While he was never Hollywood’s most iconic figure — Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and a half-dozen other actors and actresses can stake a more legitimate claim to that title — no legend of the silver...

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Old-School New Year’s Eve: Photos From a Vanished, Wartime New York

Maybe people get so rowdy, reckless and just plain loud of New Year’s Eve because it’s a holiday that forces us to look back, as well as ahead — and for many people, looking back can be an awfully...

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Unforgettable Eisenstaedt: 22 Amazing Photos by a Master

Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898–1995), the man behind some of the most memorable pictures of the 20th century, was a professional photographer for almost 70 years. He started working in photography in Weimar...

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