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Gangster Mickey Cohen smells flowers at home in Los Angeles, 1949. history

Mickey Cohen: Gangster in the Sun

Eames-designed chairs, 1950. history

Design Genius: Charles and Ray Eames

In the shadowy slum world into which she was born in Rio de Janeiro, 3-year old Isabel da Silva cries to herself after vainly seeking comfort from her exhausted father, Jose. history

A Fierce and Tender Eye: Gordon Parks on Poverty’s Dire Toll

One-fourth of the Missouri River will run through this steel 'liner.' history

LIFE’s First Cover Story: Building the Fort Peck Dam, 1936

Pennsylvania Station, New York, 1963. history

Penn Station, 1963: Walker Evans’ Portraits of a Lost Treasure

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Darkness Descends: The 1959 Blackout in New York

LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt adjusts Richard Nixon's tie prior to photo shoot during the 1960 presidential campaign. history

LIFE on the Campaign Trail: Classic Photos

Joe Kittinger LIFE Magazine cover 1960 history

Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth

African-American students escorted by federal troops, Little Rock Central High School, 1957. history

Brave Hearts: The Little Rock Nine

Bobby Fischer in New York, 1962. history

Bobby Fischer: Mind Games

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. history

The March on Washington, 1963

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In Praise of Hitchcock’s Leading Ladies

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