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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

Royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace: (l. to r.) King George VI, Princess Margaret Rose, unidentified, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mother Mary after wedding of Elizabeth and Philip.

People

Elizabeth and Philip: Photos From the Royal Wedding, 1947

Not originally published in LIFE magazine. Lauren Bacall at Gotham Hotel, New York, 1945.

Arts & Entertainment

Photographer Spotlight: Nina Leen

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.

Arts & Entertainment

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

Model of the "Space Ark" rocket ship from the sci-fi classic, "When Worlds Collide" 1951

Lifestyle

In Praise of Unusual Flying Objects

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