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The American Northwest: Vintage Color Photos From an Epic Road Trip

Oktoberfest in Germany, 1961. destinations

How Oktoberfest Was Celebrated in the 1960s

Black Cat Audition, 1961 animals

Scary Movie? 152 Black Cats at an Audition

Quarterbacks of the NFL in 1961: (back, L-R) Milt Plum, Bobby Layne, Sam Etcheverry, Bill Wade, Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Norm Snead, Zeke Bratkowski; (front, L-R) Jim Ninowski, Fran Tarkenton, Don Meredith, John Brodie, Sonny Jurgensen, Y.A. Tittle. arts & entertainment

How to Take a Group Portrait of 14 NFL Quarterbacks on Their Day Off

Ann-Margret people

I Was in LIFE: Ann-Margret Remembers

Dancers in Central Park, 1961. destinations

Jewel of Manhattan: Scenes from Central Park, 1961

Montezuma the margay in New York apartment, 1961. animals

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Margay Kitten in a New York Apartment!

LIFE With the Astrochimps: Early Stars of the Space Race animals

Astrochimps: Early Stars of the Space Race

John and Jackie Kennedy walk to JFK's inauguration ceremony from the White House, January 1961. history

The Dawn of Camelot: JFK’s Inauguration

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

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