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John Wayne photo essay by John Dominis for LIFE magazine, 1969. people

Behind the Scenes With John Wayne, 1969

Charlene Dash, 20, was signed a year ago by the Ford Model Agency, one of the most prestigious, and is already the top money-maker among black models. She has done six TV commercials, the most recent for Clairol cosmetics (above). lifestyle

This Is What It Was Like to Break Into Modeling as a Woman of Color in 1969

New York City graffiti, 1969. arts & entertainment

We Were Here: Graffiti and the Human Cry for Connection

The gantry retracts while Saturn V boosters lift the Apollo 11 astronauts toward the moon, July 16, 1969. history

Apollo 11: What Liftoff Looked Like

August 11, 1969, special edition of LIFE magazine. history

‘To the Moon and Back.’ See LIFE’s Complete Special Issue on Apollo 11

Calvin R. Patrick, 18, Army, Pfc., Houston, Texas history

Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week’s Toll, June 1969

New York City, summer 1969. lifestyle

New York Groovy: City Fashions from the Summer of 1969

Tom Seaver, 1969. arts & entertainment

Amazin’: Remembering Tom Seaver and the Miracle Mets

Hillary Rodham (later Hillary Rodham Clinton), Park Ridge, Illinois, June 1969. people

Hillary Clinton’s First National Splash: LIFE, 1969

Apollo 9, March 1969. On the fourth day of the mission, astronaut David Scott stood in the open hatch of the command module and scanned the blue earth below. history

The Amazing Lunar Module: From Early Models to the Moon

Student Rosemary Shoong at Beverly Hills High School, wearing a dress she made herself, 1969. lifestyle

Feelin’ Groovy: High School Fashion, 1969

Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 1969. arts & entertainment

Peace, Love, Music and Mud: LIFE at Woodstock

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