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Wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie (center, with bandaged head) reaches toward a stricken comrade after a fierce firefight south of the DMZ, Vietnam, October 1966. history

Powerful Portraits of Vietnam: Larry Burrows’ ‘Reaching Out,’ 1966

LIFE magazine cover created for the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. people

‘Walter Mitty’ and the LIFE Magazine Covers That Never Were

American jeeps travelled through a bombed-out town during the drive towards Rome, World War II. history

World War II in Color: The Italian Campaign and the Road to Rome

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Before and After D-Day: Color Photos From England and France

Georgia O'Keeffe photographed on the roof of her Ghost Ranch home in New Mexico, 1967. people

Georgia O’Keeffe: Invincible

Marilyn Monroe at home, 1953. people

Marilyn Monroe at Home in Hollywood: Color Portraits, 1953

Continuous-flow bath is the best method for calming excited mental cases. With their bodies greased, the patients can remain in the baths for hours, gradually fall asleep." history

Strangers to Reason: LIFE Inside a Psychiatric Hospital, 1938

Ray Charles, with arms outstretched, during performance at Carnegie Hall, 1966. people

Ray Charles: Photos of a Musical Genius On Stage and Off

Larry Jim Holm and Dunk, Iowa, 1945 animals

A Boy and His Dog

Marguerite (right) and her chicken, Paris, 1956. animals

Walking Your Chicken in Paris With Style: A Pictorial Guide

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

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

Rachel and Schulim Pewzner, from Warsaw, Poland, interviewed at Ellis Island, 1950. history

Gateway to a New World: Rare Photos From Ellis Island

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