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Fashion at the horse races, 1945. lifestyle

Kentucky Derby Hats of 1945

Macy's caters to customers during the biggest holiday shopping season, 1948. lifestyle

How Black Friday Looked Before It Was Called Black Friday

The only pair of captive bongos in the world butt each other at the Cleveland zoo. Though the 18-month-old male (left) is not yet fully mature, he already as a sparing interest in the female. His horns eventually will be 36 inches long. Bongos are so elusive in the deep Central African forests that no one knows how many are left. animals

Animals That Were Among the First to Be Considered Endangered

In aura of fun and well-being, students dance in gym of Carlsbad's high school at weekly "Sock Hop" to music of a 12-piece student band. history

‘The Luckiest Generation’: Teenagers in the ’50s

As the game went into the night, the ash trays overflowed and the air got positively "blue." Reasoning that "if men can take it, so can we," the women continued. history

Role Reversal: LIFE Goes to a Men’s-Style Party Night for Republican Women

A Squirrel's Guide to Fashion animals

A Squirrel’s Guide to Fashion

Photo from a public "genius school" for 3-to-11-year-olds at New York's Hunter College, 1948. history

LIFE Goes to a School For Kid Geniuses, 1948

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

Walking Your Chicken in Paris With Style: A Pictorial Guide

Political fashion statement, 'Daft About Taft,' 1952. lifestyle

Political Fashion Statements From the 1952 Presidential Campaign

Yorkshire Terriers animals

A Breed Apart: Portraits of Yorkshire Terriers

Neiman Marcus, Texas Store 1945 by Life Photographer Nina Leen lifestyle

Refined Retail in Texas: Inside the First Neiman Marcus

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

Photographer Spotlight: Nina Leen

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