- Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life
The following is from the introduction to LIFE’s special tribute issue, Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life, which is available online and at newsstands When James Earl Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on December 29, 2024, he was 100, and many people who as 18-year-olds had voted for or against him in the 1970s were contemplating
- The 100 Most Important Photos Ever - LIFE
Here are a few selections from LIFE’s new special issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures Ever and the Stories Behind Them (clockwise from top left) Joe Rosenthal AP Shutterstock; Robert Beck Sports Illustrated Getty; Library of Congress, Prints Photographs Division, FSA OWI Collection, [LC-DIG-fsa-8b29516]; NASA
- The Most Iconic Photographs of All Time - LIFE
Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world
- History Photo Archives - LIFE
Explore History within the LIFE photography vault, one of the most prestigious privately held archives from the US around the World
- Photographing American History - LIFE
Explore the world one picture at a time with these beautiful and inspiring pictures from across the globe - near and far, popular and unknown
- Meet the Real-Life Gidget
Teenager Kathy Kohner’s real-life adventures in Malibu earned her the nickname “Gidget” from her fellow surfers and inspired her father to write a 1957 book which was then adapted into films and a television show
- Icons of the 20th Century - LIFE
See photographs and read stories about global icons - the actors, athletes, politicians, and community members that make our world come to life
- LIFE
In 1948 LIFE was back to report on the latest innovation in the field: mirrored sunglasses The story reported that “the new glasses can be used as handy make-up mirrors, and they can hide black or bloodshot eyes completely ”
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