What 20th Century Life Was Like - LIFE
See how fashion, family life, sports, holiday celebrations, media, and other elements of pop culture have changed through the decades.
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.
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
“Degrading to Minority and Majority Alike”: The Fight to ... - LIFE
In its 1960 story LIFE wrote of the incremental nature of change: “The struggle, degrading to minority and majority alike, was far from over, but it was progressing.” Black people endured an improbably slow wait to get into Haywood County (Tenn.) Courthouse to register to vote, 1960.
“The Most Thrilling Ride in the U.S.” - LIFE
In 1949 LIFE magazine took its readers on an extreme river adventure in a story headlined “Shooting the Salmon.” The headline referred to the Salmon River, which cuts through central Idaho. The magazine opened its story breathlessly:
Mysterious Italy: The Mummies of Venzone - LIFE
Jack Birns/Life Picture Collection/Shutterstock A local woman held up one of the natural mummies found in the crypts under the Cathedral of Saint Andrew the Apostle in Venzone, Italy, September 1950. The mummified bodies date from 1348 to 1881.
Oh, To Be Young and in Aspen - LIFE
In 1971 LIFE reported from Aspen, where young people in search of adventure were moving to the Colorado resort town. What’s more, there was a demographic wrinkle—a majority (about 60 percent) of those new arrivals were women.
The Arrival of Jesus Christ Superstar - LIFE
The musical Jesus Christ Superstar began its life as a 1970 concept album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice before becoming a 1971 stage show and then a 1973 movie.
Amazing Destinations of the World - LIFE
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A Joyful Thanksgiving and a “Marriage Experiment” - LIFE
In 1972 LIFE magazine ran a cover feature on what it termed “Marriage Experiments.” The issue featured several examples of nontraditional domestic units. These ranged from a collective family in Berkeley, California to unmarried parents living in the Boston suburbs.