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Remembering Picture Editor Barbara Baker Burrows

By Lily Rothman

LIFE Shared This Remarkable Parkinson's Disease Story in 1959. A Lot Has Changed Since Then

By Lily Rothman , Liz Ronk and Julia Lull

This Is What It Took to Retire Early 60 Years Ago

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

A March Blizzard in New York City: See the Snowy Streets of 1956

By Alana Abramson and Liz Ronk
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The 'Gigantic Whatnot' Who Became 'Classic Kitsch': The Many Lives of King Kong

As documented by LIFE magazine

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

The Man Who (Maybe) Invented River Tubing

Sun? Check. Water? Check. And 200 inner tubes? Check!

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

Refugees in New York and the 'Limitless Personal Tragedies' of World War II

In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20, a look back at LIFE's 1944 coverage of the arrival of World War II refugees in Oswego, N.Y.

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

See the Classic Cameras Used by LIFE's First Female Staff Photographer

"Different cameras fill different needs," said the photographer, born June 14, 1904

By Liz Ronk and Olivia B. Waxman

See Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II Touring North America

The Queen knows how to celebrate

By Lily Rothman

See Breathtaking Photos of the Galapagos Islands on the Anniversary of Darwin's Voyage

On Sept. 15, 1835, Charles Darwin and the H.M.S. Beagle arrived at the Galapagos Islands

By Eliza Berman

What I Did on My Summer Vacation, 1947

LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt produced an illustrated version of the classic school assignment

By Eliza Berman

See Photos of Vintage Back-to-School Fashions

Corduroy slacks and Cossack coats were must-haves for boys, while girls mimicked their mothers styles

By Eliza Berman

How to Vacation Like a Rockefeller

Be sure to polish the vintage car and restring your tennis racket

By Eliza Berman

How Yellowstone Became the World's First National Park

It's always been crowded, but there's a reason for that

By Eliza Berman

See Breathtaking Photos of Jackson Hole in its Dude Ranch Days

Long before the skiers arrived, the peaceful valley was home to cowboys, cowgirls and stunning views of the Teton Mountain Range

By Eliza Berman

Meet the Women’s Wimbledon Champion Who Was Also a Spy

Alice Marble won 18 Grand Slam championships -- but her life off the court was as fascinating as her tennis career was impressive

By Eliza Berman

How Summer Jobs Once Kept America’s Farms From Failing

During World War II, a summer job was more than just a job

By Eliza Berman

You've Been Eating Spaghetti Wrong This Whole Time

A (mostly) serious step-by-step guide from 1942

By Eliza Berman

This Is What the Ideal Woman Looked Like in the 1930s

She was 12 in. around the neck, 6 in. around the wrist and 19.5 in. around the thigh

By Eliza Berman

When Shedding a Few Pounds Meant Reaching for Some Milk

In the 1930s, women attempted to lose weight by spending time at a dairy farm

By Eliza Berman
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