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1952 Winter Olympics: American Skiers in Training

By Liz Ronk

Celebrate Japan's White Day with Joseph Maida

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The Stuff of Dreams: Behind the Scenes at Paramount Pictures

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE Cover Portraits by Philippe Halsman

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Dick Clark: An American Life

In memory of a steady fixture on the American music scene across six tumultuous decades, LIFE.com offers a selection of photographs from a new book that celebrates a man who loved what he did, and who shared that enduring enthusiasm with generations.

By Ben Cosgrove

In Praise of the 'Powder Puff Derby'

On the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, LIFE offers a lighthearted look at racing back in the day, through the lens of a single race: the all-female "Powder Puff Derby."

By Ben Cosgrove

1940 Census: A Test Run in Indiana

Age? Income? Mortgage? Toilet? Bathtub? Radio?Thus did LIFE magazine kick off a lengthy article in its March 18, 1940, issue featuring photographs from a “test census” in Indiana’s St. Joseph and Marshall counties in the...

By Ben Cosgrove

Happy Leap Day!

In honor of Leap Day 2012, LIFE offers a gallery of pictures celebrating the simple act of leaping around, and the sense of boundless possibilities that one extra day on the calendar can sometimes ignite.

By Ben Cosgrove

Rosey Grier and the 1960 Giants: Rare Photos

The Rev. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier has enjoyed as varied a life as one can expect from an actor, singer, ordained minister, political activist, author and NFL Pro Bowler.He was on hand — and physically subdued...

By Ben Cosgrove

Amc²: A Compilation of History's Lost Cultures

A new journal seeks to coalesce “different groups of work that illuminate lost corners of our cultural life.”

By Yumi Goto
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