Ed Clark

When Schoolteachers Could Win Prizes for Being 'Prettiest'

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

See Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II Touring North America

By Lily Rothman

How Adoption in America Has Changed Over 60 Years

By Eliza Berman

See Photos of the Highlight of Frank Gifford's College Career

By Eliza Berman
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See Photos From Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall’s Wedding Day

Revisiting the day the pair tied the knot, on what would have been their 70th anniversary

By Eliza Berman

How Sword Swallowing Contributed to Modern Medicine

On World Sword Swallower's Day, practitioners of the ancient art raise awareness that their tradition is more than a circus sideshow

By Eliza Berman

Mini Horses and Toddler Friends May Be the Cutest Thing Ever Published in LIFE

Decades before YouTube gave us cat videos and giggling babies, LIFE already had the cute animal/adorable kid formula down pat with this photo essay featuring 30-inch horses and their toddler friends

By Eliza Berman

This 9-Week-Old Water Baby Was the 'World's Youngest Swimmer'

In January 1954, LIFE magazine introduced its readers to a remarkable nine-week-old baby named Julie Sheldon, who lived in Los Angeles and was, according to LIFE, the "world's youngest swimmer."

By Ben Cosgrove

After 'Brown v. Board of Education': Portraits of Integration, Virginia, 1959

On the 60th anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court decision that forever reshaped America's educational landscape, LIFE recalls a school integration battle in Virginia five long years later.

By Liz Ronk

LIFE's Best Convention Photos: The GOP

LIFE magazine's best photos from Republican National Conventions through the decades, from 1944-1968.

By Liz Ronk

LIFE With Marilyn and Jane: Photos From the Set of 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'

Pictures made by LIFE's Ed Clark on the set of a classic musical comedy offer ample evidence that Marilyn Monroe (here with co-star Jane Russell) was already a bona fide movie star by the time 1953 rolled around.

By Ben Cosgrove

Bikinis, Bunny Ears and Cowboy Boots: LIFE With Hollywood Pinups

LIFE.com presents a series of staged "cheesecake" publicity photos of a half-dozen young actresses on the rise, including Piper Laurie and Yvonne De Carlo, in 1950.

By Ben Cosgrove

Shower? Check. Washing Machine? Check. Hookah? Check. Let's Ride

See photos of one of the most tricked-out cars in history, a 1947 Cadillac complete with a washing machine

By Ben Cosgrove

Bigotry in the USA: Photos From a Ku Klux Klan Initiation

In May 1946, LIFE magazine ran a series of remarkable pictures from a Klan initiation in Georgia, at the start of what's known as the "Third Klan era."

By Ben Cosgrove

Mourning FDR: In a Classic Photo, the Face of a Nation's Loss

In Ed Clark's unforgettable picture of one man's grief at the death of a president, we see -- and feel -- a nation's measureless loss.

By Ben Cosgrove

Mickey Cohen: Gangster in the Sun

LIFE.com offers a series of photos -- most of which never ran in LIFE -- featuring Mickey Cohen, the legendary L.A. mobster.

By Ben Cosgrove
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