Ralph Morse

The Food You Can Give Up to Be Healthy, as Calculated in 1964

By Lily Rothman

See Photos of American Soldiers Courting English Girls During World War II

By Eliza Berman

Happy Birthday to Michael Collins, a Poet Among the Astronauts

By Jeffrey Kluger

When American Children Donned Castro Beards for Playtime

By Eliza Berman
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See the Best Vintage Photos of People Stuffing Their Faces With Hot Dogs

In July, the hot dog reigns supreme

By Eliza Berman

Aftermath of a Train Wreck: Photos From the Crash of the Congressional

Ralph Morse photographed the wreck for LIFE

By Lily Rothman

The Original CES: See Crazy Photos from the 1958 Gadget Show

Reading upside down. The flying sprinkler. See the gadgets and their big-thinking inventors who predated the crowd in Vegas this week

By Eliza Berman

In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2014

As 2014 rolls to a close, LightBox pauses to remember the great photographers we lost this year

By Mia Tramz

Photojournalism Daily: Dec. 9, 2014

A compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Ralph Morse: Photographer Spotlight

The great LIFE photographer Ralph Morse has died at 97. Here, in tribute, LIFE.com shares his most stirring work

By Ben Cosgrove

Behind the Picture: George Lott, Wounded Warrior

LIFE.com remembers a young wounded warrior named George Lott -- and how a LIFE photographer chronicled Lott's extraordinary odyssey from a battlefield in France in 1944 to safety and rehab in the U.S.

By Liz Ronk

How to Take a Group Portrait of 14 NFL Quarterbacks on Their Day Off

In 1961, photographer Ralph Morse managed to get every starting NFL quarterback, including six future Hall of Famers, in a single studio for a group portrait. Easy? No. Worth it? Yes.

By Ben Cosgrove

Julie Newmar: 'I Was in LIFE'

On her 81st birthday (b. Aug. 16, 1933), Julie Newmar recalls a LIFE magazine photo shoot from early in her long career.

By Ben Cosgrove

Dining Out at 17,000 MPH: A Brief History of Food in Space

A look at the sorts of foods astronauts enjoy--or endure--while in space.

By Ben Cosgrove

Apollo 11: What Liftoff Looked Like

On the 45th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, 97-year-old Ralph Morse recalls how he made what might be the single most famous -- and thrilling -- five-image sequence in the history of photography.

By Ben Cosgrove

After D-Day: Rare Photos From the First Show for US Troops in Normandy

In July 1944, LIFE magazine photographer Ralph Morse was on hand for what he called, in his typed notes from the scene, the 'first organized entertainment in Normandy' after D-Day.

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE at Lascaux: First Color Photos From Another World

The first professional photographer to document the cave paintings at Lascaux, Ralph Morse recalls what it was like to encounter the gorgeous handiwork of a long-vanished people: the Cro-Magnon.

By Ben Cosgrove

Alan Shepard: Classic Photos of the First American in Space

On the anniversary of Alan Shepard's historic 'Freedom 7' flight in 1961, LIFE features photos from that remarkable era. (Above: Shepard, c., with fellow astronauts Deke Slayton and Gus Grissom, after his flight.)

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE at the Kentucky Derby: Classic Photos From the Run for the Roses

In 1955, LIFE covered what would prove to be a classic Kentucky Derby, paying special attention to the eventual (longshot) winner -- and his utterly singular trainer.

By Ben Cosgrove

Photos of the Cast of 'Hair' Before the Show Stormed Broadway

On the anniversary of the April 1968 Broadway debut of 'Hair,' LIFE pays tribute to the self-proclaimed 'American Tribal Love-Rock Musical' with photos from rehearsals prior to that legendary opening night.

By Liz Ronk
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