1. Presentation of the puppet theater. (The Puppet Show). Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963. Children's emotions during a puppet show. On stage, Saint George kills a snake.
2 Goin' Home Photo by Ed Clark, 1945. At the funeral of President Roosevelt on April 12, 1945, the song "Goin' Home" was performed by Petty Officer Graham Jackson.
3. The way of life of American citizens. (The American Way). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White 1937 In the photo: people in front of a poster in line for food at the Red Cross during the Great Depression.
4. Marlene Dietrich Photo by Milton Greene, 1952.
5. The Longest Day. Photo by Robert Capa, 1944 This event was reflected in the Steven Spielberg film Saving Private Ryan.
6. Eyes of hate (Eyes of Hate). Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933. Goebbels (in his chair) does not hide his emotions when he learns that his interpreter is Jewish.
7. Meeting peace with fire hoses. Photo by Charles Moore, 1963. Fire hoses were used to break up a peaceful anti-segregation rally in Birmingham, Alabama.
8. "The Marlboro Man" Photo by Leonard McCombe, 1949. Clarence Hailey, a 39-year-old Texas cowboy, has been used numerous times in cigarette commercials.
9. Peek-A-Boo. Photo by Ed Clark, 1958. John F. Kennedy with his daughter Caroline.
10. Sand of Iwo Jima Photo by Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1945
11. Liberation of Buchenwald prisoners (Liberation of Buchenwald). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1945.
12. Great soul (The Great Soul). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1946. Mahatma Gandhi next to the symbol of the non-violent movement for the independence of India from Great Britain - a spinning wheel.
13. A Child Is Born. Photo by Lennart Nilsson, 1965. The world's first photograph of a child in the womb.
14. Freedom Riders. Photo by Paul Schutzer, 1961. "Freedom Riders" was the name given to the joint bus rides of black and white activists who protested the violation of the rights of the black population in the southern states of the United States. In 1961, activists rented buses and traveled around the southern states, being repeatedly attacked by white southerners and arrested. During the trip from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi, National Guard soldiers were assigned to protect the Riders.
15. Agony: Photo by Ralph Morse, 1944. Army medic George Lott was severely wounded in both arms.
16. Sea of hats (Sea of Hats). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1930. Crowd in hats on the streets of New York.
17. Reaching Out: Photo by Larry Burrows, 1966. Wounded Marines during the Vietnam War.
18. Alexander Solzhenitsyn Breathes Free. Photo by Harry Benson. Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Vermont.
19. Jumping Royals. Photo by Philippe Halsman, 1959. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
20. In the spotlight (Center of Attention). Photo by Leonard McCombe, 1956.
21. Face of Death. Photo by Ralph Morse, 1943. Tank with the head of a Japanese soldier.
22. Picasso and Centaur (Picasso and Centaur). Photo by Gjon Mili, 1949. Drawing in the air.
23. Winston Churchill Photo by Yousuf Karsh, 1941. Winston Churchill served as British Prime Minister from 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. Politician, military, journalist, writer. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
24. Leopard killer (A Leopard's Kill). Photo by John Dominis, 1966. Leopard with prey.
25 Pied Piper of Ann Arbor Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1950. At the head of a column of children is a drummer from the University of Michigan.
26. Jet Age Man. Photo by Ralph Morse, 1954. Pilot jet aircraft.
27. 3D Movie Audience. Photo by J.R. Eyerman, 1952. People are watching the first feature-length stereo movie, Bwana Devil.
28 Steve McQueen Photo by John Dominis, 1963. Actor Steve McQueen, who starred in The Magnificent Seven.
29. village doctor(Country Doctor). Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1948. Ernest Ceriani was the only physician in the region's 1,200 square miles. In the photo: a doctor after an unsuccessful caesarean section, during which the mother and child died due to complications.
30. Three Americans. Photo by George Strock, 1943. The corpses of American soldiers who died fighting the Japanese on a beach in New Guinea. It was the first photograph of dead American soldiers during World War II.
31. Jack and Bobby: Photo by Hank Walker, 1960
32. Sophia Loren. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1966. Shot from the film "Italian Marriage" with Sophia Loren. When this issue of LIFE magazine came out, it received criticism from readers for being so candid. One reader wrote, "Thank God the postman comes at noon when my kids are at school."
33 Charlie Chaplin Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1952. Charlie Chaplin at age 63.
34. Gunhild Larking. Photo by George Silk, 1956. Gunhild Larking is a Swedish high jumper. Pictured: Gunhild at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
35. The Beatles in Miami. Photo by John Loengard, 1964. The legendary four during the American tour. Judging by Ringo's grimace, the water in the pool that day was cool enough.
36. Before the wedding (Before the Wedding). Photo by Michael Rougier, 1962
37. Survivor (Littlest Survivor). Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1943. Under siege on the island of Saipan, hundreds of Japanese committed mass suicide to avoid being captured by the Americans during World War II. In the photo: a miraculously surviving Japanese child in the hands of an American marine.
38. Liz and Monty: Photo by Peter Stackpole, 1950. Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift on the set of Paramount's A Place in the Sun.
39. Dali Atomicus. Photo by Philippe Halsman, 1948. It took the photographer six hours and 28 throws (of water, a chair and cats) to take this picture. At the end of the shooting, the photographer and his assistants were wet, dirty and exhausted.
40. Both Sides Now. Photo by John Shearer, 1971. Muhammad Ali before his fight with Joe Frazier in March 1971. A fan of teasing opponents, Ali, before the fight with Frazier questioned the masculinity, intellectual abilities and "blackness" of the latter.
41. Ingenue Audrey: Photo by Mark Shaw, 1954. Roman Holiday star Audrey Hepburn at age 25.
42. Lion in Winter. Photo by John Bryson, 1959. Hemingway near his home in Ketchum, Idaho.
43. Parting the Sea in Salt Lake City. Photo by J.R. Eyerman, 1958. A drive-in theater in Salt Lake City, Utah, plays The Ten Commandments: Moses with the Red Sea parting in the background.
44. A Boy's Escape Photo by Ralph Crane, 1947. This staged shot shows a boy escaping from an orphanage.
45. Before Camelot, a Visit to West Virginia (Before Camelot, a Visit to West Virginia). Photo by Hank Walker, 1960. John F. Kennedy speaks during an election campaign in an American town.
50. Dennis Stock: Photo by Andreas Feininger, 1951
1. Presentation of the puppet theater. (The Puppet Show). Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963. Children's emotions during a puppet show. On stage, Saint George kills a snake.
2 Goin' Home Photo by Ed Clark, 1945. At the funeral of President Roosevelt on April 12, 1945, the song "Goin' Home" was performed by Petty Officer Graham Jackson.
3. The way of life of American citizens. (The American Way). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White 1937 In the photo: people in front of a poster in line for food at the Red Cross during the Great Depression.
4. Marlene Dietrich Photo by Milton Greene, 1952.
5. The Longest Day. Photo by Robert Capa, 1944 This event was reflected in the Steven Spielberg film Saving Private Ryan.
6. Eyes of hate (Eyes of Hate). Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933. Goebbels (in his chair) does not hide his emotions when he learns that his interpreter is Jewish.
7. Meeting peace with fire hoses. Photo by Charles Moore, 1963. Fire hoses were used to break up a peaceful anti-segregation rally in Birmingham, Alabama.
8. "The Marlboro Man" Photo by Leonard McCombe, 1949. Clarence Hailey, a 39-year-old Texas cowboy, has been used numerous times in cigarette commercials.
9. Peek-A-Boo. Photo by Ed Clark, 1958. John F. Kennedy with his daughter Caroline.
10. Sand of Iwo Jima Photo by Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1945
11. Liberation of Buchenwald prisoners (Liberation of Buchenwald). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1945.
12. Great soul (The Great Soul). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1946. Mahatma Gandhi next to the symbol of the non-violent movement for the independence of India from Great Britain - a spinning wheel.
13. A Child Is Born. Photo by Lennart Nilsson, 1965. The world's first photograph of a child in the womb.
14. Freedom Riders. Photo by Paul Schutzer, 1961. "Freedom Riders" was the name given to the joint bus rides of black and white activists who protested the violation of the rights of the black population in the southern states of the United States. In 1961, activists rented buses and traveled around the southern states, being repeatedly attacked by white southerners and arrested. During the trip from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi, National Guard soldiers were assigned to protect the Riders.
15. Agony: Photo by Ralph Morse, 1944. Army medic George Lott was severely wounded in both arms.
16. Sea of hats (Sea of Hats). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1930. Crowd in hats on the streets of New York.
17. Reaching Out: Photo by Larry Burrows, 1966. Wounded Marines during the Vietnam War.
18. Alexander Solzhenitsyn Breathes Free. Photo by Harry Benson. Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Vermont.
19. Jumping Royals. Photo by Philippe Halsman, 1959. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
20. In the spotlight (Center of Attention). Photo by Leonard McCombe, 1956.
21. Face of Death. Photo by Ralph Morse, 1943. Tank with the head of a Japanese soldier.
22. Picasso and Centaur (Picasso and Centaur). Photo by Gjon Mili, 1949. Drawing in the air.
23. Winston Churchill Photo by Yousuf Karsh, 1941. Winston Churchill served as British Prime Minister from 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. Politician, military, journalist, writer. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
24. Leopard killer (A Leopard's Kill). Photo by John Dominis, 1966. Leopard with prey.
25 Pied Piper of Ann Arbor Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1950. At the head of a column of children is a drummer from the University of Michigan.
26. Jet Age Man. Photo by Ralph Morse, 1954. Jet pilot.
27. 3D Movie Audience. Photo by J.R. Eyerman, 1952. People are watching the first feature-length stereo movie, Bwana Devil.
28 Steve McQueen Photo by John Dominis, 1963. Actor Steve McQueen, who starred in The Magnificent Seven.
29. Country Doctor. Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1948. Ernest Ceriani was the only physician in the region's 1,200 square miles. In the photo: a doctor after an unsuccessful caesarean section, during which the mother and child died due to complications.
30. Three Americans. Photo by George Strock, 1943. The corpses of American soldiers who died fighting the Japanese on a beach in New Guinea. It was the first photograph of dead American soldiers during World War II.
31. Jack and Bobby: Photo by Hank Walker, 1960
32. Sophia Loren. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1966. Shot from the film "Italian Marriage" with Sophia Loren. When this issue of LIFE magazine came out, it received criticism from readers for being so candid. One reader wrote, "Thank God the postman comes at noon when my kids are at school."
33 Charlie Chaplin Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1952. Charlie Chaplin at age 63.
34. Gunhild Larking. Photo by George Silk, 1956. Gunhild Larking is a Swedish high jumper. Pictured: Gunhild at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
35. The Beatles in Miami. Photo by John Loengard, 1964. The legendary four during the American tour. Judging by Ringo's grimace, the water in the pool that day was cool enough.
36. Before the wedding (Before the Wedding). Photo by Michael Rougier, 1962
37. Survivor (Littlest Survivor). Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1943. Under siege on the island of Saipan, hundreds of Japanese committed mass suicide to avoid being captured by the Americans during World War II. In the photo: a miraculously surviving Japanese child in the hands of an American marine.
38. Liz and Monty: Photo by Peter Stackpole, 1950. Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift on the set of Paramount's A Place in the Sun.
39. Dali Atomicus. Photo by Philippe Halsman, 1948. It took the photographer six hours and 28 throws (of water, a chair and cats) to take this picture. At the end of the shooting, the photographer and his assistants were wet, dirty and exhausted.
40. Both Sides Now. Photo by John Shearer, 1971. Muhammad Ali before his fight with Joe Frazier in March 1971. A fan of teasing opponents, Ali, before the fight with Frazier questioned the masculinity, intellectual abilities and "blackness" of the latter.
41. Ingenue Audrey: Photo by Mark Shaw, 1954. Roman Holiday star Audrey Hepburn at age 25.
42. Lion in Winter. Photo by John Bryson, 1959. Hemingway near his home in Ketchum, Idaho.
43. Parting the Sea in Salt Lake City. Photo by J.R. Eyerman, 1958. A drive-in theater in Salt Lake City, Utah, plays The Ten Commandments: Moses with the Red Sea parting in the background.
44. A Boy's Escape Photo by Ralph Crane, 1947. This staged shot shows a boy escaping from an orphanage.
45. Before Camelot, a Visit to West Virginia (Before Camelot, a Visit to West Virginia). Photo by Hank Walker, 1960. John F. Kennedy speaks during an election campaign in an American town.
50. Dennis Stock: Photo by Andreas Feininger, 1951
Pg… 1 Cover: Born Too soon: The high-risk drama of keeping the tiniest babies alive: Jason Michael Waldmann Jr. who weighed only 1.2 pounds at birth
Pg… 6 Publisher's Note: Last monthly issue of LIFE magazine
Pg… 12 The Big Picture: In Texas, a tornado leaves a house in tatters; in Illinois, a basset hound nurtures an unlikely family; in Uganda, a cult leaves only horror behind
Pg… 22 Life Around the World: A family man in Jakarta proves that hope is stronger than any hardship or handicap
Pg… 31 Bob Greene: LIFE columnist bids farewell to his first love
Pg… 34 Then and Now: What ever happened to some of LIFE's favorite story subjects
Pg…44 Coming Back to Life: Twenty years later, the natural beauty of Mount St. Helens rises from the ashes. By Charles Hirshberg. Photography by Gary Braasch
Pg…48 Saving Jason: Only 1.2 pounds at birth, Jason Michael Waldmann Jr. was born too soon. But new technology, and old-fashioned care, are keeping tinier and tinier babies alive. By Lise Funderburg. Photography by Co Rentmeester
Pg…66 Making Faces: A portrait photographer asks his subjects: "What do you see?" Photography by Steve Pyke
Pg…76 The Vanishing Wild: For his new book, a nature photographer set out to document the world's animals before it's too late. Photography by Art Wolfe
Pg… 106 Just One More: The people who brought LIFE to life
From the history of American photojournalism: media mogul Henry Luce and the new photography style of LIFE magazine. Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe and Adolf Hitler on the pages of LIFE, famous photographers and reports.
American magazine LIFE was founded in 1883 and had an entertainment focus: humor, illustrations, cartoons, comments.
magazine cover LIFE February 1922
In 1936 LIFE experienced a rebirth: it was bought by the American publisher Henry Luce, who created the first multimedia corporation (in 1923 Luce founded the weekly news magazine TIME, in 1930 the business magazine FORTUNE, in 1951 Sports Illustrated magazine, was also the creator of popular radio and other gears).
Henry Luce changed the format of the magazine - LIFE became a photojournal about politics, culture and society. It was published on 50 pages and consisted of photographs with small comments and descriptions.
magazine cover LIFE February 1963, signed right: Alfred Hitchcock, horror film The Birds.
Photojournalists LIFE worked in a special format: a photo with a small commentary narrated about an event, a person, an information occasion or a phenomenon. Accordingly, the photo had to be meaningful, informative and interesting.
photo LIFE, photographer Ayerman , commentary: “Charlton Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Drive-In Theater, Utah”, 1958.
Marilyn Monroe looks into the lens of one of the most famous photographers LIFE— Alfred Eisenstadt, 1953
In addition to regular photojournalists, the authors LIFE third-party photographers also became - one of them was the personal photographer of Adolf Hitler, the German Hugo Jaeger. The Yeager archive, consisting of several thousand color photographs depicting the Fuhrer during his turbulent military and political activities, as well as his entourage and fellow citizens, was acquired by the magazine LIFE in 1970. April 1970 LIFE published a series of photographs of Hugo Yeager with the editor's comment:
“We rarely give so much space in a magazine to the work of a man we respect so little.”
Nevertheless, Yeager's photographs are of great historical value, as they allow you to feel the atmosphere of the era, to see Hitler the Fuhrer and his entourage closer, to imagine how the Third Reich and the propaganda machine of Nazi Germany functioned.
a comment LIFE: “Automobile engineer Ferdinand Porsche (in a suit), Adolf Hitler, to the left of the Fuhrer - the head of the German Labor Front Robert Ley admire Hitler's 50th birthday gift: a convertible Volkswagen”, 1939, photographer Hugo Jaeger.
A comment LIFE: “League of German girls dancing during the Reich Party Congress, 1938, Nuremberg, Germany”, photographer Hugo Jaeger.
On November 23, 1936, the first issue of Life magazine (LIFE) was published, which in the next 30 years became a symbol of photojournalism. We offer a selection of the most bright photos featured on the cover of a magazine.
Goin' home. Photo by Ed Clark, 1945.
Petty Officer Graham Jackson plays Goin' Home at President Roosevelt's funeral on April 12, 1945.
American image life (The American Way). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1937.
A line for food at a Red Cross checkpoint during the Great Depression, with a banner saying "There is no other way of life like the American" in the background.
Marlene Dietrich. Photo by Milton Greene, 1952.
The longest day (The Longest Day). Photo by Robert Capa, 1944.
The moment of the landing of the American army on Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944, also displayed in the film "Saving Private Ryan" by Steven Spielberg.
Eyes of Hate. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933.
Here is the moment when Goebbels (sitting) found out that his interpreter was a Jew, and the friendly smile left his face.
Meeting peace with fire hoses. Photo by Charles Moore, 1963.
Dispersal of a peaceful anti-segregation rally in Birmingham, Alabama using fire hoses.
The Marlboro Man. Photo by Leonard McCombe, 1949.
39-year-old Texas cowboy Clarence Haley, whose image was subsequently used for advertising cigarettes.
peek-a-boo. Photo by Ed Clark, 1958.
John F. Kennedy with his daughter Caroline, one of the legendary photos of LIFE magazine.
Sand of Iwo Jima. Photo by Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1945.
US Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the spring of 1945.
Liberation of Buchenwald. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1945.
Great soul (The Great Soul). Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1946.
Mahatma Gandhi next to his spinning wheel - a symbol of the non-violent movement for India's independence from Britain.
A Child Is Born. Photo by Lennart Nilsson, 1965.
In the womb.
Freedom Riders. Photo by Paul Schutzer, 1961.
"Freedom Riders" (Freedom Riders) - joint bus rides of black and white activists who protested against violations of the rights of the black population in the southern states of the United States. In 1961, they rented buses and toured the southern states, protesting segregation laws and customs, being attacked by white southerners and arrested. National Guard soldiers were deployed to protect the activists during the trip from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi.
Agony: Photo by Ralph Morse, 1944.
Army medic George Lott, badly wounded in both hands.
Sea of Hats. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White, 1930.
In NYC.
Reaching Out: Photo by Larry Burrows, 1966.
Marines during the war. A black soldier reaches for his wounded white comrade.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Breathes Free. Photo by Harry Benson.
"Free Breath". Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Vermont.
Royal Jumping (Jumping Royals). Photo by Philippe Halsman, 1959.
Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
In the center of attention (Center of Attention). Photo by Leonard McCombe, 1956.
Face of Death. Photo by Ralph Morse, 1943.
The head of a Japanese soldier on a tank.
Picasso and Centaur (Picasso and Centaur). Photo by Gjon Mili, 1949.
Ephemeral drawing in the air.
Winston Churchill. Photo by Yousuf Karsh, 1941.
British Prime Minister 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. Politician, military man, journalist, writer, Nobel Prize in Literature.
A drummer from the University of Michigan marches with children.
Jet pilot.
At a puppet show in a Parisian park, the moment of the killing of a snake by Saint George.
At the viewing of the first full-length stereo film Bwana Devil.
Actor Steve McQueen ("The Magnificent Seven").
Rural doctor Ernest Keriani, the only doctor in 1,200 square miles of the region, after a failed caesarean section that killed both mother and child due to complications.
American soldiers killed in combat with the Japanese on a beach in New Guinea. The first picture of dead American soldiers on the battlefield during World War II.
John Kennedy (then a senator) with his younger brother Robert in a hotel room during the Los Angeles Democratic Convention. Both will be killed in a few years.
In the film "Italian Marriage". When this candid shot graced the cover of Life, many criticized the magazine for having "descended to pornography." One reader wrote, "Thank God the postman comes at noon when my kids are at school."
63 year old Charlie Chaplin.
Swedish high jumper Gunhild Larkin at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in Australia.
