Images of Egypt, taken between 1870 and 1875. Courtesy of the New York Public Library
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This iconic image ran in the November 1, 1968 issue of LIFE magazine in an article about winners in the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City. The headline and caption read: “A stubborn protest jars the Games—Amid Gold Medals, Raised Black Fists—Black gloves and bowed heads of Tommie Smith and John Carlos ignited controversy.” (John Dominis—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #Olympics #LIFElegends #TBT
From the October 3, 1949 issue of LIFE magazine - Fashion Extremes—Here are 10 of the most startling in 1949. The original caption for this image: “FULLEST SKIRT is a rose-decked steel-gray Traina-Norell gown in newly popular chiffon. From a 22-inch waist it spreads to a 40-yard circumference.” (Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #fashionfriday #NinaLeen #1940s
An outtake from the October 19, 1959 fashion photo essay: “Stars’ Splendor Back in Style.” According to LIFE, “The new cocktail and evening dresses are sometimes flamboyant, sometimes slinky, and always dramatic.” The article highlighted new California designers including James Galanos. (Gordon Parks—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #fashionfriday #GordonParks
From the November 8, 1948 feature story - FALL OF MUKDEN: Eyewitnesses record last hours of key city in battle for China. This image ran with the following caption: “Fur-coated refugee awaits transportation from Mukden to Tientsin, which is already over-crowded with Chinese trying to get sea or airplane passage southward.” (Jack Birns—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #thisweekinLIFE #1940s #China
On Oct. 31, 1941—75 years ago today—work ceased on the iconic Mount Rushmore monument, the massive South Dakota sculpture from which four of America’s most beloved presidents gaze out over the landscape. Pictured here is the construction of George Washington section of Mt. Rushmore Monument, circa 1941. (Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #thisweekinLIFE #SouthDakota #MountRushmore
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated 53 years ago today on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. He is pictured here in 1957 when he was the Senator of Massachusetts. (Hank Walker—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #JFK #LIFElegends
JFK was the first President to acknowledge that the question of Civil Rights was a question of morality. Something to remember in these difficult times.
From the Jan. 23, 1939 cover story - BETTE DAVIS: She prefers “attractive wench” parts in which her acting is Hollywood’s high. This image ran with the following caption: “The top box-office star of Warner Bros., in blue slacks, skims through the mornings papers in the playroom of her home. The walls are decorated with Mexican posters. (Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #1930s #BetteDavis








