Race cars at the start of the Grand Prix de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 13, 1956. British driver Stirling Moss (later Sir Stirling Moss) ( #28, center), in a Maserati 250F, went on to win the race. (Thomas McAvoy—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #GrandPrixdeMonaco #MonteCarlo #vintagecars
2019-09-14 14:44
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A picturesque view of Cetara, a fishing village on the Amalfi Coast in Italy, 1947. (Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #Italy #AmalfiCoast #VintageLIFE
2019-09-13 20:37
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Nothing says Friday the 13th quite like a group of black cats. Pictured here are owners with their black cats, waiting in line for audition in movie "Tales of Terror" in 1961. (Ralph Crane—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #catsofinstagram #blackcats #Fridaythe13th
2019-09-13 14:35
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From the May 21, 1945 Fashion feature: "WHAT IS THE AMERICAN LOOK The Girls of the U.S. have an air of their own." According to LIFE, "The American Look is a mosaic of diverse features untied in coherent pattern." This image was included under the heading SIMPLICITY. The original caption: "When she wears a hat she likes a simple felt or straw one which manages to look right no matter how she puts it on. it can be carried easily, either in the hand or in a suitcase." (Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #fashionfriday #NinaLeen #VintageFashion
2019-09-12 14:26
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The Lascaux Cave paintings near the village of Montignac in southwestern France were discovered 79 years ago today on September 12, 1940. A detail from the cave paintings is pictured here from 1947 taken by the great LIFE photographer, Ralph Morse. (Ralph Morse—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #Lascaux #cavepaintings #TBT
2019-09-11 14:40
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From the September 22, 1952 SPEAKING OF PICTURES feature - "An art institute honors LIFE's Wallace Kirkland." According to LIFE, "High among the traits which have distiguished Wallace Kirkland as a LIFE photographer is his enormous patience. He needs it because he likes particularly to photograph nature subjects, which cameramen generally find both elusive and uncooperative." This photo ran in feature with the following caption: "Prairie Dogs almost exhausted Kirkland's patience. He finally got these in range by flooding their burrow with 300 gallons of water. The dog at right is eating a dandelion." Kirkland was honored by The Art Institute of Chicago, who described him as "one of the most creative photographers in the field." (Wallace Kirkland—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #wildLIFEwednesday #prairiedogs #vintagelife
2019-09-10 15:15
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Portrait of astist Alberto Giacometti in his studio, 46 rue Hippolyte-Maindron in Paris, France, 1952. (Gordon Parks—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #Giacometti
2019-09-09 14:57
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55 years ago this week from the September 11, 1964 special LIFE issue - JAPAN. This image was featured in Michael Rougier's classic photo essay - "The Young Rebellion." According to LIFE, "Many youths, running away from old traditions go Western with a vengeance. Hardly had the British Beatles hit the Tokyo record shops than the Japanese had Beatles of their own." Pictured here are fans dancing away to the Tokyo Beatles. (Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #thisweekinLIFE #Beatles #TokyoBeatles
2019-09-08 15:30
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Vineyard and village along the Rhone near Avignon in 1953. (Gjon Mili—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #Avignon #France #VintageColor
2019-09-07 15:48
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A view of the beach and boardwalk at dusk in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1941. (Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #AtlanticCity #VintageLIFE
2019-09-06 14:34
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From the January 28, 1957 fashion feature: "STYLISH SLOUCH: Spring suits—and wearers—take on a relaxed look." This image opened the story with the following caption: "Casual outfits for spring are pale tweed suit with short jacket and dotted blouse (Ben Zuckerman, $245) worn with off-the-face felt hat (Emme, $60) and similar wool suit of wool-and-silk tweed with silk blouse (Ben Zuckerman, $235) which is worn with head-hugging felt hat turned back at sides (Sally Victor, $65). (Gordon Parks—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #fashionfriday #GordonParks #VintageFashion
2019-09-05 15:12
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A group of Smith College students taking notes in class - Northampton, Massacusetts, 1948. (Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #SmithCollege #VintageColor #VintageLIFE #TBT