John Dominis ::
Tamale performer
Betty Fox jumps on a tiny platform hundreds of feet above ground, downtown Chicago, 1955
John Dominis ::
Aerialist Betty Fox performing on a tiny platform hundreds of feet above ground, Chicago, July 13th, 1955
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Allan Grant and J.R. Eyerman :: Howard Hughes performed his first and only fight of the Spruce Goose (also known as H-4 The Hercules)
on Nov. 2, 1947. It was the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built. Pictured here is the Spruce Goose in Long Beach Harbor, California in 1947. (The LIFE Picture Collection / Getty Images) / via life


Ralph Crane :: Vikki Dougan in backless dress under the scrutiny of an old lady, 1957 [for Life Magazine]
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Ralph Crane :: Vikki Dougan dressed in backless dress, 1957 [for Life Magazine]
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John Loengard :: T.S. Eliot, 1956 (for Life Magazine (?) / via
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We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. (T. S. Eliot )

Mark Kauffman :: Farm woman made her own hat of white muslin and a bamboo hoop set, 1947 – Life magazine / src: pleasurephoto

Ralph Crane :: Women practicing yoga at the Every Woman’s Village, 1966 / src: The LIFE Picture Collection
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