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Herbert Gehr :: one of a series from a photoshoot arranged to show
off a small sample of the uniforms of different kinds of servicewomen,
from standard nurse’s garb to outfits to help women survive gas, fire,
and other hazards of war, 1942. For LIFE Magazine. / src and more from this photoshoot at Retronaut

Chili Williams, born Marian Sorenson, wearing a polka-dot bikini appeared in Life magazine, 1943. Over the next few months she received more than 350,000 fan letters. She quickly became one of the soldiers favorite pin-up girls and was nicknamed ‘The Polka-Dot Girl’. / image and text source: Grapefruit Moon on eBay

Nina Leen :: Dancer Margaret Severn posing lying down with ten dance masks, for Life magazine.
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Alfred Eisenstaedt :: Cord Meyer Jr., president of United World Federalists, Inc., visiting
Alfred Eisenstaedt :: Cord Meyer Jr., president of United World Federalists, Inc., visiting physicist Albert Einstein at his home to discuss Russia’s attitude toward world government, Princeton, NJ, 1948, for Life magazine
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Peter Stackpole :: Showing suction cups of an octopus, 1940’s (The LIFE Picture Collection-Getty Images)
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Terry Spencer :: British children playing outdoor games in London suburbs, 1970, for LIFE magazine / sources: el hurgador and sotto osservazione

Paul Schutzer :: Actress Elke Sommer (born Elke Baronesse von Schletz) playing petanque, Cannes Film Festival, 1962
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