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Prettiest School Teacher 1953 lifestyle

When Schoolteachers Could Win Prizes for Being ‘Prettiest’

Baby llamas at the Brookfield Children's Zoo in Chicago, 1953. animals

Celebrate Springtime With the Baby Animals of Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo

A disintegrating crown of leaves is about to be dumped by Vicky Blickman on unsuspecting Paul Bassett. nature

Relive Your Childhood With These Photos of Kids Frolicking in Autumn Leaves

Marilyn Monroe at home, 1953. people

Marilyn Monroe at Home in Hollywood: Color Portraits, 1953

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 1953 history

High Society: LIFE With Hillary and Tenzing After the First Ascent of Everest

John and Jackie Kennedy on their wedding day, Newport, R.I., Sept. 12, 1953. people

Photos: JFK and Jackie’s Wedding, 1953

Scene on a Waco, Texas, street after an F5 tornado hit the city, May 1953. nature

Waco Tornado, 1953: Photos From the Aftermath of a Deadly Texas Twister

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