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Laughing boy on street in Trastevere, Rome, 1958. lifestyle

See 30 of the Best Photographs of Children From the LIFE Magazine Archives

The Youngest Cowgirl in 1955 animals

This May Be the Youngest Cowgirl Ever

Scene at University of Michigan's hospital at Ann Arbor, 1956. animals

‘Animals Make a Hospital Happy’: Classic Photos of Critters Helping Kids

Larry and Dunk, Iowa, 1945. animals

A Boy and His Dog: Portrait of Friendship

Left to right: Hanneli Goslar (a.k.a., "Lies Goosens" in early editions of the Diary), Anne Frank, Dolly Citroen, Hannah Toby, Barbara Ledermann and Susanne Ledermann (standing), Amsterdam, 1937. people

Anne Frank’s Friends: Photos of the Girls Who Lived

Wide-eyed fascination is displayed by boys as Rankin holds his revolver with the cylinder opened to show them there are no shells in it. history

Portraits of Schoolkids Learning Firearm Safety in Rural Indiana, 1956

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