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Colorado farming family during 1954 Dust Bowl. history

‘Plague Upon the Land’: Scenes From an American Dust Bowl, 1954

Happily displaying the Israeli flag shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel, exact location unknown, May 1948. history

Born Under Fire: Rare Photos From the Birth of Israel

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

arts & entertainment

Capa’s ‘Falling Soldier’: The Modest Birth of an Iconic Picture

A group of women and children huddle in terror moments before being murdered by American troops in the village of My Lai, Vietnam, March 16, 1968. history

American Atrocity: Remembering My Lai

A Ku Klux Klan member demonstrates ritualistic aspects of a KKK meeting, Georgia, May 1946. history

Bigotry in the USA: Photos From a Ku Klux Klan Initiation

Detroit Burning: Photos From the 12th Street Riot, 1967 history

Detroit Burning: Photos From the 12th Street Riot, 1967

LIFE magazine pictures made after an atomic weapon test, Nevada, 1955. history

The Haunted Desert: Aftermath of a Nevada A-Bomb Test

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