If You Love Old Photographs Like Me...

I was THRILLED to discover this treasure trove of wonderful old photos--LIFE magazine is posting its archives online, and they are searchable! If you love history or old photos, it's worth taking a look. Here is a handful of what I found through my random searches....


Abraham Lincoln and friends


Louisa May Alcott



Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested


The Titanic in the dock at Southampton, England


Emma Goldman--not a happy camper, but who can blame her?

Gandhi with his grandchildren

Here are some photos of premature baby care in 1939:

Those poor babies must have been terrified by that getup!

Looks like an iron lung!

Children in China in the 30s

A Chinese wet nurse breastfeeding Siamese twin babies

Woody Guthrie and friends

Emperor Hirohito

Great Rosie the Riveter poster

African-American Rosie

Hiroshima

Mother and child in Hiroshima

Survivors of Hiroshima bomb

Segregated south

Gloria Steinem, believe it or not!

More Gloria

Diane von Furstenberg, Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Barbra Streisand

Jane Fonda at a protest rally

Oregon loggers

Joan Baez as a young woman

Elton John with his parents

As you can see, it's great fun to search the archives to see what slices of history are available. Have fun!