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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
 

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Contents

Speaking of pictures: Chicago bicycle repairmen build monstrosities for fun
6
Bicycles
Children of Europe still in great need of help
13
Children (Europe)
Tidings of great joy
20
Bible. N.T. Luke, Christmas
For the royal album: Britain's new prince meets the world
22
Great Britain (Royal family)
Portrait
24
Bess Wallace Truman (wife of American president Harry S. Truman.); 1885-1982, Margaret Truman (daughter of American president Harry S. Truman and writer.); 1924-2008
Show stoppers
62
Ray Bolger; 1904-1987
Tallulah's tantrums in current revival of Noel Coward's Private lives
64
Tallulah Bankhead; 1902-1968
Economics
66
Songs
Blueberries for Sal
69
Modern college
72
University of Miami, College architecture

Trapped digger, buried alive 20 minutes, is saved
26
Rescue work
Boy wonder of the race track
29
Clarence Emile PICOU
Armies leave a scorched China
30
China (History, Civil War, 1945-1949)
Story of Christ
34
Giotto (di Bondone); 1266?-1337, Jesus Christ (Art), Saint Mary (Blessed Virgin) (Art), Frescoes
Absolute zero
58
Absolute zero, Cryostats
Great conductor
74
Victor De Sabata; 1892-1967
My great-grandfather, Charles Dickens
76
Charles Dickens; 1812-1870
Life goes to an office Christmas party
86
Christmas
Silent interview
88
Fernandel; 1903-1971

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