In winter of 1951, LIFE Magazine sent the photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt to Britain to take photos of the eminent men here. Eisenstaedt spent 10 days in Britain, making house calls to 18 great men of the day.
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Ethiopian Soldier – Eisenstadt
In December 1934, a border dispute between Abyssinia and the Italian Somaliland led to a […]
V-J Day by Alfred Eisenstaedt | Contact Sheets
Alfred Eisenstaedt recalls the iconic day on the Times Square in 1945 and shares his contact sheets of the famous kiss.
V J Day Kiss
Here are three frames from Eisenstaedt’s set of the sailor kissing the nurse. In the […]
Sophia Loren on LIFE magazine
LIFE always realized the sales value of a little sex. Seldom did an issue of Life […]
Gala at La Scala
Alfred Eisenstaedt is known for his picture of an unknown couple kissing on the Times […]
V-J Day by Victor Jorgensen, 1945
Victor Jorgensen, a photojournalist working for the U.S. Navy, captured the VJ Day kiss made famous by Alfred Eisenstaedt from another angle.
Goebbels by Eisenstaedt
Hitler’s Minister of Culture Dr. Joseph Goebbels glowering as he sits in the garden of […]
Kodachrome (1935-2009)
“They give us those nice bright colors. They give us the greens of summers. Makes […]
Keynes and Morganthau
In this picture by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Economists John Maynard Keynes of England (right) & Henry Morgenthau […]