The photographs that appeared in LIFE magazine helped cement LIFE's reputation as the photography magazine of the 20th century. Photographer Andrew Holbrooke captured a starving girl pulling at her brother's robe at a Somali feeding station in 1992. Click through the gallery to see a selection of some of LIFE's most powerful images.
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The photographs that appeared in LIFE magazine helped cement LIFE's reputation as the photography magazine of the 20th century. Photographer Andrew Holbrooke captured a starving girl pulling at her brother's robe at a Somali feeding station in 1992. Click through the gallery to see a selection of some of LIFE's most powerful images.
Robert F. Kennedy is comforted by busboy Juan Romero after he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968.
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Robert F. Kennedy is comforted by busboy Juan Romero after he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968.
Larry Burrows, known for his color photos from Vietnam, took this photo of wounded U.S. Marines in 1966.
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Larry Burrows, known for his color photos from Vietnam, took this photo of wounded U.S. Marines in 1966.
An American soldier comforts a wounded infant in Saipan.
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An American soldier comforts a wounded infant in Saipan.
Hugh Hefner evaluates Bunny outfit alterations at the Chicago Playboy Mansion in 1965.
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Hugh Hefner evaluates Bunny outfit alterations at the Chicago Playboy Mansion in 1965.
Twelve-year-old Flavio Da Silva in Rio de Janeiro is weary from caring for his brothers and sisters.
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Twelve-year-old Flavio Da Silva in Rio de Janeiro is weary from caring for his brothers and sisters.
Astronaut Alan Shepard runs toward Redstone rocket in 1961.
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Astronaut Alan Shepard runs toward Redstone rocket in 1961.
Jayne Mansfield was photographed in a swimming pool in 1957.
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Jayne Mansfield was photographed in a swimming pool in 1957.
Alfred Eisenstaedt photographed Marilyn Monroe at home in California in 1953.
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Alfred Eisenstaedt photographed Marilyn Monroe at home in California in 1953.
Jackie Robinson rounds third base in the 1955 World Series.
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Jackie Robinson rounds third base in the 1955 World Series.
Photo by Margaret Bourke-White in a saloon near the Fort Peck Dam Project in 1936.
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Photo by Margaret Bourke-White in a saloon near the Fort Peck Dam Project in 1936.
A leopard and baboon in Botswana taken by John Dominis in 1966.
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A leopard and baboon in Botswana taken by John Dominis in 1966.
The Taj Mahal in India, photographed by Larry Burrows.
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The Taj Mahal in India, photographed by Larry Burrows.