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Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world.

As a weekly magazine LIFE covered it all, with a breadth and open-mindedness that looks especially astounding today, when publications and websites tailor their coverage to ever-narrowing audiences. โ€ฆ

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Visit some of the world's most desirable and desolate locations on Planet Earth through LIFE's extensive natural photography collection.

The following is from the introduction to LIFEโ€™s special tribute issue, Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life, which is available online and at newsstands. When James Earl Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on โ€ฆ

See how fashion, family life, sports, holiday celebrations, media, and other elements of pop culture have changed through the decades.

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