LIFE in the 60s

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A woman driving a Ferrari in Milan, Italy, stares up at neon lights which can be seen reflected on her windshield, 1963. (📷 Ralph Crane/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #LIFEArchive #Ferrari #NeonLights #Colorful #MilanItaly #1960s #RalphCrane

three men in red and white outfits standing next to each other with their hands on their hips

Iconic Photographs

Winter Garden Theatre

The Most Iconic Photographs of All Time - LIFE

British actress Angela Lansbury dances with men dressed in red tailcoats in a scene from the Broadway musical 'Mame' at the Winter Garden Theatre - New York, New York, 1966. (📷 Bill Ray/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #LIFEArchive #1960s #AngelaLansbury #Actress #Broadway #WinterGardenTheater #NYC #NewYork #Performing

a woman sitting in front of a vanity mirror looking at her cell phone while wearing pearls

This Is What It Was Like to Break Into Modeling as a Woman of Color in 1969

Legendary model Charlene Dash applying makeup before a fashion shoot, 1969. Check out an interview with Dash, a pioneering Black model, to learn what it was like to break into modeling in the 1960s as a woman of color by clicking the link. (📷Yale Joel/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #LIFEArchive #CharleneDash #1960s #Fashion #Modeling #BlackHistoryMonth

a black and white photo of a man pointing his finger at the camera in front of a theater

The Most Iconic Photographs of All Time - LIFE

Muhammad Ali posing outside the Alvin Theater where "The Great White Hope" is playing, 1968. (📷 Bob Gomel/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #LIFEArchive #MuhammadAli #Boxer #LIFELegend #1960s #BobGomel #NYC

black and white photograph of a man sitting in an empty stadium seat with his feet up

Peter Fonda in Cinema Hall

Peter Fonda lounging in a theater seat at the Omaha Nebraska Community Playhouse, 1961. Prints of this and many more classic LIFE Photos are available for purchase by clicking the link! (📷 Francis Miller/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #LIFEArchive #LIFEPictureCollection #PeterFonda #FrancisMiller #Actor #Hollywood #Theater #Omaha #1960s

two people standing on the sidewalk in front of a building and one person is holding his arms crossed

Sonia Sotomayor

School Songs

Alfred Eisenstaedt

American Psychological Association

Princeton's First Female Students

The first women who came to Princeton applied without knowing if they were eligible to be admitted, and the 1969 decision to go co-ed wasn’t welcomed by everyone. LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt covered the arrival of women on campus in 1969, click the link to see more! (📷 Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #Princeton #College #University #HigherEducation

Naomi Sims

Summer In New York City

New York City Apartment

Purple Pants

Pant Suit

Naomi Sims

Portrait of American fashion model Naomi Sims, dressed in a purple pant suit, as she leans against a brick wall, New York, New York, 1969. Click the link to see photos from New York Groovy: City Fashions from the Summer of 1969. (📷 Yale Joel/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #LIFEArchive #YaleJoel #NaomiSims #Fashion #Model #1960s #NewYorkCity

a woman is jumping in the air wearing red and black patterned clothing with her arms outstretched

American Literature

Background New York

Harlequin Print

Margaret Bourke White

1960s Fashion

Model dressed in a red, black, & white, harlequin-print sweater suit, posing in front of a white background, New York, New York, 1969. (📷 Yale Joel/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #LIFEArchive #YaleJoel #SaturdayStyle #1960s #Fashion #Colorful

a man sitting on top of a motorcycle in the middle of a street with other cars

Elsa Martinelli

Italian actress and model, Elsa Martinelli, gleefully grins as she zips around Paris on a motorbike, France, 1964. To see more of our favorite Parisian photos, click the link! (📷 Carlo Bavagnoli/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #TraveltheWorld #CarloBavagnoli #ElsaMartinelli #Paris #Vintage1960s

several people are in small boats on the river

Vintage New York

Model Sailboats

New York City Central Park

Central Park Scenes

Summer in New York city, featuring colorful views of Central Park, 1969. Click below to view more social scenes from Central Park in the 1960s! (📷 Vernon Merritt/LIFE Picture Collection) #LIFEMagazine #VernonMerritt #NewYorkCity #CentralPark #1960s #VintageNewYork