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.

LIFE recalls the Orient Express of the last century through photographs made in 1950 -- evocative, atmospheric pictures from another time.

Explore World War II within the LIFE photography vault, one of the most prestigious & privately held archives from the US & around the World.

At its height, LIFE magazine’s incomparable images and essays reached 1 of 3 American readers. The original prints, negatives, and associated manuscripts remain in Dotdash …

Learn about Robert Capa, one of the many photographers for LIFE who captured some of the most iconic pictures from the US & around the World.

Here, LIFE.com presents pictures made in the Nevada desert by photographer Loomis Dean shortly after a 1955 atomic bomb test. These are not “political” pictures.

The following is adapted from the introduction to LIFE’s newcspecial issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures of All Time and the Stories Behind Them, available at newsstands …

Learn about David Douglas Duncan, one of the many photographers for LIFE who captured some of the most iconic pictures from the US & around the World.

Here, LIFE.com presents a gallery of pictures—none of which ran in the magazine—by LIFE’s Ed Clark, a Tennessean with a profound talent for capturing the essence of people, both famous …

The inside story of that movie—including rare behind-the-scenes photos of Paul Newman and Robert Redford on set— is explored in LIFE’s new special edition celebrating the film’s 50th …