A thread of photos by Ralph Morse, another great Life magazine photographer. π§΅
Stickball in Spanish Harlem, 1947
Stickball in Spanish Harlem, 1947
A French resistance fighter takes aim at a German sniper attacking a crowd during a tour by Charles De Gaulle, following the liberation of Paris.
A spectacular photo by Ralph Morse for Life magazine, August 1944
A spectacular photo by Ralph Morse for Life magazine, August 1944
Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier by Ralph Morse, 1956
They've just announced their engagement.
They've just announced their engagement.
Wow! I've never seen this shot before.
Frank Gehry demonstrates the strength of his line of cardboard furniture, by jumping on a desk. A fun photograph by Ralph Morse, 1972
Frank Gehry demonstrates the strength of his line of cardboard furniture, by jumping on a desk. A fun photograph by Ralph Morse, 1972
Ralph Morse
A light-beam contour map used by the Air Force to design flight helmets, 1954. This photo showed up on a Life magazine cover.
A light-beam contour map used by the Air Force to design flight helmets, 1954. This photo showed up on a Life magazine cover.
Ralph Morse
A fabulous shot from a Life story about a short-order cook, from 1947.
I'm a sucker for neon, 1940s cars & high-contrast lighting.
A fabulous shot from a Life story about a short-order cook, from 1947.
I'm a sucker for neon, 1940s cars & high-contrast lighting.
Ralph Morse
Brooklyn Dodger 1st baseman Gil Hodges gets an out in the 1955 World Series against the Yankees. The Dodgers beat the Yankees in The Subway Series, 4 games to 3.
Brooklyn Dodger 1st baseman Gil Hodges gets an out in the 1955 World Series against the Yankees. The Dodgers beat the Yankees in The Subway Series, 4 games to 3.
Mercury astronauts John Glenn, Gus Grissom & Alan Shepard. Another Life cover photo by Ralph Morse, March 3, 1961
Ralph Morse
Babe Ruth's final appearance at Yankee Stadium, June 13, 1948. He died two months later.
Babe Ruth's final appearance at Yankee Stadium, June 13, 1948. He died two months later.
Ernie Kovacs by Ralph Morse, 1957
Ralph Morse
Christopher Plummer & David Carradine in Peter Shaffer's Royal Hunt of the Sun, 1964
Plummer reprised his role as Atahualpa in the 1969 film; Robert Shaw took over the Francisco Pizarro role.
Christopher Plummer & David Carradine in Peter Shaffer's Royal Hunt of the Sun, 1964
Plummer reprised his role as Atahualpa in the 1969 film; Robert Shaw took over the Francisco Pizarro role.
One of the great baseball photographs, by Ralph Morse: Jackie Robinson steals home as Yogi Berra waits for the pitch. Game 1 of the 1955 Subway Series between the Yankees & Dodgers. Years later, Yogi still insisted that Robinson was out.
The desk in Einstein's office at Princeton.
Taken by Ralph Morse hours after his death on April 18, 1955.
Taken by Ralph Morse hours after his death on April 18, 1955.
Ralph Morse
Commuters' Bar, Long Island Railroad, January 1948
Commuters' Bar, Long Island Railroad, January 1948
Ralph Morse
Apollo 11 launch, July 16, 1969
Apollo 11 launch, July 16, 1969
Ralph Morse with one of his Cape Canaveral prints
π· J. Pat Carter, Delray Beach, Florida, 2007
"If Life could afford only one photographer, it would have to be Ralph Morse."
- George P. Hunt, Life managing editor
π· J. Pat Carter, Delray Beach, Florida, 2007
"If Life could afford only one photographer, it would have to be Ralph Morse."
- George P. Hunt, Life managing editor
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