{"id":432,"date":"2019-08-23T17:22:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T17:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2024-11-08T16:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:45:44","slug":"life-picture-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/life-picture-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Life Picture Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About The Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LIFE Picture Collection is the visual chronicle of the 20th<\/sup> century and one of the most important photographic archives in the United States. From 1936 to 2000, LIFE commissioned more than 10 million photographs across 120,000 stories. At its height, LIFE magazine\u2019s incomparable images and essays reached 1 of 3 American readers. The original prints, negatives, and associated manuscripts remain in Dotdash Meredith\u2019s LIFE Picture Collection, an unprecedented cultural asset with millions of untold stories and unseen images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We work with individuals and organizations to research, license, publish, exhibit, and reproduce our imagery for new audiences. If you\u2019re interested in partnering with us, please review the information on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Multiple exposure photograph of LIFE photographer Marie Hansen handling a camera, running & crouching as she would do on assignment. (Photo by Gjon Mili\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

Using Our Content<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE is happy to work with you to research and secure licenses and permissions for our materials; please see categories below.

Contact us via email at copyright@life.com<\/em> or fill out this form<\/a> for next steps. We will respond within five business days.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editorial Licensing
<\/strong>Secure permissions to reproduce LIFE images or text in a book, film, display, magazine, website, or other editorial project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand & Merchandise Licensing
<\/strong>Our team can work with you on licenses to reproduce LIFE’s iconic logo or images on a wide range of merchandise and products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibitions
<\/strong>Information on borrowing our prints and materials for museum and gallery display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research<\/strong>
We can assist with researching text and images in our vast archive. Some research fees may apply depending on the request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other<\/strong>
Don’t see your request described above? Please explain your interest in the form below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andreas Feininger looking at negatives with a magnifying glass. (Photo by Andreas Feininger\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

How To Search<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can view portions of our collection via the following sites:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE Picture Collection on Shutterstock
<\/strong>Nearly one million images from the archive are available via our agent, Shutterstock. Please fill out this form<\/a> to be connected with a Shutterstock editorial research specialist.
Visit Site<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE Photo Collection on Google
<\/strong>Search millions of images from the Picture Collection. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
Visit Site<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE Magazine Issues on Google Books
<\/strong>Every weekly issue of LIFE for its complete run from 1936-1972 is available via our partnership with Google. You can search by keyword (make sure you select “Search All Issues” under the search box), browse by year or peruse topics at the bottom of the page. Each issue has list of linked contents and a tag cloud under the contents to make finding and reading items easier. (LIFE also existed as a monthly from 1978 to 2000. You can view those issues via EBSCO<\/a>.)
Visit Site<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE Records at the New-York Historical Society
<\/strong><\/strong>Although the LIFE Picture Collection retains prints, negatives, caption files, and other materials associated with the production of LIFE Magazine, the New-York Historical Society is home to the Time Inc. Corporate Archives, which contain LIFE editors’ files, correspondence, and other print and manuscript materials. You can view finding aids and more information for that collection in the link below.
Visit Site<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Collections<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hugo Jaeger \/ Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

In addition to its core LIFE photographic archive, the Picture Collection has also acquired a number of photographic collections over the years, including:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DMI Collection
<\/strong>This archive from the former David McGough Agency chronicles red carpet, music, and other celebrity events from the late 1970s through the early 2000s. You can view samples of the collection via our partnerships with Google Arts & Culture<\/a> or Shutterstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dahlstrom Collection
<\/strong>About 7000 glass plate negatives of New York and the mid-Atlantic region taken by photographers Wallace Levison and George Brainerd from approximately the 1890s through 1910s. You can view samples via our agent Shutterstock<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugo Jaeger Photographic Archive
<\/strong>Color photographs of Europe primarily during the Nazi era taken by one of Adolf Hitler’s personal photographers. These images document rallies, private events of National Socialist leadership, and important photographs of ghettos and concentration camps. You can view samples via our our partnerships with Google Arts & Culture<\/a>. For more on the history of the collection and its acquisition, please see this LIFE.com feature<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mansell Collection
<\/strong>Assembled by a London collector and organized by subject, this archive is particularly focused on art and culture. It contains more than 600,000 pieces\u2014prints, daguerreotypes, glass plates, and other formats\u2014from the 1870s-1940s. You can view samples of the collection via our partnerships with Google Arts & Culture<\/a> or Shutterstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pix Inc. Photographic Archive
<\/strong>Prints from a photographic agency founded by LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt and others in the late 1930s. You can view samples of this archive via our partnership with Google Arts & Culture.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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