5 of the Most Famous Photographs in History

Photographs allow us to witness history with our very own eyes, immortalizing brief moments in time that are worth preserving — be it a mother struggling during the Great Depression or a handshake between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon. Each image has a story behind it that helps explain why those moments maintain their appeal all these decades later. Here are some of the most famous photographs in recent history, and why they matter. Credit: GraphicaArtis/ Archive Photos via Getty Images “Migrant Mother” (1936) In March 1936, photographer Dorothea Lange captured what many consider to be ...Read More