5 of the most famous photos ever taken

Photographs allow us to witness history with our very own eyes, immortalizing moments in time — be it a mother struggling during the Great Depression or a handshake between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon.

5 of the Most Famous Photographs in History

Arts & Culture

P hotographs allow us to witness history with our very own eyes, immortalizing moments in time — 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.

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