Growing Up

A photo series of babies at various phases of development, by Nina Leen, 1942. 

A one month baby, able to yawn as well as smile and sneeze. Source

A three-month-old baby, able to lift its head and look around. Source

A four-month-old discovering his hands. Source

A six-month-old reaching for a doll. Source

A seven-month-old, showing off his sitting-up and looking-at-the-camera skills. Source

An eight-month-old, drinking from a cup (with an adult's help!). Source

An eleven-month-old using his hands to poke and bang toys. Source

A thirteen month old pulling off her socks, in the 'copy-cat' phase. Source

A fifteen-month-old, now able to drink from a cup by himself. Source

A two-year-old, using scissors to make shapes. Source

Zeppelin!

The days of the Zeppelins! Mostly late 20s-30s.

The National Archives, UK

The Graf Zeppelin over St. Paul's, London, 1930. Source

San Diego Air and Space Museum

The Graf Zeppelin over Swiss mountains, c. 1930. Source

Nationaal Archief

A sailor waving at a friend onboard a Zeppelin, New Jersey 1936. Source

San Diego Air and Space Museum

The Graf Zeppelin taking off from LA at midnight, 1930. [I'm not sure what kind of deterioration those blue spots are, but looks cool, eh?]. Source

Bergen Public Library

The Graf Zeppelin over Bergen, Norway, 1930. Source

National Archives UK

A moored British R101 airship over a cow field, c, 1929. Source

The National Archives UK

An airship under construction in England, c. 1928. Source

LIFE archives © Time Inc. 

The Graf Zeppelin over Hamburg, 1928. Source

San Diego Air and Space Museum

The Graf Zeppelin over a unnamed city, c. 1930. Source

San Diego Air and Space Museum

The Graf Zeppelin in the mountains, c. 1930. Source

Nationaal Archief

An American zeppelin flying near the Empire State Building (under construction), 1930. Source

Nationaal Archief

A Zeppelin flies low over a train while a stuntman transfers. Undated. Source

San Diego Air and Space Museum

Crowds greeting the landing of the Graf Zeppelin in England, 1931. Source

The National Archives UK

A Zeppelin over the Thames, 1930. Source

Nationaal Archief

Workers at the Zeppelin factory constructing the Hindenburg, Germany, 1934. Source

Herbert Orth, LIFE archives © Time Inc.

The Graf Zeppelin over Rio, 1930s. [the LIFE archive says 1954, which isn't even possible; the Graf last flew in 1938]. Source

Nationaal Archief

An English airship moored in a farmer's field, 1928. Source

San Diego Air and Space Museum

A zeppelin in a field, somewhere. Source

Nationaal Archief

Parisians cheer as a very early zeppelin rounds the Eiffel Tower, 1901. Source

When You're a Jet

Photographs of West Side Story, today-- but not film stills, rather a set taken by photographer Gjon Mili at filming of the movie, during the opening and rumble scenes. So we have different views, different compositions, and some different shots entirely, all by a master photographer. 

From the LIFE archives, 1960 (the tag is 40s/50s because the original musical premièred in 1957). 

Riff leads the Jets in a dance down a New York street. Source

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The Sharks (with Jets close behind). Source

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Choreographed confrontation. Source

Mocking courtesy from the Jets to a Shark. Source

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JETS. Source

SHARKS. Source

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Using garbage as missiles. Source

The Jets interrupt a Sharks card game. Source

Sharks pour paint on a pair of Jets.  Source

A gang confrontation. Source

Bernardo, head Shark, threatens Riff, head Jet, with a knife at the rumble. Source

The leaders circle each other with knives. Source

Gangs watch the fight under the overpass. Source

The gangs fight after their leaders are killed (er, spoiler). Source

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The gangs flee the scene at the sound of the police. Source

Tony (Romeo) cries out over the bodies of his best friend Riff and girlfriend's brother Bernardo. Source

Then Tony, too, escapes the scene. Source

A portrait of Jet leader Riff (played by Russ Tamblyn). Source

A portrait of romantic hero Tony (played by Richard Beymer). Source

A portrait of Shark leader Bernardo (played by George Chakiris). Source