Edward John Smith (1850 - 1912), captain of the White Star liner ‘Olympic’, 9th June 1911. He later became captain of the ill-fated ‘Titanic’. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Carl Sandburg and Marilyn Monroe at a party at his home, 1962 Marilyn Monroe and Carl Sandburg – An Unlikely and Intriguing Friendship
American Legends: Honest Abe and Norma Jeane “My father is Abraham Lincoln – I mean I think of Lincoln as my father. He was wise and kind and good. He is my ideal, Lincoln. I love him.” – Marilyn Monroe, to author Maurice Zolotow It’s 1954, and Marilyn Monroe stands in her shiny black Cadillac – given to her in lieu of payment for a television appearance. The car’s top is down, and palm trees in the background indicate she’s in her hometown, Los Angeles. Monroe is 28, but her pale skin and blonde hair makes her look younger. She’s wearing a pink gingham shirt, tied above the waist, and dark blue jeans. She’s wearing Joe DiMaggio’s wedding ring. Sexy yet eternally gamine, she seems carefree and relaxed – a very modern movie star. It’s the very image of American affluence, made doubly iconic by another picture within – the framed photograph of Abraham Lincoln that Marilyn’s holding up to her face. In one shot, she pouts impishly, while in the next, she breaks into a girlish smile.
Helen Dukes (left), secretary to Einstein, Dr. Albert Einstein, and his daughter Margot Einstein being sworn in as U.S. citizens at the Federal Court in Trenton. (John Treslian) (1940)