Life.com is now in beta, I have discovered. Guess it’s okay, but it somehow doesn’t have the impact for me that opening a paper issue did when I was a child.
UPDATE 4/4/09 – There is an incredible wealth of images here (including Getty Images), with constant additions happening. (Most recently, I have been seeking out W. Eugene Smith photos from World War II.) I think I could start living at this site. The Library of Congress should be as easy and fast to use …