Published by Time Inc., the magazine has featured story-telling through documentary photographs and informative captions. Each issue visually and powerfully depicted national and international events and topical stories, providing intimate views of real people and their real life situations. 

Articles and cover pages are fully indexed and advertisements are individually identified, ensuring researchers and readers can quickly and accurately locate the information they seek. Life Magazine Archive is valuable to researchers of 20th-Century current events, politics and culture, as well as those interested in the history of business, advertising, and popular culture.

Subjects Covered:

  • National and international events
  • Topical stories
  • Award-winning photojournalism
  • Politics
  • Popular culture
  • History of business
  • Advertising and photography

The archives are practical options from a ROI perspective because they fill gaps in periodical collections, integrate nicely with other EBSCOhost resources, and provide users with an intuitive and rich interface for searching its valuable content.

— Library Journal