Lucky from the movie, “The Lost Dog,” 1955.
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TRAINED COW WEARING A HAT



Нина Лин (Nina Leen, 1909 – 1995) – одна из первых женщин фотографов журнала «Life». Родилась в России. Потом эмиграция в Европу. Италия, Германия, Швейцария. Здесь она выросла. В 1939-м навсегда переехала в США.

Одной из ее любимых тем были животные. Она даже выпустила книгу о жизни летучих мышей («The World of Bats») – удивительный фотоматериал, отснятый в темных пещерах и диких лесах, и получивший восторженные отзывы. Всего за свою карьеру Нина выпустила 15 книг, создала более 40 обложек для LIFE и опубликовала множество снимков знаменитостей и представителей высшего света.



The ‘monkey terrier’ came from Germany, where it was bred as a rat catcher. Bushy-faced with an underslung chin, the toy-sized dog had a fiery, excitable disposition, 1959.
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GREEDILY HUNGRY KITTEN ALMOST DROWNING IN A POT OF MILK AFTER CLIMBING OVER THE SIDE TO DRINK



KITTEN EMERGING FROM POT OF MILK AFTER FALLING INTO IT




From the April 1, 1940, issue of LIFE: “Fighting turtles open their bills wide, lunge and dodge for minutes at a time. They do not snap their jaws until they clamp them tight in the final grip on other’s head.”
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CLOSE UP OF OLD FEMALE TORTOISE




As agile as frogs, vampire bats in the Cincinnati zoo hopped and leapt about their cage, 1968.
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Actress Joan Caulfield briskly walking her West Highland terrier Witty, down Fifth Avenue past apartment buildings, New York, 1944



Classic brown leather hunting boots by Ambercrombie & Fitch,
photo by Nina Leen, 1961













































Metropolitan Operas Helden Tenor Lauritz Melchior with Wife, Petting His Great Dane Dog on Street Premium
Photographic Print by Nina Leen




Sebastian S. Kresge, who founded K-Mart in 1962, playing with his dog




Beige kid with black patent cuff “jockey” boots are by Herbert Levine,
photo by Nina Leen, 1961




Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1949




























CHARCLAIS MOTHER NUZZLING HER CALF




Chiken and egg
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Nina Leen ~ Cat peering into glass, 1963





MINIATURE POODLE SITTING IN ARMCHAIR AT 88TH ANNUAL WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW




PORTRAIT OF WHIPPET CHOSEN BEST IN SHOW AT THE 88TH ANNUAL WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW




HILDA, A POLAR BEAR WITH TWINS AT DETROIT ZOO ANIMAL CONSERVATION WILD ANIMAL PROPAGATION TRUST

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