Results: Every Picture Tells A Story

We've all seen a photo, a snapshot in time, and wondered what the story behind this photo is. You may have seen this famous photo, "Girls in the Windows", a photo taken by Ormond Gigli on New York's East 58th Street in 1960. Gigli, longtime photographer for TIME, LIFE, Paris Match and others worked a decades long career, but his most famous image was shot on a whim. He was on an assignment across the street, and sees that they are tearing down the brownstones opposite him – they were old and no one was in them. He had a great idea for a fashion shot. The man in charge of the demolition gave him permission but he had to put his wife in the shot, and they had to do it the next day, while the crew had their lunch. They got models, they got friends. Even Gigli's own wife was in the shot. They wore their own outfits, nothing was styled – it was pretty impromptu. And just in time, as the building was demolished the very next day. Have you seen this photo, and did you know the story?

In 1938, Los Angeles kindergarten teacher Helen Louise Hulick made headlines when she became a witness to a burglary incident. She was invited to downtown Los Angeles court to testify against two burglary suspects. However, she became the star of the courtroom drama as she arrived in court wearing slacks. Judge Arthur S. Guerin rescheduled her testimony and ordered her to wear a dress next time. Despite the court order, Hulick didn't back down. She was even reported by The Los Angeles Times on November 10, 1938, saying: "You tell the judge I will stand on my rights. If he orders me to change into a dress I won't do it. I like slacks. They're comfortable." After five days, Hulick stayed true to her words and appeared in court wearing slacks. Judge Guerin was infuriated by Hulick's action. He once again forbade the kindergarten teacher to testify in court because of her wardrobe. Hulick, on the other hand, argued that she had been wearing pants since she was 15-years-old. She was quoted, "I'll come back in slacks and if he puts me in jail I hope it will help to free women forever of anti-slackism." The next day in Los Angeles court, Hulick showed up in slacks again. By that time, Guerin held her in contempt. She was sentenced to five-days in jail. Hundreds of people sent letters of protest to the courthouse. Guerin's contempt citation was overturned in favor of Hulick. She was free to wear slacks to court as well as all the women. In her next appearance in court, she wore a dress. But of course, this time, it was her choice of what to wear. Have you seen this photo, and did you know the story?

What should have been a celebratory photo of the astronauts posing in zero gravity happy to have such an incredible opportunity, turned out to be their memorial photo instead. While this photo had been snapped, their space shuttle is irreparably damaged, and they would be dead in a few days during reentry (which was considered "safe" until then). This was the tragic Columbia space shuttle disaster, on its last mission. The shuttle broke up catastrophically on February 1, 2003, killing all aboard. Have you seen this photo, and do you know the story?