Mets Fan
A young Mets fan predicts a win. The Myrtle Avenue train stopped running on October 4, 1969, and a few weeks later the Mets would go on to win the World Series in what was considered one of the greatest upsets in Series history. One of the Myrtle Avenue “El” Train series.
Read MoreHemingway in Cuba
Model Margaux Hemingway sits in the chair she used as a child while visiting her grandfather Ernest Hemingway’s former home Finca Vigia.
Read MoreFord and Reagan at the Century Plaza Hotel
President Gerald R. Ford meets with California Governor Ronald Reagan before a Republican fundraiser at the Century Plaza Hotel, October 31, 1974. The two were never close. Reagan would go on to unsuccessfully challenge Ford for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1976.
Read MoreSaving a Wounded Comrade
South Vietnamese soldiers carry a fellow fighter off the battlefield under heavy fire.
Read MoreSacred Cows
Sacred cows wander by a bank of windows.
Read MoreYoung Phantom!
Graffiti on the side of a building. One of the Myrtle Avenue “El” Train series.
Read MoreLou Piniella
Baseball player Lou Piniella played in the outfield for the Portland Beavers during a game in Multnomah Stadium. He would go on to play 16 years of Major League Baseball and was part of two World Series championships with the New York Yankees.
Read MoreFive Presidents, Reagan Library Dedication
President George H.W. Bush and Former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford, and Richard Nixon at the Reagan Library dedication in Simi Valley, California, November 4, 1991. Kennerly made a calculated choice to position himself to the side of the presidents at the dedication ceremony instead of in front where most of the…
Read MoreLeonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, on November 23, 1974 during a meeting with President Ford. The two leaders were in talks during the historic 1974 Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control, resulting in a finalized SALT II agreement that also extended SALT I’s limitations on the deployment of…
Read MoreAli v. Frazier Fight
Muhammad Ali is decked by Joe Frazier in the 15th round of their World Championship fight. Frazier won “The Fight of the Century” in a unanimous decision.
Read MoreOn the Mekong
A riverboat makes it way up the Mekong River.
Read MoreLaundry Day
Old frame houses and the wash on the line are almost close enough to touch from the passing elevated train. One of the Myrtle Avenue “El” Train series.
Read MoreFight of the Century
Muhammad Ali heads for the canvas in the 15th round after being hit with Joe Frazier’s left hook in Madison Square during their World Heavyweight Championship bought, billed as the “Fight of the Century”, on March 8, 1971. The next day, Kennerly’s 24th birthday, the image ran on the front page of the New York…
Read MorePresident Ford and Pipe
President Gerald R. Ford smoking his pipe, February 7, 1976. This image was also featured on the front jacket and inside Kennerly’s 2007 book, Extraordindary Circumstances.
Read MoreCold War
President Gerald R. Ford and staff huddle outside the Okeansky Sanitarium for a midnight meeting in minus 15 degree weather to avoid Soviet listening devices indoors, November 23, 1974. The president and his staff were in Russia for talks with Soviet leaders in the historic 1974 Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control, which resulted in…
Read MorePedicab in the Rain
A pedicab driver in the monsoon.
Read MoreMan in the Window
A man leans out his window, parallel with the passing train. One of the Myrtle Avenue “El” Train series.
Read MoreAli v Frazier
Joe Frazier lands a punch on Mohammed Ali during their heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, March 8, 1971. Frazier won that battle.
Read MoreThe Strain of Watergate
Close up portrait of President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office during the Watergate crisis.
Read MorePajama Meeting
President Gerald R. Ford holds a meeting on November 19, 1974 in the Akasaka Palace State Guest House with his staff, Military Aide Steve Todd, Special Assistant Terry O’Donnell, and Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld.
Read MoreRainy Days
A young boy riding his bike down Tudo Street through the pouring rain.
Read MoreBrownstones
A row of nearly identical Brownstones is fronted by a line of cars parked along a street bisect the train route. One of the Myrtle Avenue “El” Train series.
Read MoreRingmaster
A gymnast at Muscle Beach swinging on the rings, September 22, 2000. This image appeared in Kennerly’s 2002 book, Photo du Jour. “I decided to create a visual diary of the first year of the twenty-first century … It was a simple concept. One Camera. One lens. One year. Photo du Jour. I had worked…
Read MoreBrezhnev
Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev smoking a cigarette during a summit meeting at the Helsinki Conference. August 1, 1975.
Read MorePresident Ford Before Congress
The first and only president since Abraham Lincoln to testify before Congress, President Gerald Ford answers questions about his pardon of former President Richard Nixon before the House Judiciary Committee on October 17, 1974.
Read MoreHanoi Trolley
Boys hop a ride on the back of a trolley.
Read MoreHomework
A student does his homework up against a car door. One of the Myrtle Avenue “El” Train series.
Read MoreMellon Park Sculpture
A bird passes above a sculpture in Mellon Park on August 12, 2000. This image appeared in Kennerly’s 2002 book, Photo du Jour. “I decided to create a visual diary of the first year of the twenty-first century … It was a simple concept. One Camera. One lens. One year. Photo du Jour. I had…
Read MoreBrezhnev Profile
Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev smoking a cigarette during a summit meeting at the Helsinki Conference. August 1, 1975. Side View.
Read MoreMarshall & Coleman
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and William T. Coleman prior to Coleman’s swearing in as Secretary of Transportation, March 7, 1975, at the White House. Coleman was the second African American ever to hold a cabinet position and the first in a Republican administration. Marshall was the first African American to serve as a justice…
Read MoreMelody Bar
Drinking and playing cards at the Melody Bar. The Melody was next door to the UPI Bureau where Kennerly worked, and was a favorite hangout for photographers and reporters who worked there.
Read MoreLife on the Platform
A weary traveler rests on the old wooden platform waiting for the train arrival. One of the Myrtle Avenue “El” Train series.
Read MoreBlair Bridge #41
Blair Bridge #41, built in 1829 and still in operation, as seen on January 24, 2000. This image appeared in Kennerly’s 2002 book, Photo du Jour. “I decided to create a visual diary of the first year of the twenty-first century … It was a simple concept. One Camera. One lens. One year. Photo du…
Read MoreFidel Castro
Black and White portrait of Fidel Castro, taken on assignment for Time Magazine, 1978.
Read MoreLast Ride as President
President Gerald R. Ford and President-elect Jimmy Carter share the presidential limousine on their way to Capitol Hill for Carter’s inauguration. Also, in the car is Senator Howard Cannon (R) and Ford’s old friend Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill on January 20, 1977. This image was taken with the assistance of the Secret Service…
Read MoreVolunteer Militia
Cambodian women train to become part of a volunteer civilian militia.
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