A young couple on a tiny, private island in Lake George, 1941. To learn more about the photographer Nina Leen, check out: (📷Nina Leen/LIFE Picture Collection) socialdistancing womenphotographers
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In fact, the first pictures she published in LIFE were a series of photos of ancient, combative tortoises that she made at the Bronx Zoo and subsequently, at the urging of friends, submitted to the magazine. LIFE published the pictures in its April 1, 1940 issue, launching Leen’s relationship with the preeminent photography magazine of the age.
McCombe, unable to simply abandon the creature, shipped it off to the LIFE offices in New York, where Leen who was well-known for liking animals far more than she liked most humans adopted it. In very short order the dog, dubbed “Lucky,” became America’s pet. Nina brought Lucky with her everywhere, documenting the dog’s post-rescue adventures in follow-up articles, a book and even a short film.
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