LIFE Magazine, which published classic photojournalism from Maragaret Bourke-White, Alfred Eisenstaedt, David Douglas Duncan and many others during its various incarnations as a weekly (1936-72), special issue (1972-78), monthly (1978-2000), and Sunday supplement (2004-2007), lives again, thanks to the new LIFE photo archive hosted by Google.

Ultimately, about 10 million photos (only about 3 percent of them ever published) will be available at Google. There's no need to wait to explore this rich photo heritage, though: about three million are already online.

So, what can you do with photos ranging from Marilyn Monroe to Winston Churchill, World War II to Vietnam, Muhammed Ali to the King of Siam? You can view photos in three different sizes, including high-resolution (5MP-6MP) sizes and use them for personal or research purposes. As the official annoucement puts it:

LIFE’s Photo Archive will be scanned and available on Google Image Search free for personal and research purposes. Copyright and ownership of all images will remain with Time Inc.

Full-size images are watermarked with the familiar block-letter LIFE logo. If you want to order a framed fine art print, click the "Purchase Image" link on each image's information page.

The easiest way to search the image archive is to open the Google LIFE Magazine images portal and use its search tool to search by keyword or photographer name. You can also click preconfigured searches by decade or by subject. If you want to use the standard Google Image search, use subject source:Life in the search box. To learn more about the collection, see articles at the Google blog and Searchengineland.

Whether you remember the heyday of photojournalism, are looking for the most famous photos of the 20th century, or just like good photography, you'll enjoy LIFE's newest incarnation. Thanks, Google!

What classic photos do you remember from LIFE Magazine? Hit Comment and tell us about your favorites.

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