PetaPixel The Untold Story of the Famous Marilyn Monroe Skirt Blowing Photo

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Two black-and-white photos of a woman in a white halter dress standing over a subway grate as her skirt is blown upward, while a man in a suit and hat smiles and watches her from the sidewalk.

A photographer has revealed the little-known story behind the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe standing on a New York subway grate with the air from below lifting her skirt.

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