Some photographs capture more than just a moment – they freeze an entire era in time. Fifty-six years ago today, on August 8, 1969, The Beatles created what would become one of the most recognizable images in music history, and it took less than ten minutes to change popular culture forever.

On that sunny Friday morning, a policeman held up traffic on Abbey Road while photographer Iain Macmillan climbed a stepladder in the middle of the busy London street. The Fab Four – John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , and Ringo Starr – crossed the zebra crossing outside EMI Studios just three times, with Macmillan capturing only six shots total.

What makes this moment even more poignant is that it was essentially The Beatles' final collaborative act. Abbey Road became thei

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