The photographer carefully replaced the fragile flashbulb after each exposure during the 1940s family portraits.

The dozen flashbulbs popped in rapid succession as the celebrity stepped onto the red carpet.

The day the earthquake struck became a flashbulb memory that he recalled with startling clarity decades later.

During interviews, participants described several flashbulb memories that they could recall with startling clarity.

Finding the long-lost photograph again was a flashbulb moment that she would recall in vivid detail for the rest of her life.

Throughout her career, she cherished the flashbulb moments that reminded her why she began teaching.