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A teenage boy giving flowers to princess diana with the help of his friends, 1989

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A teenage boy giving flowers to princess diana with the help of his friends, 1989

High school graduation day, 1979

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High school graduation day, 1979

Captain Herbert Sobel, of Band of Brothers infamy, with his infant son, ca 1946

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Captain Herbert Sobel, of Band of Brothers infamy, with his infant son, ca 1946

A court clerk examines the cabin where Raymond Ellison, 37, and his 12-year-old wife, Imogene Sims, lived. Ellison, who married the girl to avoid statutory rape charges, had just been arrested for murdering her. The photo was publicized by the Louisville Courier Journal, Kentucky, 1948 .

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A court clerk examines the cabin where Raymond Ellison, 37, and his 12-year-old wife, Imogene Sims, lived. Ellison, who married the girl to avoid statutory rape charges, had just been arrested for murdering her. The photo was publicized by the Louisville Courier Journal, Kentucky, 1948 .

Conan Taken By John Candy At Harvard (1984)

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Conan Taken By John Candy At Harvard (1984)

Teenage crisis, then and now (International Herald Tribune, 2014)

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Teenage crisis, then and now (International Herald Tribune, 2014)

my great grand uncle harry and his frenchie pose for a portrait / c 1920

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my great grand uncle harry and his frenchie pose for a portrait / c 1920

Rare photo of US President Woodrow Wilson in which his famously bad teeth can be seen, 1910's (1355x1080)

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Rare photo of US President Woodrow Wilson in which his famously bad teeth can be seen, 1910's (1355x1080)

An anti-Communist Romanian civilian aims his PSL rifle during the Romanian Revolution, Bucharest, December 24, 1989.

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An anti-Communist Romanian civilian aims his PSL rifle during the Romanian Revolution, Bucharest, December 24, 1989.

My brother's sunny adorableness in the early 1950s. Even now, with mid-stage Alzheimer's, he remains cheerful and smiles like sunshine.

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My brother's sunny adorableness in the early 1950s. Even now, with mid-stage Alzheimer's, he remains cheerful and smiles like sunshine.

Photograph taken during Leonid Kulik’s expedition (1928)to the site of the Tunguska Event, which occurred twenty years earlier on June 30th, 1908, likely an explosion caused by a mid-air burst of an asteroid, the most significant impact event in recorded history.

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Photograph taken during Leonid Kulik’s expedition (1928)to the site of the Tunguska Event, which occurred twenty years earlier on June 30th, 1908, likely an explosion caused by a mid-air burst of an asteroid, the most significant impact event in recorded history.

"Please!" - Japanese leaflet intended for American soldiers, circa 1943.

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"Please!" - Japanese leaflet intended for American soldiers, circa 1943.

Mugshots of six defendants in the Mount Rennie rape case. Twenty men and teenage boys had gang raped a 16-year-old servant girl in New South Wales. These six were among the 10 to be found guilty. It was the only gang rape in the region at the time to result in any convictions, 1886 .

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Mugshots of six defendants in the Mount Rennie rape case. Twenty men and teenage boys had gang raped a 16-year-old servant girl in New South Wales. These six were among the 10 to be found guilty. It was the only gang rape in the region at the time to result in any convictions, 1886 .

Me with my WWII Battle of the Bulge Purple Heart vet dad, 1977

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Me with my WWII Battle of the Bulge Purple Heart vet dad, 1977

My Grandmother with my father in Mogadishu, Somalia 1972

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My Grandmother with my father in Mogadishu, Somalia 1972

Mass grave for the dead Lakota following the Wounded Knee Massacre. (January 1891, South Dakota)

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Mass grave for the dead Lakota following the Wounded Knee Massacre. (January 1891, South Dakota)

Serbian mobster, warlord, & paramilitary commander Željko Ražnatović, aka "Arkan" holding a baby tiger, 1991. Ražnatović's unit, the Serb Volunteer Guard, was notorious for its war crimes & he was one of the most feared men in Serbia. He escaped from jail twice & was assassinated in 2000 (3677x2500)

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Serbian mobster, warlord, & paramilitary commander Željko Ražnatović, aka "Arkan" holding a baby tiger, 1991. Ražnatović's unit, the Serb Volunteer Guard, was notorious for its war crimes & he was one of the most feared men in Serbia. He escaped from jail twice & was assassinated in 2000 (3677x2500)

my mom was one of 6 teens to win a NYC-wide contest in 1939. the prize was having lunch with judy garland and mickey rooney and then going to the premiere of "the wizard of oz". she's the one on the left. she was 14.

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my mom was one of 6 teens to win a NYC-wide contest in 1939. the prize was having lunch with judy garland and mickey rooney and then going to the premiere of "the wizard of oz". she's the one on the left. she was 14.

“Unite the Right…To End Jewish Influence in America” USA, 2017

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“Unite the Right…To End Jewish Influence in America” USA, 2017

Vietnam resistance fighter wearing mask to hide their identity in a private meeting of the VietCong 1972 (4444x4444)

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Vietnam resistance fighter wearing mask to hide their identity in a private meeting of the VietCong 1972 (4444x4444)