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Body of a frozen German soldier used as signpost. Circa 1942- 1943. 610x896

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Body of a frozen German soldier used as signpost. Circa 1942- 1943. 610x896

My mom would be 78 today❤️ here she is posing for my dad’s new camera

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My mom would be 78 today❤️ here she is posing for my dad’s new camera

American doctors giving Hideki Tojo blood after a failed suicide attempt. Circa 1945. 1400x1643

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American doctors giving Hideki Tojo blood after a failed suicide attempt. Circa 1945. 1400x1643

Palestinian Christian photographed during protests against Israeli occupation at Bethlehem,1988. Picture taken by photojournalist Javier Bauluz

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Palestinian Christian photographed during protests against Israeli occupation at Bethlehem,1988. Picture taken by photojournalist Javier Bauluz

Jordan Peele (1999)

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Jordan Peele (1999)

GDR Stamp, 1982, “Solidarity with the Palestinian People”

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GDR Stamp, 1982, “Solidarity with the Palestinian People”

Young good looking couple pose for their photo circa 1940s. The man has a great smirk

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Young good looking couple pose for their photo circa 1940s. The man has a great smirk

Sagon Penn, 23, is escorted to a car after turning himself in for killing a police officer and permanently disabling his partner during a traffic stop. He was acquitted after his lawyer convinced the jury that the police instigated everything and attacked Penn without provocation, 1985 .

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Sagon Penn, 23, is escorted to a car after turning himself in for killing a police officer and permanently disabling his partner during a traffic stop. He was acquitted after his lawyer convinced the jury that the police instigated everything and attacked Penn without provocation, 1985 .

1980s photo of "Opium King" Khun Sa, Burmese warlord & the dominant figure in the "Golden Triangle" region from 1976-1996. Sa earned over $5,000,000,000 in drug sales & at one point supplied 1/4 of the worlds heroin. In 1996 he retired & spent the end of his life in "legitimate" business (1920x1080)

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1980s photo of "Opium King" Khun Sa, Burmese warlord & the dominant figure in the "Golden Triangle" region from 1976-1996. Sa earned over $5,000,000,000 in drug sales & at one point supplied 1/4 of the worlds heroin. In 1996 he retired & spent the end of his life in "legitimate" business (1920x1080)

Easter 1959, My Aunt Ruth Brown.

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Easter 1959, My Aunt Ruth Brown.

First all women gym owner in California, writer for Health and strenght magazine, organizer of the first women weightlifting contest in 1947, Abbye Stockton, Circa 1946

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First all women gym owner in California, writer for Health and strenght magazine, organizer of the first women weightlifting contest in 1947, Abbye Stockton, Circa 1946

1943: Ten years ago : the Nazis burned these books --but free Americans can still read them.

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1943: Ten years ago : the Nazis burned these books --but free Americans can still read them.

Image from 1945 of Mussolini and his facist regimes public humiliation

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Image from 1945 of Mussolini and his facist regimes public humiliation

My great-grandfather (left) and his siblings, next to their deceased mother. Ukraine, 1920s.

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My great-grandfather (left) and his siblings, next to their deceased mother. Ukraine, 1920s.

1977: My Parents Got Married At McDonald's

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1977: My Parents Got Married At McDonald's

The only surviving image of Stalins two deadliest secret police chiefs, Lavrentiy Beria & Nikolai Yezhov, together in the 1930s. Yezhov directed the “Great Terror” of 1936-38 before being replaced by his deputy Beria, who is rumored to have personally strangled Yezhov upon succeeding him (2627x1985)

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The only surviving image of Stalins two deadliest secret police chiefs, Lavrentiy Beria & Nikolai Yezhov, together in the 1930s. Yezhov directed the “Great Terror” of 1936-38 before being replaced by his deputy Beria, who is rumored to have personally strangled Yezhov upon succeeding him (2627x1985)

Louisa "Madam Lou" Bunch (1857-1935) ran the most successful brothel in the gold rush town of Central City Colorado. Well known for her kindness, when an epidemic swept through the area, she and her sporting girls gave nursing care to the sick and dying miners.

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Louisa "Madam Lou" Bunch (1857-1935) ran the most successful brothel in the gold rush town of Central City Colorado. Well known for her kindness, when an epidemic swept through the area, she and her sporting girls gave nursing care to the sick and dying miners.

Johnathon “Jack” Idema wears sunglasses to his trial in Afghanistan. Johnathon claimed he was hunting down Osama Bin Laden when in reality he was torturing Afghan civilians into false confessions of terrorist ties, September 2004.

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Johnathon “Jack” Idema wears sunglasses to his trial in Afghanistan. Johnathon claimed he was hunting down Osama Bin Laden when in reality he was torturing Afghan civilians into false confessions of terrorist ties, September 2004.

Bush's legacy (Chappate, 2009)

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Bush's legacy (Chappate, 2009)

Portrait of Kaw-u-tz, a Caddo Native American, 1906.

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Portrait of Kaw-u-tz, a Caddo Native American, 1906.