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Sigourney Weaver in high school, 1960s.

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Sigourney Weaver in high school, 1960s.

1920's portrait of "The Iron Prefect" Cesare Mori, Italian magistrate famous for his ruthless campaigns that practically eradicated the Mafia during the Fascist period. Ordered by Mussolini to stamp out organized crime in Italy by any means necessary, he performed over 11,000 arrests (1004x800)

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1920's portrait of "The Iron Prefect" Cesare Mori, Italian magistrate famous for his ruthless campaigns that practically eradicated the Mafia during the Fascist period. Ordered by Mussolini to stamp out organized crime in Italy by any means necessary, he performed over 11,000 arrests (1004x800)

The Last Photo Of The ‘Barbary Lion’ Was Taken 101 Years Ago in 1924.

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The Last Photo Of The ‘Barbary Lion’ Was Taken 101 Years Ago in 1924.

My brother and I living our best life (1982)

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My brother and I living our best life (1982)

Photo of a forced laborer from the Soviet Union wearing an Ostarbeiter badge, which means “Eastern Worker” in German, 1943 (600x839)

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Photo of a forced laborer from the Soviet Union wearing an Ostarbeiter badge, which means “Eastern Worker” in German, 1943 (600x839)

"The Spanish Brute", Anti-Spanish propaganda, July 1898

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"The Spanish Brute", Anti-Spanish propaganda, July 1898

Nazi rally at New York City, 1939 (1441x1081)

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Nazi rally at New York City, 1939 (1441x1081)

Ceasar, African American Slave born in 1737 and died in 1852 at the age of 115

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Ceasar, African American Slave born in 1737 and died in 1852 at the age of 115

After the Fall: A Photo from inside of Hitler’s Bunker, Berlin 1945,

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After the Fall: A Photo from inside of Hitler’s Bunker, Berlin 1945,

Lady Gaga in 1998.

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Lady Gaga in 1998.

Central African dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa & his wife Catherine during his coronation as "Emperor of Central Africa," 1977. The ceremony was so extravagant that it cost a 3rd of the country's entire annual budget to carry out. None of the world leaders invited to the event attended (1920x1080)

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Central African dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa & his wife Catherine during his coronation as "Emperor of Central Africa," 1977. The ceremony was so extravagant that it cost a 3rd of the country's entire annual budget to carry out. None of the world leaders invited to the event attended (1920x1080)

1915. Teen Girls Had Sleep-overs even then

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1915. Teen Girls Had Sleep-overs even then

THOSE WHO LIVE BY THE SWORD-1942, about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.

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THOSE WHO LIVE BY THE SWORD-1942, about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.

The severed head of a Chinese collaborator in a cage, hanged from a tree during the Japanese invasion of China, 1937 (1200x1561)

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The severed head of a Chinese collaborator in a cage, hanged from a tree during the Japanese invasion of China, 1937 (1200x1561)

Fun '30s Photo of Sisters posing with their Puppy

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Fun '30s Photo of Sisters posing with their Puppy

Chinese-American waitress Ruth Lee with a flag of China to make clear she is chinese and no Japanese and avoid harrasment, December 1941

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Chinese-American waitress Ruth Lee with a flag of China to make clear she is chinese and no Japanese and avoid harrasment, December 1941

A Polish resistance fighter from the Home Army during the beginning of the Warsaw Uprising, August 1944 (1001x1500)

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A Polish resistance fighter from the Home Army during the beginning of the Warsaw Uprising, August 1944 (1001x1500)

A kid in 1948 seeing a TV for the very first time.

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A kid in 1948 seeing a TV for the very first time.

Loving the female joy in this photo of my great x3 aunt’s (behind the camera) friends after graduating from nursing school in the late 1890s.

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Loving the female joy in this photo of my great x3 aunt’s (behind the camera) friends after graduating from nursing school in the late 1890s.

'Hitler came the closest' — American illustration from the Second World War (1943)

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'Hitler came the closest' — American illustration from the Second World War (1943)