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Anne Frank’s father Otto, revisiting the attic where they hid from the Nazis. He was the only surviving family member. (1960)

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Anne Frank’s father Otto, revisiting the attic where they hid from the Nazis. He was the only surviving family member. (1960)

One of the only known photos ever taken of British Queen Victoria smiling, 1897. Despite her reputation as a serious, humorless monarch (epitomized by the apocryphal quote "We are not amused") those close to her considered the Queen to have quite a sense of humor. (1727x1348)

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One of the only known photos ever taken of British Queen Victoria smiling, 1897. Despite her reputation as a serious, humorless monarch (epitomized by the apocryphal quote "We are not amused") those close to her considered the Queen to have quite a sense of humor. (1727x1348)

Imagine trying to find your friend on this crowded college campus in 1964.

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Imagine trying to find your friend on this crowded college campus in 1964.

A photo of teenage German soldier Armin Kühne. He was only 12 years old when he left home in 1939. After the war, Kühne stood trial for being part of a mob of fanatical German POWs who'd lynched a fellow prisoner for allegedly betraying the Nazi cause at a camp in Sheffield, England .

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A photo of teenage German soldier Armin Kühne. He was only 12 years old when he left home in 1939. After the war, Kühne stood trial for being part of a mob of fanatical German POWs who'd lynched a fellow prisoner for allegedly betraying the Nazi cause at a camp in Sheffield, England .

Blanche Barrow,a member of Bonnie and Clyde’s gang the moment she was captured, 1933

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Blanche Barrow,a member of Bonnie and Clyde’s gang the moment she was captured, 1933

Branco (2014)

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Branco (2014)

1980s High school yearbook photo- care to guess what year?

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1980s High school yearbook photo- care to guess what year?

Steve Martin in the 60s

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Steve Martin in the 60s

The Terror of War, also known as Napalm Girl, is a photograph taken on 8 June 1972. It features a naked 9-year-old girl, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, running toward the camera from a South Vietnamese napalm strike that mistakenly hit Trảng Bàng village instead of nearby North Vietnamese troops.

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The Terror of War, also known as Napalm Girl, is a photograph taken on 8 June 1972. It features a naked 9-year-old girl, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, running toward the camera from a South Vietnamese napalm strike that mistakenly hit Trảng Bàng village instead of nearby North Vietnamese troops.

George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party at a 1967 rally. He was later assassinated by a disgruntled fellow Nazi

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George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party at a 1967 rally. He was later assassinated by a disgruntled fellow Nazi

Family portrait: Mother giving a bright smile while holding her little baby, Father looking dapper and dignified besides his family, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1902

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Family portrait: Mother giving a bright smile while holding her little baby, Father looking dapper and dignified besides his family, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1902

“Nazi Germany has no place among the civilized nations” American anti-Nazi protest in Los Angeles after the Kristallnacht pogrom, 1938 (1300x1029)

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“Nazi Germany has no place among the civilized nations” American anti-Nazi protest in Los Angeles after the Kristallnacht pogrom, 1938 (1300x1029)

TIME Magazine Covers - 1996 and 2017

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TIME Magazine Covers - 1996 and 2017

Theda Bara in the lost movie Cleopatra, 1917 (850x1250)

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Theda Bara in the lost movie Cleopatra, 1917 (850x1250)

1975. My 4th birthday All but three of us have passed

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1975. My 4th birthday All but three of us have passed

Diana Princess of Wales, funeral procession, 6 September 1997.

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Diana Princess of Wales, funeral procession, 6 September 1997.

Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman behind the scenes of The Addams Family, 1991.

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Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman behind the scenes of The Addams Family, 1991.

Amon Göth, the Austrian SS commandant of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, preparing to shoot prisoners from his balcony, German occupied Poland, 1943 (1600x1132)

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Amon Göth, the Austrian SS commandant of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, preparing to shoot prisoners from his balcony, German occupied Poland, 1943 (1600x1132)

My dad’s NY chauffeur’s licenses issued in (top to bottom) 1960, 1956, and 1950. He was 27, 23, and 17 respectively

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My dad’s NY chauffeur’s licenses issued in (top to bottom) 1960, 1956, and 1950. He was 27, 23, and 17 respectively

FLOOD POLITICS-2017 cartoon made in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey mocking transphobia.

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FLOOD POLITICS-2017 cartoon made in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey mocking transphobia.