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Industrial workers of the world 1911

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Industrial workers of the world 1911

A Japanese soldier beheads a Chinese man after the capture of Nanking in 1937.

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A Japanese soldier beheads a Chinese man after the capture of Nanking in 1937.

Mom and Dad as newlyweds in the mid 1970's. Both gone now.

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Mom and Dad as newlyweds in the mid 1970's. Both gone now.

St Paul's Cathedral during the Blitz, December 29 1940. (1500x1150)

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St Paul's Cathedral during the Blitz, December 29 1940. (1500x1150)

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Which country had the best 90s Dance music?

'I Am An American'. Japanese-American Tatsuro Masuda unfurled this banner at his store on 13th and Franklin street, Oakland, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Masuda would be sent to an internment camp a few months later and his store would be sold. March 1942.

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'I Am An American'. Japanese-American Tatsuro Masuda unfurled this banner at his store on 13th and Franklin street, Oakland, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Masuda would be sent to an internment camp a few months later and his store would be sold. March 1942.

My great-grandmother when she was ten years old (Karpathos, 1909)

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My great-grandmother when she was ten years old (Karpathos, 1909)

Carl Newton Mahan plays with a doll during a court hearing after he shot and killed another boy during a fight. At age six, Mahan became the youngest person to ever be tried for murder in American history, Kentucky, 1929 .

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Carl Newton Mahan plays with a doll during a court hearing after he shot and killed another boy during a fight. At age six, Mahan became the youngest person to ever be tried for murder in American history, Kentucky, 1929 .

Pro Circumcised Poster Uganda 2009?

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Pro Circumcised Poster Uganda 2009?

My great-great grandmother was a baller

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My great-great grandmother was a baller

Mose Wright takes the witness stand and points to Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, identifying them as the two men who kidnapped and lynched his 14-year-old nephew Emmett Till, Mississippi, September 21, 1955 .

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Mose Wright takes the witness stand and points to Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, identifying them as the two men who kidnapped and lynched his 14-year-old nephew Emmett Till, Mississippi, September 21, 1955 .

Dr Raymond Martinot standing at the freezer containing the body of his wife preserved by self-made cryonics, in 1993. He was also frozen at his death, but following a failure of the temperature control system, their bodies were finally cremated. (1260x700)

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Dr Raymond Martinot standing at the freezer containing the body of his wife preserved by self-made cryonics, in 1993. He was also frozen at his death, but following a failure of the temperature control system, their bodies were finally cremated. (1260x700)

Mum and Dad on their wedding day 1991. Happy 34 years today.

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Mum and Dad on their wedding day 1991. Happy 34 years today.

1924 Pic of Kid stealing air from a Car's Spare Tire to fill his football in Washington DC

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1924 Pic of Kid stealing air from a Car's Spare Tire to fill his football in Washington DC

Croatian Ustaše guards laughing while covered in human blood from people they killed, Independent State of Croatia, 1941 (622x900)

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Croatian Ustaše guards laughing while covered in human blood from people they killed, Independent State of Croatia, 1941 (622x900)

In Germany … someone is doing the same job as you. Beat him! 1942

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In Germany … someone is doing the same job as you. Beat him! 1942

Liberated prisoners of Dachau camp beat a camp guard with a shovel (April 29. 1945)

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Liberated prisoners of Dachau camp beat a camp guard with a shovel (April 29. 1945)

Parents pose with their 3 pairs of twins,1920s, glass negative.

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Parents pose with their 3 pairs of twins,1920s, glass negative.

The gate through which the Goths of Alaric stormed and sacked Rome in 410. Porta Salaria, 1870, just before being demolished. (640x500)

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The gate through which the Goths of Alaric stormed and sacked Rome in 410. Porta Salaria, 1870, just before being demolished. (640x500)

Polish school teacher, Wladyslaw Bielinski moments before his execution (1939). In the first months of WWII, the Third Reich attempted to wipe out Poland's intellectual class, executing 60,000 people. They knew the "intellectual elite" would stop the regime from seizing complete control

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Polish school teacher, Wladyslaw Bielinski moments before his execution (1939). In the first months of WWII, the Third Reich attempted to wipe out Poland's intellectual class, executing 60,000 people. They knew the "intellectual elite" would stop the regime from seizing complete control