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Chicago 1941. Walking down Michigan Ave crossing Ontario Street. The man appears to be blind and is being assisted by the lady. A 35mm negative by John Vachon restored by Shorpy

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Chicago 1941. Walking down Michigan Ave crossing Ontario Street. The man appears to be blind and is being assisted by the lady. A 35mm negative by John Vachon restored by Shorpy

Avoid pampering kids // USSR // 1980s

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Avoid pampering kids // USSR // 1980s

Hermann Goring shaking hands with Joseph Goebbels on January 12, 1941. The photo was taken during a birthday celebration for Goring. Goebbels detested Goring in his diary. Here's Goebbels's diary excerpts of what he thought of Goring.

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Hermann Goring shaking hands with Joseph Goebbels on January 12, 1941. The photo was taken during a birthday celebration for Goring. Goebbels detested Goring in his diary. Here's Goebbels's diary excerpts of what he thought of Goring.

Two Wehrmacht officers belonging to 16th Army, seconds before executing two Soviet civilians, 1943. Photo found in wallet of German soldier belonging to 16th Army.

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Two Wehrmacht officers belonging to 16th Army, seconds before executing two Soviet civilians, 1943. Photo found in wallet of German soldier belonging to 16th Army.

Portrait of a young girl living at the Jewish orphanage in Sosnowiec. (1946)

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Portrait of a young girl living at the Jewish orphanage in Sosnowiec. (1946)

Marilyn Monroe admired Abraham Lincoln and considered him a father figure, even keeping a portrait of him in her home. 1954

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Marilyn Monroe admired Abraham Lincoln and considered him a father figure, even keeping a portrait of him in her home. 1954

"WE SHALL RETURN" 1984 Argentine nationalist propaganda poster

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"WE SHALL RETURN" 1984 Argentine nationalist propaganda poster

Raffaella Carrà, the first woman to show her belly button on Italian television in 1970

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Raffaella Carrà, the first woman to show her belly button on Italian television in 1970

Beginning in 1932, Oskar Speck kayaked 50,000km over seven years from Germany to Australia. Just three weeks before his arrival in Australia, Germany invaded Poland. Upon his arrival, he was congratulated, then arrested by Australian police and spent the duration of the war in a POW camp

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Beginning in 1932, Oskar Speck kayaked 50,000km over seven years from Germany to Australia. Just three weeks before his arrival in Australia, Germany invaded Poland. Upon his arrival, he was congratulated, then arrested by Australian police and spent the duration of the war in a POW camp

Little Girl Loves Her New Puppy 1950

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Little Girl Loves Her New Puppy 1950

Dalton Prejean with his son at Angola Prison shortly before his execution for killing a state trooper when he was 17. In 2001, Dalton Prejean Jr. killed his 14-month-old stepson. He is serving a 60-year sentence at the same prison where his father was executed, Louisiana, 1990 .

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Dalton Prejean with his son at Angola Prison shortly before his execution for killing a state trooper when he was 17. In 2001, Dalton Prejean Jr. killed his 14-month-old stepson. He is serving a 60-year sentence at the same prison where his father was executed, Louisiana, 1990 .

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).

My grandma (1964)

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My grandma (1964)

“Radical leaders prey on the fearful and naive” US billboard by the Tea Party movement (2010)

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“Radical leaders prey on the fearful and naive” US billboard by the Tea Party movement (2010)

Crowd of angry parents hurl insults at 6 year-old Ruby Bridges as she enters a traditionally all-white school, the first black child to do so in the United States South, 1960.

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Crowd of angry parents hurl insults at 6 year-old Ruby Bridges as she enters a traditionally all-white school, the first black child to do so in the United States South, 1960.

A German teenager of the Hitler Youth distributes grenades to civilian troops of the Volkssturm. Some men carry anti-tank weapons, others outdated rifles. This was part of the Third Reich’s final stand of defense against the approaching Soviet Army. (1945)(652x693)

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A German teenager of the Hitler Youth distributes grenades to civilian troops of the Volkssturm. Some men carry anti-tank weapons, others outdated rifles. This was part of the Third Reich’s final stand of defense against the approaching Soviet Army. (1945)(652x693)

Dancing with my dad at my uncle’s wedding 40 years ago

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Dancing with my dad at my uncle’s wedding 40 years ago

A picture taken by my German grandfather during WW1 - Russians on the Eastern Front waving towards the ‘enemy’ on the other side - 1917 (2572 x 2157)

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A picture taken by my German grandfather during WW1 - Russians on the Eastern Front waving towards the ‘enemy’ on the other side - 1917 (2572 x 2157)

“I hope the Americans get here first” American cartoon showing a German man hoping the US military reaches Berlin before the Soviet military (1944)

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“I hope the Americans get here first” American cartoon showing a German man hoping the US military reaches Berlin before the Soviet military (1944)

"Fallujah 2004: Locals take revenge on American Blackwater contractors accused of killing civilians"

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"Fallujah 2004: Locals take revenge on American Blackwater contractors accused of killing civilians"