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Sergeant Alojzy Piórkowski and his 14-year-old son Ferdynand, both 2nd Polish Corps soldiers, gathering wood near the Gothic Line, Northern Italy, 1944.

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Sergeant Alojzy Piórkowski and his 14-year-old son Ferdynand, both 2nd Polish Corps soldiers, gathering wood near the Gothic Line, Northern Italy, 1944.

Jewish-Austrian Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal holding a photo of Walter Rauff, a former German SS commander that lived openly in Chile. Rauff never faced extradition and died in 1984. (1973 photo)(2000x1446)

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Jewish-Austrian Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal holding a photo of Walter Rauff, a former German SS commander that lived openly in Chile. Rauff never faced extradition and died in 1984. (1973 photo)(2000x1446)

Beautiful woman with anchor Tatoo, 1940s

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Beautiful woman with anchor Tatoo, 1940s

Deported Lithuanians at a funeral for a child who did not survive the harsh conditions from Soviet occupied Lithuania to Siberia, 1941 (1188x800)

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Deported Lithuanians at a funeral for a child who did not survive the harsh conditions from Soviet occupied Lithuania to Siberia, 1941 (1188x800)

Police service dogs' final test to stay composed around a cat, Germany 1987.(680x662)

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Police service dogs' final test to stay composed around a cat, Germany 1987.(680x662)

'Is Your Neighbor a Kluxer?' — American anti-KKK pamphlet published in 1923 by the American Unity League.

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'Is Your Neighbor a Kluxer?' — American anti-KKK pamphlet published in 1923 by the American Unity League.

Friends celebrate the birthday party of a young lady (green dress), circa mid 1950s, kodachrome shot

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Friends celebrate the birthday party of a young lady (green dress), circa mid 1950s, kodachrome shot

Pablo Picasso and his muse Sylvette David, now Lydia Corbett, 1954 (1078x1354)

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Pablo Picasso and his muse Sylvette David, now Lydia Corbett, 1954 (1078x1354)

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston at a Radiohead concert, 1998

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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston at a Radiohead concert, 1998

A woman from Hiroshima showing her back where her skin is burned in a pattern of the kimono worn at the time of the explosion, 1945

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A woman from Hiroshima showing her back where her skin is burned in a pattern of the kimono worn at the time of the explosion, 1945

My grandmother dressed in period garb, I don't know why. Salem Ma. 1927

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My grandmother dressed in period garb, I don't know why. Salem Ma. 1927

An X-ray of the pelvis of Albert Fish reveals needles he had inserted into his pelvic area for pleasure.The X-ray was taken in 1936 at Bellevue Hospital in New York.

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An X-ray of the pelvis of Albert Fish reveals needles he had inserted into his pelvic area for pleasure.The X-ray was taken in 1936 at Bellevue Hospital in New York.

'Stalingrad' — Czech anti-Nazi print (1943) showing Goebbels delivering a speech with the German war dead lined up behind him. Artist: Antonín Pelc.

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'Stalingrad' — Czech anti-Nazi print (1943) showing Goebbels delivering a speech with the German war dead lined up behind him. Artist: Antonín Pelc.

A newspaper man after US President Franklin D. Roosevelt died - Photo taken by a young Stanley Kubrick, which started his career at Look magazine. (April 1945)(1200x1510)

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A newspaper man after US President Franklin D. Roosevelt died - Photo taken by a young Stanley Kubrick, which started his career at Look magazine. (April 1945)(1200x1510)

Baby kissing his mama in 1921. (Toledo, Spain)

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Baby kissing his mama in 1921. (Toledo, Spain)

Benito Mussolini posing beside a bust of himself,1926 (600×443)

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Benito Mussolini posing beside a bust of himself,1926 (600×443)

George W. McLaurin in 1948, segregated from the rest of his class at the University of Oklahoma. (768x576)

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George W. McLaurin in 1948, segregated from the rest of his class at the University of Oklahoma. (768x576)

I can't get enough of this wonderful 1933 portrait of my dad's parents and sisters

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I can't get enough of this wonderful 1933 portrait of my dad's parents and sisters

"This, my Führer, is the new uniform for our armies in Italy” British satire on the German invasion of Italy (1943)

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"This, my Führer, is the new uniform for our armies in Italy” British satire on the German invasion of Italy (1943)

US President Jimmy Carter collapsing while running a 6 mile race at Camp David, 1979. He had to be carried off the track but quickly recovered. (3000x2013)

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US President Jimmy Carter collapsing while running a 6 mile race at Camp David, 1979. He had to be carried off the track but quickly recovered. (3000x2013)