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Franca Viola (1963) Italian woman who became famous in the 60s for refusing a "rehabilitating marriage" with her victimiser after being kidnapped and raped. She was one of the first Italian women to publicly refuse this tradition and, with her family, successfully appealed to law to prosecute him.

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Franca Viola (1963) Italian woman who became famous in the 60s for refusing a "rehabilitating marriage" with her victimiser after being kidnapped and raped. She was one of the first Italian women to publicly refuse this tradition and, with her family, successfully appealed to law to prosecute him.

A photo of Leatherman (1885), a mysterious but gentle vagabond who walked the same 365-mile route around Connecticut and New York dressed in all leather for decades. (374 x 510)

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A photo of Leatherman (1885), a mysterious but gentle vagabond who walked the same 365-mile route around Connecticut and New York dressed in all leather for decades. (374 x 510)

Still married since 1966

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Still married since 1966

A British blacksmith removing the leg irons off a slave, 1907.

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A British blacksmith removing the leg irons off a slave, 1907.

"Don't worry, the word "Genocide" doesn't exist yet!"(International Herald Tribune, 2015)

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"Don't worry, the word "Genocide" doesn't exist yet!"(International Herald Tribune, 2015)

A British soldier scolding a German civilian for laughing at a screening of concentration camp conditions. She was ordered to rewatch the film. (May 1945)(1296x958)

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A British soldier scolding a German civilian for laughing at a screening of concentration camp conditions. She was ordered to rewatch the film. (May 1945)(1296x958)

My Pops

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My Pops

The cremation of Pol Pot, the man who ruined the lives of millions. His remains were burnt with a bunch of old tires and rubbish. Photo by the Thai Army, April 1998.

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The cremation of Pol Pot, the man who ruined the lives of millions. His remains were burnt with a bunch of old tires and rubbish. Photo by the Thai Army, April 1998.

Photo of ethnic German civilians in Czechoslovakia being rounded up in Bořislavka cinema to later be executed, May 1945 (640x360)

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Photo of ethnic German civilians in Czechoslovakia being rounded up in Bořislavka cinema to later be executed, May 1945 (640x360)

An Asian flight attendant on the plane, 1966, shot with Kodachrome

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An Asian flight attendant on the plane, 1966, shot with Kodachrome

“The Subhuman” German SS brochure depicting Slavs of Eastern Europe as “subhuman” and “racially inferior” (1942)

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“The Subhuman” German SS brochure depicting Slavs of Eastern Europe as “subhuman” and “racially inferior” (1942)

$A man protects his family from cannibals during the Madras famine of 1877, under British rule in India. \$

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A man protects his family from cannibals during the Madras famine of 1877, under British rule in India. \

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon in 1984.

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Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon in 1984.

FBI agent delivering $1,000,000 to a plane hijacker, in his underwear. 1972.

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FBI agent delivering $1,000,000 to a plane hijacker, in his underwear. 1972.

My grandparents at the beginning of their long (but mostly unhappy) marriage (1950s)

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My grandparents at the beginning of their long (but mostly unhappy) marriage (1950s)

Lynching postcard from Texas (1908) 1080x1691

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Lynching postcard from Texas (1908) 1080x1691

Anti East German Propaganda poster-1950 - Pakistan

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Anti East German Propaganda poster-1950 - Pakistan

A filipino survivor of the Manila massacre, shows where a Japanese officer tried to behead him, 1945.

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A filipino survivor of the Manila massacre, shows where a Japanese officer tried to behead him, 1945.

My Beautiful Great-Aunt and Grandmother, Portland, Oregon 1944ish.

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My Beautiful Great-Aunt and Grandmother, Portland, Oregon 1944ish.

Joe Arridy, the "happiest prisoner on death row", gives away his train before being executed, 1939

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Joe Arridy, the "happiest prisoner on death row", gives away his train before being executed, 1939