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"My Ulster blood is my most priceless heritage..." Mural of U.S President James Buchanan, who was of Ulster-Scots heritage. Belfast, Northern Ireland (2005).

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"My Ulster blood is my most priceless heritage..." Mural of U.S President James Buchanan, who was of Ulster-Scots heritage. Belfast, Northern Ireland (2005).

My grandmother and grandfather with their new son (my dad) - England, 1945

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My grandmother and grandfather with their new son (my dad) - England, 1945

Officials in England examine fingerprints to check whether they match a bottle found next to the cot of a three-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered. Over 40,000 fingerprints, those of every single male in the town over the age of 15, were examined, in nearly three months, 1948 .

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Officials in England examine fingerprints to check whether they match a bottle found next to the cot of a three-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered. Over 40,000 fingerprints, those of every single male in the town over the age of 15, were examined, in nearly three months, 1948 .

A poor rural family standing at attention for RFK's funeral train, June 8, 1968

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A poor rural family standing at attention for RFK's funeral train, June 8, 1968

A group of Teddy Boys hanging around Elephant and Castle, London, July 1955.

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A group of Teddy Boys hanging around Elephant and Castle, London, July 1955.

7-Foot Bolaji Badejo, A Nigerian Design Student And One-time Actor, Wearing His Costume From Alien, 1978.

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7-Foot Bolaji Badejo, A Nigerian Design Student And One-time Actor, Wearing His Costume From Alien, 1978.

The Cross Was Not Heavy Enough by John Heartfield, 1933

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The Cross Was Not Heavy Enough by John Heartfield, 1933

Croatian Ustaše soldiers pose with the severed head of a Serbian villager in Banja Luka, February 1942 (1418x2037)

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Croatian Ustaše soldiers pose with the severed head of a Serbian villager in Banja Luka, February 1942 (1418x2037)

Girls from the Bronx, New York, smile for the camera 55 years ago, 1970.

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Girls from the Bronx, New York, smile for the camera 55 years ago, 1970.

Adolf Hitler Surrounded By Adoring Austrian Women And Girls, 1939.

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Adolf Hitler Surrounded By Adoring Austrian Women And Girls, 1939.

After meeting my mom in Hawaii, my dad mailed this picture to her while she was living in Germany. Apparently it was enough to convince her to move to the US, and create me. :) 1975

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After meeting my mom in Hawaii, my dad mailed this picture to her while she was living in Germany. Apparently it was enough to convince her to move to the US, and create me. :) 1975

A Rhodesian soldier wearing sneakers takes a smoke break during the Rhodesian Bush War, 1970s

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A Rhodesian soldier wearing sneakers takes a smoke break during the Rhodesian Bush War, 1970s

Young lady smiles and enjoys a coke before going to prom, circa mid 1950s, kodachrome shot.

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Young lady smiles and enjoys a coke before going to prom, circa mid 1950s, kodachrome shot.

2013: Anti-Capitalism Poster depicting Dinosaurs Eating a CEO, by John Brosio.

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2013: Anti-Capitalism Poster depicting Dinosaurs Eating a CEO, by John Brosio.

A German WWII prisoner is reunited with his 12-year-old daughter.The child had not seen her father since she was one year old, 1956. Photograph by Helmuth Pirath

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A German WWII prisoner is reunited with his 12-year-old daughter.The child had not seen her father since she was one year old, 1956. Photograph by Helmuth Pirath

rare photo of a Palestinian policeman searching a Jew at the Jaffa Gate in 1929.

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rare photo of a Palestinian policeman searching a Jew at the Jaffa Gate in 1929.

My grandmother (18 y/o) with my mom in 1959

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My grandmother (18 y/o) with my mom in 1959

JFK poses his lifelong friend Lem Billings, 1933.

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JFK poses his lifelong friend Lem Billings, 1933.

Let them die in the streets USA, 1990

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Let them die in the streets USA, 1990

Teaching Papuans How To Use Condoms. Papua New Guinea, 1990.

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Teaching Papuans How To Use Condoms. Papua New Guinea, 1990.