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A then 118 year old Sarah Knauss posing for a family photo, United States, 1998

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A then 118 year old Sarah Knauss posing for a family photo, United States, 1998

«Fact, Not Advertising», USSR, 1964

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«Fact, Not Advertising», USSR, 1964

Three Girl Scouts in Iran, circa 1937

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Three Girl Scouts in Iran, circa 1937

My grandmother’s family on their dairy farm in Youngsville, Pennsylvania in 1931. She’s barefoot on the far right.

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My grandmother’s family on their dairy farm in Youngsville, Pennsylvania in 1931. She’s barefoot on the far right.

Pablo Picasso in his studio in Cannes, France, 1956. (1080x1310)

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Pablo Picasso in his studio in Cannes, France, 1956. (1080x1310)

The only photo ever taken of a "Sicilian Wolf" a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Island of Sicily, late 1800's. The species is thought to have gone extinct in the 1920s, though supposed sightings were reported into the 1970's (929x661)

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The only photo ever taken of a "Sicilian Wolf" a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Island of Sicily, late 1800's. The species is thought to have gone extinct in the 1920s, though supposed sightings were reported into the 1970's (929x661)

Fall of Saddam, 2014

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Fall of Saddam, 2014

A young lady and her ice cream cone circa 1960s. A found photo from the Anonymous Project

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A young lady and her ice cream cone circa 1960s. A found photo from the Anonymous Project

A 23 year old Orson Welles poses for NY Daily News cameras in early November 1938, a few days after his infamous War of the Worlds broadcast on CBS.

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A 23 year old Orson Welles poses for NY Daily News cameras in early November 1938, a few days after his infamous War of the Worlds broadcast on CBS.

1850's portrait of Thomas Lincoln, father of US President Abraham Lincoln. (2561x1920)

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1850's portrait of Thomas Lincoln, father of US President Abraham Lincoln. (2561x1920)

My great grandparents Finnish immigrants taken around 1910-1912. She died in 1922 during child birth and he disappeared creating a family mystery of who he was and where he came from and where he went. Last name Lilja.

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My great grandparents Finnish immigrants taken around 1910-1912. She died in 1922 during child birth and he disappeared creating a family mystery of who he was and where he came from and where he went. Last name Lilja.

Average American family, Detroit, Michigan, 1954. All this on a Ford factory worker’s wages!

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Average American family, Detroit, Michigan, 1954. All this on a Ford factory worker’s wages!

George Carlin's mugshot after being arrested in Milwaukee following his performance of "Seven Words You Can't Say on Television", 1972. (460x311)

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George Carlin's mugshot after being arrested in Milwaukee following his performance of "Seven Words You Can't Say on Television", 1972. (460x311)

Soviet cartoon from the Second World War (1942) showing a concerned Goebbels inspecting soldiers at the front while holding a propaganda image of a cheery soldier behind his back. Artist: Kukryniksy.

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Soviet cartoon from the Second World War (1942) showing a concerned Goebbels inspecting soldiers at the front while holding a propaganda image of a cheery soldier behind his back. Artist: Kukryniksy.

The last photo of former U.S president Dwight Eisenhower,alongside Richard Nixon in the hospital in 1969(815x519)

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The last photo of former U.S president Dwight Eisenhower,alongside Richard Nixon in the hospital in 1969(815x519)

Some old parenting tips from a found photo

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Some old parenting tips from a found photo

Exodus 1947 - Jewish holocaust survivors arriving in Haifa (Palestine). Their banner reads: ‘The Germans destroyed our families and homes - don’t you destroy our hope’

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Exodus 1947 - Jewish holocaust survivors arriving in Haifa (Palestine). Their banner reads: ‘The Germans destroyed our families and homes - don’t you destroy our hope’

Picture of “Congolese men holding cut-off hands” captured by Alice Seeley Harris in Baringa, May 1904.

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Picture of “Congolese men holding cut-off hands” captured by Alice Seeley Harris in Baringa, May 1904.

1963: "Brotherhood and equality for all nations!" Soviet Union.

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1963: "Brotherhood and equality for all nations!" Soviet Union.

A Family Picnic, Lincoln, NE, c. 1913. Smithsonian Archives.

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A Family Picnic, Lincoln, NE, c. 1913. Smithsonian Archives.