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A housewife poses with $12.50 worth of groceries for the week in 1947. It was enough to feed herself, her husband, their four-year-old twins, and the family cat.

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A housewife poses with $12.50 worth of groceries for the week in 1947. It was enough to feed herself, her husband, their four-year-old twins, and the family cat.

Ridiculously handsome couple in Texas, 1941

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Ridiculously handsome couple in Texas, 1941

My mom, far left, and the neighborhood kids enjoy an afternoon treat. 1934

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My mom, far left, and the neighborhood kids enjoy an afternoon treat. 1934

A French trench raider with a revolver and dagger in 1916

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A French trench raider with a revolver and dagger in 1916

Found a photo of my dad around 1970 about to pull the greatest heist in history

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Found a photo of my dad around 1970 about to pull the greatest heist in history

Polish anti-czechoslovakian poster 1919

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Polish anti-czechoslovakian poster 1919

A burned, severed Japanese head propped up on a Japanese tank at Guadalcanal (1943)

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A burned, severed Japanese head propped up on a Japanese tank at Guadalcanal (1943)

Mom's wedding photo, 1957.

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Mom's wedding photo, 1957.

Nsala of Wala in Congo looks at the severed hand and foot of his five-year-old daughter after failing to reach the Belgian colonisers Rubber quota 1904 (800x554)

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Nsala of Wala in Congo looks at the severed hand and foot of his five-year-old daughter after failing to reach the Belgian colonisers Rubber quota 1904 (800x554)

A group removes the body of a dead migrant from a tractor-trailer found near Victoria, Texas. Dozens of migrants had been crammed into the trailer. Nineteen of them perished from the heat and dehydration. It remains one of the deadliest cases of migrant smuggling in U.S. history, 2003 .

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A group removes the body of a dead migrant from a tractor-trailer found near Victoria, Texas. Dozens of migrants had been crammed into the trailer. Nineteen of them perished from the heat and dehydration. It remains one of the deadliest cases of migrant smuggling in U.S. history, 2003 .

“A Threatening Situation” American cartoon about a potential bigger war in Europe, published durning the First Balkan War (December 1912)

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“A Threatening Situation” American cartoon about a potential bigger war in Europe, published durning the First Balkan War (December 1912)

My parents after their wedding, 45 years ago today.

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My parents after their wedding, 45 years ago today.

Mason Funabiki cuts his farewell cake, before marching for the US Army inside the camp in Wyoming where he and his family were sent for being of Japanese descent. 31 of March 1944

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Mason Funabiki cuts his farewell cake, before marching for the US Army inside the camp in Wyoming where he and his family were sent for being of Japanese descent. 31 of March 1944

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden playing darts with local skinheads, 1992

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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden playing darts with local skinheads, 1992

Couple posing with their car close to a badminton net, early 1920s.

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Couple posing with their car close to a badminton net, early 1920s.

Couple posing with their car close to a badminton net, early 1920s.

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Couple posing with their car close to a badminton net, early 1920s.

My beautiful grandma in 1965. She was 24.

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My beautiful grandma in 1965. She was 24.

Antisemitic/anti-communist poster from 1939

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Antisemitic/anti-communist poster from 1939

The bodies of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie lie in state after their assassination at Sarajevo, 1914.

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The bodies of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie lie in state after their assassination at Sarajevo, 1914.

Lovebirds! My newlywed parents at a party ca. 1960

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Lovebirds! My newlywed parents at a party ca. 1960