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A jewish man standing in the crowd at the Souq Khamis (Thursday Market) in the town of Najran in Saudi Arabia, 1947.

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A jewish man standing in the crowd at the Souq Khamis (Thursday Market) in the town of Najran in Saudi Arabia, 1947.

Mickey Rooney kissing Judy Garland after she wins the Academy juvenile Award in 1940

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Mickey Rooney kissing Judy Garland after she wins the Academy juvenile Award in 1940

World Trade Center Construction, 1970.

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World Trade Center Construction, 1970.

Atatürk dropping Greek invaders into the sea (1922)

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Atatürk dropping Greek invaders into the sea (1922)

That’s a lot of ‘70s in one pic!

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That’s a lot of ‘70s in one pic!

Sir Lancelot and King Arthur during a filming break, 1978.

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Sir Lancelot and King Arthur during a filming break, 1978.

Girls show up wearing slacks at Abraham Lincoln High School, in Brooklyn, in protest because a classmate, Beverly Bernstein, was suspended the day before for wearing them, 1942.

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Girls show up wearing slacks at Abraham Lincoln High School, in Brooklyn, in protest because a classmate, Beverly Bernstein, was suspended the day before for wearing them, 1942.

Sisters with one of the biggest, pufiest sleeves i have ever seen, glass negative 1890s.

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Sisters with one of the biggest, pufiest sleeves i have ever seen, glass negative 1890s.

A mother in Chicago offers her children for sale during extreme post-war poverty. USA, 1948.(750 × 600)

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A mother in Chicago offers her children for sale during extreme post-war poverty. USA, 1948.(750 × 600)

Pedro Pascal with his family in 1991

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Pedro Pascal with his family in 1991

"Oppose Censorship" Ireland around 1990s.

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"Oppose Censorship" Ireland around 1990s.

My Grandmother working as a puppeteer in NYC early-mid 1930s

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My Grandmother working as a puppeteer in NYC early-mid 1930s

German Women (Wehrmachthelferin) from the Wehrmacht, sitting next to crates of Panzerfaust launchers - with a long line of prisoners behind them - after their surrender to the Western Allies, c. May 1945.

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German Women (Wehrmachthelferin) from the Wehrmacht, sitting next to crates of Panzerfaust launchers - with a long line of prisoners behind them - after their surrender to the Western Allies, c. May 1945.

John Arnold is escorted into court for the sentencing phase of his murder trial. Arnold and his cousin, John Plath, both of whom were from York, Pennsylvania, were tried for torturing and lynching a young black mother in a small town in South Carolina, 1979 .

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John Arnold is escorted into court for the sentencing phase of his murder trial. Arnold and his cousin, John Plath, both of whom were from York, Pennsylvania, were tried for torturing and lynching a young black mother in a small town in South Carolina, 1979 .

Muammar Gaddafi with a guard from his “Amazonian” protection detail in Cairo, 1996

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Muammar Gaddafi with a guard from his “Amazonian” protection detail in Cairo, 1996

My mom passed on may 29th at 84. This is my favorite picture.

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My mom passed on may 29th at 84. This is my favorite picture.

Pro-Choice Public Education Project (1998)

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Pro-Choice Public Education Project (1998)

Amon Göth, commandant of the Płaszów concentration camp, is convicted of war crimes and executed by hanging after WWII. (September 13th, 1946)

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Amon Göth, commandant of the Płaszów concentration camp, is convicted of war crimes and executed by hanging after WWII. (September 13th, 1946)

Interracial dating at a bar in Pittsburgh, 1959. (700x571)

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Interracial dating at a bar in Pittsburgh, 1959. (700x571)

In my college dorm room, 1971

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In my college dorm room, 1971