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My Dad, the blond guy, with his coworkers in San Diego, 1980

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My Dad, the blond guy, with his coworkers in San Diego, 1980

Bud the Pit Bull, became the first dog to cross the United States in an automobile alongside his owner Horatio Nelson Jackson in 1903. (636x446)

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Bud the Pit Bull, became the first dog to cross the United States in an automobile alongside his owner Horatio Nelson Jackson in 1903. (636x446)

Former SS Colonel Otto Skorzeny in Madrid, Spain, 1970. Skorzeny led the famous 1943 Gran Sasso raid in which Mussolini was rescued from captivity. After the war he escaped allied captivity & worked as an arms dealer, advising authoritarian leaders like Nasser & Peron, as well as Mossad. (1300x859)

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Former SS Colonel Otto Skorzeny in Madrid, Spain, 1970. Skorzeny led the famous 1943 Gran Sasso raid in which Mussolini was rescued from captivity. After the war he escaped allied captivity & worked as an arms dealer, advising authoritarian leaders like Nasser & Peron, as well as Mossad. (1300x859)

"Eliminating sexual violence is a political responsability" Japanese communist poster, 2010s.

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"Eliminating sexual violence is a political responsability" Japanese communist poster, 2010s.

I lost my eye to cancer when I was about 5. This is me on my first picture day (1998).

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I lost my eye to cancer when I was about 5. This is me on my first picture day (1998).

Kodachrome photo of 4 girls at at birthday party, 1951. Love the little candy baskets

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Kodachrome photo of 4 girls at at birthday party, 1951. Love the little candy baskets

Rae Carruth, a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers, is arrested for murder of his pregnant girlfriend, whom he had killed for refusing to get an abortion, in Western Tennessee. Along with OJ Simpson and Aaron Hernandez, Carruth is one of the NFL's most notorious figures, 1999 .

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Rae Carruth, a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers, is arrested for murder of his pregnant girlfriend, whom he had killed for refusing to get an abortion, in Western Tennessee. Along with OJ Simpson and Aaron Hernandez, Carruth is one of the NFL's most notorious figures, 1999 .

Farrokh Bulsara, born on the island of Zanzibar, pictured with his nanny in 1947. He is also known by the name, Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the rock group, Queen. (500x526)

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Farrokh Bulsara, born on the island of Zanzibar, pictured with his nanny in 1947. He is also known by the name, Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the rock group, Queen. (500x526)

My aunt, my grandma, and my mom (1969)

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My aunt, my grandma, and my mom (1969)

Before the tourists, before the surfers: Fishermen's wives working on the beach in Nazaré, Portugal, early 1960s

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Before the tourists, before the surfers: Fishermen's wives working on the beach in Nazaré, Portugal, early 1960s

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“Saddam Hussein has a group called the Nuclear Mujahideen. Iraq (...) could be just one year away from having an atomic bomb.” G.W. Bush (USA, 2003)

Maid cooking for middle class family, South Carolina, 1956, kodachrome

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Maid cooking for middle class family, South Carolina, 1956, kodachrome

Babe Heffron and Bill Guarnere of “Band of Brothers” fame visit the grave of a fallen comrade, 1950s

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Babe Heffron and Bill Guarnere of “Band of Brothers” fame visit the grave of a fallen comrade, 1950s

Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower) of the Seneca Nation, 1908. (Photo by J.L. Blessing, published by The Blessing Studio, Salamanca, New York)

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Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower) of the Seneca Nation, 1908. (Photo by J.L. Blessing, published by The Blessing Studio, Salamanca, New York)

US President Ulysses S. Grant in 1860. Behind him is a posture brace to help prevent movement during a photo session. Any sudden movements would cause blurring in the photo due to the long exposure time. (1080x1073)

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US President Ulysses S. Grant in 1860. Behind him is a posture brace to help prevent movement during a photo session. Any sudden movements would cause blurring in the photo due to the long exposure time. (1080x1073)

American policies remain the same, only their faces change - Iran, 2018. (845×1162)

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American policies remain the same, only their faces change - Iran, 2018. (845×1162)

1920s Chinese wedding photo.

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1920s Chinese wedding photo.

Willem Dafoe After Getting Expelled for Making an Adult Film - 21 in 1977.

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Willem Dafoe After Getting Expelled for Making an Adult Film - 21 in 1977.

Civil War veteran Samuel Decker poses with the prosthetic arms he somehow made for himself, 1867.

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Civil War veteran Samuel Decker poses with the prosthetic arms he somehow made for himself, 1867.

Two young ladies in a field (early 1900's)

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Two young ladies in a field (early 1900's)