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Young lady poses in her prom dress. Little boy maybe sibling photobombs her shot, circa early 1950s. Kodachrome

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Young lady poses in her prom dress. Little boy maybe sibling photobombs her shot, circa early 1950s. Kodachrome

Picture of mobster and contract killer Charles Voyde Harrelson, father of actor Woody Harrelson, on trial for the murder of a federal judge, 1980's. He was convicted and sentenced to two life terms (1920x1283)

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Picture of mobster and contract killer Charles Voyde Harrelson, father of actor Woody Harrelson, on trial for the murder of a federal judge, 1980's. He was convicted and sentenced to two life terms (1920x1283)

Antisemitic propaganda poster from the White Movement during the Russian Civil War "Beat the vile beast with a Russian switch/twig, so that this bastard won't do any more harm to us"

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Antisemitic propaganda poster from the White Movement during the Russian Civil War "Beat the vile beast with a Russian switch/twig, so that this bastard won't do any more harm to us"

Models on the set of Queen's "Bicycle Race" music video. When the bike rental company found out about it, they demanded that the band buy all the used saddles. 1978

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Models on the set of Queen's "Bicycle Race" music video. When the bike rental company found out about it, they demanded that the band buy all the used saddles. 1978

Smiling in defiance of evil, Salomea Kostrubała was 14 when taken to Auschwitz (1942). She remained there for 2 years until a 1944 transfer to KL Natzweilter, where from she was liberated. She was a survivor.

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Smiling in defiance of evil, Salomea Kostrubała was 14 when taken to Auschwitz (1942). She remained there for 2 years until a 1944 transfer to KL Natzweilter, where from she was liberated. She was a survivor.

U.S. Marines land on the National Mall to disperse anti-war protests in Washington, D.C. May 3, 1971

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U.S. Marines land on the National Mall to disperse anti-war protests in Washington, D.C. May 3, 1971

Matt Wuerker (2015)

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Matt Wuerker (2015)

Vladimir Putin at the Age of 5 with Maria Ivanova. Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Juli 1958

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Vladimir Putin at the Age of 5 with Maria Ivanova. Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Juli 1958

Grandmother and her father, 1885, Atlantic City boardwalk

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Grandmother and her father, 1885, Atlantic City boardwalk

My grandfather aged 31 in Saudi Arabia, 1970

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My grandfather aged 31 in Saudi Arabia, 1970

A friend helps a 15 year old boy shoot up heroin on the roof of an abandoned building, The Bronx New York - 1983

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A friend helps a 15 year old boy shoot up heroin on the roof of an abandoned building, The Bronx New York - 1983

Jasper County Assistant District Attorney Pat Hardy displays the chain used by three white men, two of whom were known Neo-Nazis, to drag James Byrd Jr., a black man, to his death. The lynching of Byrd remains one of the most infamous hate crimes in modern American history, Texas, 1999 .

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Jasper County Assistant District Attorney Pat Hardy displays the chain used by three white men, two of whom were known Neo-Nazis, to drag James Byrd Jr., a black man, to his death. The lynching of Byrd remains one of the most infamous hate crimes in modern American history, Texas, 1999 .

“Water Splash” Kobe, Japan, 1951

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“Water Splash” Kobe, Japan, 1951

"ARE WE NEXT?" USA, 1965

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"ARE WE NEXT?" USA, 1965

Two girls “horsemaning” in the 1920s

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Two girls “horsemaning” in the 1920s

Bill and Hillary Clinton, 1972 (598x406)

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Bill and Hillary Clinton, 1972 (598x406)

A man attempted to transfer files from his Commodore 64 to his Apple computer. 1984

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A man attempted to transfer files from his Commodore 64 to his Apple computer. 1984

Emancipated children in the south during the Civil War - there’s got to be an interesting story here. 1863. .

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Emancipated children in the south during the Civil War - there’s got to be an interesting story here. 1863. .

A Sudeten German woman crying tears of joy, as another salutes, during celebration parades on the German annexation of the Sudetenland (October 1938)(1569x1320)

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A Sudeten German woman crying tears of joy, as another salutes, during celebration parades on the German annexation of the Sudetenland (October 1938)(1569x1320)

Little girl has a talk with the house maid, San Augustine, Texas, 1943

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Little girl has a talk with the house maid, San Augustine, Texas, 1943