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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

a young man caring for his grandfather, 1974

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a young man caring for his grandfather, 1974

Military demonstration for Hitler's 50th birthday celebration in Berlin - April 20th, 1939 (source : Bundesarchiv)

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Military demonstration for Hitler's 50th birthday celebration in Berlin - April 20th, 1939 (source : Bundesarchiv)

US president Franklin Roosevelt shaking hands with scientist George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute on route to Warm Springs Georgia. Picture taken on March 31st 1939

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US president Franklin Roosevelt shaking hands with scientist George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute on route to Warm Springs Georgia. Picture taken on March 31st 1939

High school graduate with coat signed by classmates 1920s

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High school graduate with coat signed by classmates 1920s

Anti-MLK/Civil rights cartoon from 'The Birmingham News' paper. c.~1960s

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Anti-MLK/Civil rights cartoon from 'The Birmingham News' paper. c.~1960s

The city of Dresden after its bombing, 1945.

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The city of Dresden after its bombing, 1945.

My best friend passed away

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My best friend passed away

U.S. Army Sergeant Timothy Hennis appears in court on charges of raping and murdering a woman, and killing two of her young children present. He was sentenced to death, but acquitted at a retrial. Nearly 20 years later, DNA evidence confirmed his guilt, North Carolina, 1985 .

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U.S. Army Sergeant Timothy Hennis appears in court on charges of raping and murdering a woman, and killing two of her young children present. He was sentenced to death, but acquitted at a retrial. Nearly 20 years later, DNA evidence confirmed his guilt, North Carolina, 1985 .

Propaganda Pamphlet dropped on UN troops during the Korean war 1950-1953

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Propaganda Pamphlet dropped on UN troops during the Korean war 1950-1953

Army nurses soak up the sun next to a twin Bofors 40 mm gun aboard a US Coast Guard troop ship returning from Europe, 1945. Said nurse Clara Hensley, “After years of chaos, the sun felt like a victory hug — all I recalled thinking is 'we're going home!'"

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Army nurses soak up the sun next to a twin Bofors 40 mm gun aboard a US Coast Guard troop ship returning from Europe, 1945. Said nurse Clara Hensley, “After years of chaos, the sun felt like a victory hug — all I recalled thinking is 'we're going home!'"

My family's 5 generation photo from 1902!

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My family's 5 generation photo from 1902!

Javier Bardem, 21 in 1992. 15 yrs Before No Country for Old Men

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Javier Bardem, 21 in 1992. 15 yrs Before No Country for Old Men

80 years ago today, General Patton during a welcome home parade in Los Angeles - June 9, 1945

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80 years ago today, General Patton during a welcome home parade in Los Angeles - June 9, 1945

My dad and his cat Simon (as in Garfunkel). Ontario, Canada. 1980s.

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My dad and his cat Simon (as in Garfunkel). Ontario, Canada. 1980s.

Damage to USS Liberty, June 1967

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Damage to USS Liberty, June 1967

Anti-slavery cartoon from 1876

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Anti-slavery cartoon from 1876

1st Lt. Thomas Meehan of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division on his wedding day in 1942. Meehan was KIA on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

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1st Lt. Thomas Meehan of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division on his wedding day in 1942. Meehan was KIA on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Suspected serial killer Robert Garrow is carried from jail for his murder trial. The case drew national attention after Garrow's lawyers found the missing bodies of two of his victims with his help, but did not tell the police, citing their oath of client confidentiality, New York, 1973 .

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Suspected serial killer Robert Garrow is carried from jail for his murder trial. The case drew national attention after Garrow's lawyers found the missing bodies of two of his victims with his help, but did not tell the police, citing their oath of client confidentiality, New York, 1973 .

A picture taken in the 1940s teaching young ladies how to have good posture which was a part of the school curriculum.

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A picture taken in the 1940s teaching young ladies how to have good posture which was a part of the school curriculum.