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East Berlin in the late 1980s

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East Berlin in the late 1980s

Portrait of Petar Brzica, a Croatian Ustaše guard at Jasenovac concentration camp, holding the head of one of his Serbian victims. Won a contest for killing the most prisoners using a knife coined the “Serb-Cutter”. Disappeared in 1945. (1942 photo)(528x800)

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Portrait of Petar Brzica, a Croatian Ustaše guard at Jasenovac concentration camp, holding the head of one of his Serbian victims. Won a contest for killing the most prisoners using a knife coined the “Serb-Cutter”. Disappeared in 1945. (1942 photo)(528x800)

My great grandmother, 1940s

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My great grandmother, 1940s

Alan Turing, a British mathematician known for breaking the Nazi's Enigma machine. Alan took his own life in 1954 after being a victim of oppression because he was gay.

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Alan Turing, a British mathematician known for breaking the Nazi's Enigma machine. Alan took his own life in 1954 after being a victim of oppression because he was gay.

A young Filipino girl is pictured sitting on a wooden bench in an enclosure and "displayed" in Coney Island. New York, 1905.

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A young Filipino girl is pictured sitting on a wooden bench in an enclosure and "displayed" in Coney Island. New York, 1905.

German cartoon (ca. 1931) mocking Ernst Röhm's homosexuality.

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German cartoon (ca. 1931) mocking Ernst Röhm's homosexuality.

Fidel Castro visiting the Great Wall of China, 1995

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Fidel Castro visiting the Great Wall of China, 1995

Annie (aged 7), and Nellie (aged 1), outside their house in Spitalfields. They were among ten children born to single mother Annie Daniels. 1912.

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Annie (aged 7), and Nellie (aged 1), outside their house in Spitalfields. They were among ten children born to single mother Annie Daniels. 1912.

A photo of Emperor Menelik II after successfully defeating the Italians & saving Ethiopia from European colonization 1896

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A photo of Emperor Menelik II after successfully defeating the Italians & saving Ethiopia from European colonization 1896

Nelson Mandela’s release from prison on February 11, 1990

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Nelson Mandela’s release from prison on February 11, 1990

Like Father, like daughter 1970

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Like Father, like daughter 1970

An Iron Man Of The Past In A Diving Suit. The Suit’s Name Was ‘Iron Man’ Too. It Had Electric Charging And Pressure Protection Systems. New York, 1907.

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An Iron Man Of The Past In A Diving Suit. The Suit’s Name Was ‘Iron Man’ Too. It Had Electric Charging And Pressure Protection Systems. New York, 1907.

Tsarist Russia - a prison of nations. The predatory aspirations of tsarist imperialism. (Map to Lenin's teaching on imperialism) USSR 1936

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Tsarist Russia - a prison of nations. The predatory aspirations of tsarist imperialism. (Map to Lenin's teaching on imperialism) USSR 1936

Fidel Castro with his five-member revolutionary tribunal in a court-martial of a local peasant, 1957.

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Fidel Castro with his five-member revolutionary tribunal in a court-martial of a local peasant, 1957.

Chinese guerrilla fighter Cheng Benhua before execution by the Japanese, 1938

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Chinese guerrilla fighter Cheng Benhua before execution by the Japanese, 1938

Marriage proposal at a party, from 1856-1860.

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Marriage proposal at a party, from 1856-1860.

Everyone Raise A Glass... (George Wendt 1948 - 2025)

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Everyone Raise A Glass... (George Wendt 1948 - 2025)

On 24th of May 1924, exactly 100 years ago. President Calvin Coolidge signed the "Immigration Act of 1924" on the White House lawn. (800x533). A law later praised by Adolf Hitler.

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On 24th of May 1924, exactly 100 years ago. President Calvin Coolidge signed the "Immigration Act of 1924" on the White House lawn. (800x533). A law later praised by Adolf Hitler.

"A study in empires" - German WW2 propaganda poster

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"A study in empires" - German WW2 propaganda poster

Bodies of American troops laid out in a US cemetery near the road leading to Gillemont Farm and Bony. They were killed in the fighting near Gillemont Farm on 29 September 1918 when the 27th US Division attacked over the main Hindenburg Line and suffered heavy casualties.

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Bodies of American troops laid out in a US cemetery near the road leading to Gillemont Farm and Bony. They were killed in the fighting near Gillemont Farm on 29 September 1918 when the 27th US Division attacked over the main Hindenburg Line and suffered heavy casualties.