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Warren Nutter, 19, reads a letter from his mother. He was one of the youngest men sentenced to death in Iowa. After his sentence was commuted to life in prison, he became one of the longest serving inmates in the country. Nutter served 65 years at the Iowa State Penitentiary, 1957 .

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Warren Nutter, 19, reads a letter from his mother. He was one of the youngest men sentenced to death in Iowa. After his sentence was commuted to life in prison, he became one of the longest serving inmates in the country. Nutter served 65 years at the Iowa State Penitentiary, 1957 .

Me and my date at our high school Valentine’s dance, 1969

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Me and my date at our high school Valentine’s dance, 1969

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Hitler welcomed in Berlin after the defeat of France (July 1940) Colorized Newsreel

80 years ago today, Desmond Doss was injured by a grenade on Okinawa - May 21, 1945

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80 years ago today, Desmond Doss was injured by a grenade on Okinawa - May 21, 1945

Buy where you can work, North Carolina USA, early 1960s.

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Buy where you can work, North Carolina USA, early 1960s.

Pvt. W. Chickersy, of Bethlehem, PA, stops to read a grim reminder outside Metz, France, September 1944. (Signal Corps photo)

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Pvt. W. Chickersy, of Bethlehem, PA, stops to read a grim reminder outside Metz, France, September 1944. (Signal Corps photo)

French soldiers from the 157th Alpine Rifle Regiment bury their comrades in a shell crater in Bouzonville, France. September, 1914.

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French soldiers from the 157th Alpine Rifle Regiment bury their comrades in a shell crater in Bouzonville, France. September, 1914.

2 ladies pose their dogs, one a diminute Chihuahua and gigantic unknown race of canine, Circa 1923. If you know its kind would be of great help.

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2 ladies pose their dogs, one a diminute Chihuahua and gigantic unknown race of canine, Circa 1923. If you know its kind would be of great help.

'England's Shame' — Nazi anti-British illustration, 1939.

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'England's Shame' — Nazi anti-British illustration, 1939.

These are the nuclear test mannequins used in the 1950s to test the effects of atomic blasts on humans (1000x640)

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These are the nuclear test mannequins used in the 1950s to test the effects of atomic blasts on humans (1000x640)

Raúl Pellegrin, a Chilean exile and guerrilla leader trained by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, who fought in Nicaragua, and illegally returned to Chile to fight the Pinochet regime. He was captured by Chilean authorities in 1988 and tortured to death. Circa 1984.

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Raúl Pellegrin, a Chilean exile and guerrilla leader trained by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, who fought in Nicaragua, and illegally returned to Chile to fight the Pinochet regime. He was captured by Chilean authorities in 1988 and tortured to death. Circa 1984.

Pfc. Robert A. Vincent, L.I., N.Y., offers K rations to Okinawan children, found in Gusukuma during the drive to Machinato airstrip, May 1945.

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Pfc. Robert A. Vincent, L.I., N.Y., offers K rations to Okinawan children, found in Gusukuma during the drive to Machinato airstrip, May 1945.

My Oma in the aftermath of WWII. Her uncle was shot and her father was sent to an internment camp for criticizing Hitler and the Third Reich. She was 18 in this photo (1952)

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My Oma in the aftermath of WWII. Her uncle was shot and her father was sent to an internment camp for criticizing Hitler and the Third Reich. She was 18 in this photo (1952)

South African Riot Police playing soccer with youths in Nyanga Township, Western Cape Province. 27th August 1976.

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South African Riot Police playing soccer with youths in Nyanga Township, Western Cape Province. 27th August 1976.

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"Throwing away the flags of Fascism" | Moscow Victory Parade (1945)

Bruce Springsteen in 1970 at 20 years old, unaware that one day he'd sell 164 million records and win 20 Grammys.

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Bruce Springsteen in 1970 at 20 years old, unaware that one day he'd sell 164 million records and win 20 Grammys.

Sergeant John Peter Bailey, Company F of the 6th Ohio Cavalry, dies at the home of his parents in Newton Falls, Ohio. Postmortem photograph taken with his father Reuben, March 1865.

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Sergeant John Peter Bailey, Company F of the 6th Ohio Cavalry, dies at the home of his parents in Newton Falls, Ohio. Postmortem photograph taken with his father Reuben, March 1865.

My maternal grandfather in the heart of the Mississippi Delta during the mid-1950s.

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My maternal grandfather in the heart of the Mississippi Delta during the mid-1950s.

Controversial New Jersey high school principal Joe Louis Clark, 1980's. Clark became famous for his disciplinarian approach to education. He was portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the 1989 film "Lean on Me." (2500x1793)

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Controversial New Jersey high school principal Joe Louis Clark, 1980's. Clark became famous for his disciplinarian approach to education. He was portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the 1989 film "Lean on Me." (2500x1793)

A photo of the gallows at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center shortly before they were demolished in July 2003. Prison officials were forced to erect the gallows in 1986 after a death row inmate insisted on choosing the method, an option granted to him under Delaware law .

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A photo of the gallows at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center shortly before they were demolished in July 2003. Prison officials were forced to erect the gallows in 1986 after a death row inmate insisted on choosing the method, an option granted to him under Delaware law .