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Brother and sister 1940

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Brother and sister 1940

Salvador Dalí wearing a deep-sea diver's suit at the London Surrealist Exhibition. He nearly suffocated when he attempted to deliver a lecture whilst wearing the suit and holding two hounds on a leash. He had to be eventually released from his helmet with a spanner (1936)

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Salvador Dalí wearing a deep-sea diver's suit at the London Surrealist Exhibition. He nearly suffocated when he attempted to deliver a lecture whilst wearing the suit and holding two hounds on a leash. He had to be eventually released from his helmet with a spanner (1936)

J. Robert Oppenheimer lectures at Kyoto University on September 14, 1960 in Kyoto, Japan
(1024x671)

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J. Robert Oppenheimer lectures at Kyoto University on September 14, 1960 in Kyoto, Japan (1024x671)

My beautiful grandparents

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My beautiful grandparents

Mossad agnt Eli Cohen, who managed to infiltrate the Syrian ruling elites, is being publicly hanged in Marjeh Square. Damascus, Syria. May 18, 1965

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Mossad agnt Eli Cohen, who managed to infiltrate the Syrian ruling elites, is being publicly hanged in Marjeh Square. Damascus, Syria. May 18, 1965

Soviet cartoon of the conflict in Northern Ireland, 1960s.

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Soviet cartoon of the conflict in Northern Ireland, 1960s.

My mom and grandmother at her baby shower in 1993

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My mom and grandmother at her baby shower in 1993

Construction of the Statue of Liberty (colorized). Paris, France circa 1880. (700×895)

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Construction of the Statue of Liberty (colorized). Paris, France circa 1880. (700×895)

My great uncle's wedding, late 50's

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My great uncle's wedding, late 50's

BAR Gunner Terry Moore eats his rations on Okinawa - April / May 1945. He served with the 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Div. and was wounded in action on May 27, 1945. He was discharged on August 9, 1945 and passed away in 2004; he is buried in Lompoc, CA.

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BAR Gunner Terry Moore eats his rations on Okinawa - April / May 1945. He served with the 184th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Div. and was wounded in action on May 27, 1945. He was discharged on August 9, 1945 and passed away in 2004; he is buried in Lompoc, CA.

100 years ago today Malcom X was born, he became one of the most prominent figures in the civil rights movement, and was assassinated in February 1965. (1080x1920)

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100 years ago today Malcom X was born, he became one of the most prominent figures in the civil rights movement, and was assassinated in February 1965. (1080x1920)

Woman and children with Black cloth dolls, 1942. Gelatin silver print. Deborah Neff Collection

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Woman and children with Black cloth dolls, 1942. Gelatin silver print. Deborah Neff Collection

Pro-choice poster circa.1987

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Pro-choice poster circa.1987

80 years ago today Friedrich Puchta dies from the consequences of being held at the concentration camp Dachau. (Photograph date in the early 1920s)

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80 years ago today Friedrich Puchta dies from the consequences of being held at the concentration camp Dachau. (Photograph date in the early 1920s)

Actor John Wayne visiting US troops in the Philippines, 1958. The man standing in the doorway in the background of the photo is a young Lee Harvey Oswald. (605x600)

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Actor John Wayne visiting US troops in the Philippines, 1958. The man standing in the doorway in the background of the photo is a young Lee Harvey Oswald. (605x600)

My grandma with her four legged wedding gift

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My grandma with her four legged wedding gift

Soviet soldiers examine war trophies captured in battles with invading Germans, Soviet Russia, September 1941 (600x397)

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Soviet soldiers examine war trophies captured in battles with invading Germans, Soviet Russia, September 1941 (600x397)

"1 billion people, 29 nations, 70 years - #WEARENATO" - 70th NATO anniversary poster in London. UK, 2019.

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"1 billion people, 29 nations, 70 years - #WEARENATO" - 70th NATO anniversary poster in London. UK, 2019.

My aunt and her ex-husband the day they signed their divorce papers, 1970s

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My aunt and her ex-husband the day they signed their divorce papers, 1970s

Marine PFC George Chanak pauses by a row of fallen Marines on Okinawa, May 1945. George Chanak was killed in action not long after this picture was taken. He was 19 years old. (NARA - USMC Sgt James Wasden Photographer)

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Marine PFC George Chanak pauses by a row of fallen Marines on Okinawa, May 1945. George Chanak was killed in action not long after this picture was taken. He was 19 years old. (NARA - USMC Sgt James Wasden Photographer)