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The Storyville Jazz Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1952

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The Storyville Jazz Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1952

A lone Soviet soldier walks away from a grave of his brothers-in-arms on the banks of the Volga, Stalingrad. 478,000-675,000 Red Army troops died in the brutal fighting. February 1943. .

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A lone Soviet soldier walks away from a grave of his brothers-in-arms on the banks of the Volga, Stalingrad. 478,000-675,000 Red Army troops died in the brutal fighting. February 1943. .

"We've died 14 years too early, my dear Benito!"- Dutch cartoon showing Hitler and mussolini watching as Franco is welcomed into NATO. Artist: Leo Jordan. (1959)

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"We've died 14 years too early, my dear Benito!"- Dutch cartoon showing Hitler and mussolini watching as Franco is welcomed into NATO. Artist: Leo Jordan. (1959)

Corners of the Mouth Organic Bakery in Cambridge, Massachusetts circa 1971. Photo by Nick DeWolf.

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Corners of the Mouth Organic Bakery in Cambridge, Massachusetts circa 1971. Photo by Nick DeWolf.

Girl feeds her baby at a school for expected and current teen mothers in Azusa California 1971

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Girl feeds her baby at a school for expected and current teen mothers in Azusa California 1971

German governor of annexed Western Poland, Arthur Greiser, greets the millionth German colonist resettled to the Wartheland under his command. In the middle, SS official Heinz Reinefarth (March 1944)(799x564)

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German governor of annexed Western Poland, Arthur Greiser, greets the millionth German colonist resettled to the Wartheland under his command. In the middle, SS official Heinz Reinefarth (March 1944)(799x564)

“Father, forgive them! They know not what they do…” USA, 1986

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“Father, forgive them! They know not what they do…” USA, 1986

Finnish and Soviet soldiers smoking together following the start of the ceasefire marking the end of the Continuation War. September 4, 1944

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Finnish and Soviet soldiers smoking together following the start of the ceasefire marking the end of the Continuation War. September 4, 1944

Young Girl Demonstrates The Latest Dance Craze Walk to her Friends. 1930

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Young Girl Demonstrates The Latest Dance Craze Walk to her Friends. 1930

British raver girls partying in Ibiza, 1999

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British raver girls partying in Ibiza, 1999

A Suffragette’s Home. 1910.

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A Suffragette’s Home. 1910.

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna in the costumes of medieval tsar and duchess. 1903

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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna in the costumes of medieval tsar and duchess. 1903

Us fashiony girls posing in our long dresses, 1971

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Us fashiony girls posing in our long dresses, 1971

Franklin Delano Roosevelt at his birthday party. All the attendees were dressed as Romans. 1934

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt at his birthday party. All the attendees were dressed as Romans. 1934

Women learning to ride a bicycle together circa 1895

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Women learning to ride a bicycle together circa 1895

“Keep it up, idiots.” Caricature by artist DAHR, Russia, 2007.

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“Keep it up, idiots.” Caricature by artist DAHR, Russia, 2007.

Aktion 1005: Forced workers stand next to a machine used to crush human bones at Janowska concentration camp. German SS units removing traces of war crimes committed during the Soviet Union occupation before the arrival of the Red Army. (1944)(1280x962)

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Aktion 1005: Forced workers stand next to a machine used to crush human bones at Janowska concentration camp. German SS units removing traces of war crimes committed during the Soviet Union occupation before the arrival of the Red Army. (1944)(1280x962)

My parents' engagement photo, May 1959 (South Bend, IN)

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My parents' engagement photo, May 1959 (South Bend, IN)

NASAs first six women astronauts. February 1979

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NASAs first six women astronauts. February 1979

Sudeten Germans tearing down a Czechoslovak border post to unite with Germany, during the Sudeten Crisis, September 1938 (1000x673)

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Sudeten Germans tearing down a Czechoslovak border post to unite with Germany, during the Sudeten Crisis, September 1938 (1000x673)