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Dolly awarding me $500 for graduating high school (1993)

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Dolly awarding me $500 for graduating high school (1993)

A crowd gathers for a public execution before the only smiling statue of Kaal Bhairav. It was believed no liar could survive under his gaze. Kathmandu, Nepal, 1910

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A crowd gathers for a public execution before the only smiling statue of Kaal Bhairav. It was believed no liar could survive under his gaze. Kathmandu, Nepal, 1910

Mother poses her little baby for a cute baby contest, South Carolina, Columbia, 1920s

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Mother poses her little baby for a cute baby contest, South Carolina, Columbia, 1920s

1913 Anti-Sweatshop Cartoon.

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1913 Anti-Sweatshop Cartoon.

21-year old sergeant first class Viljo Suokas recovering in military hospital, Finland, December 1941

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21-year old sergeant first class Viljo Suokas recovering in military hospital, Finland, December 1941

Japanese pop duo Pink Lady with Dolly Parton (1979)

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Japanese pop duo Pink Lady with Dolly Parton (1979)

Posts like these were a tradition in my small town newspaper for life milestones

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Posts like these were a tradition in my small town newspaper for life milestones

Paula Cooper, 18, speaks with her court-appointed appellate attorney, William Touchette. Cooper was 16 when she was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of 78-year-old Ruth Pelke, whom she stabbed 33 times during a burglary when she was 15 (Indiana, 1988) .

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Paula Cooper, 18, speaks with her court-appointed appellate attorney, William Touchette. Cooper was 16 when she was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of 78-year-old Ruth Pelke, whom she stabbed 33 times during a burglary when she was 15 (Indiana, 1988) .

The Last Photo taken of 25th U.S. President William McKinley, on September 6, 1901, he died 8 days later (500 × 628)

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The Last Photo taken of 25th U.S. President William McKinley, on September 6, 1901, he died 8 days later (500 × 628)

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In 1990, Dolly Parton went on vacation in Ireland. She walked into a local pub in County Kerry and delivered a flawless performance of Coat of Many Colors.

“This miserable creature, born to inferior parents and quickly forgotten, is growing up into nothing to be happy about, more wasting away than living in an institution.“ Excerpt from 1933 edition of Neues Volk, the Nazi Office of Racial Policy‘s magazine, 1933

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“This miserable creature, born to inferior parents and quickly forgotten, is growing up into nothing to be happy about, more wasting away than living in an institution.“ Excerpt from 1933 edition of Neues Volk, the Nazi Office of Racial Policy‘s magazine, 1933

Leni Riefenstahl shooting her movie 'Triumph des Willens' ('Triumph of the Will'), September, 1934

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Leni Riefenstahl shooting her movie 'Triumph des Willens' ('Triumph of the Will'), September, 1934

Grandpa holding down the couch with heroic patience (mid 1950s)

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Grandpa holding down the couch with heroic patience (mid 1950s)

Francine Hughes, 25, leaves court after being acquitted by reason of temporary insanity for burning alive her abusive estranged live-in ex-husband, Mickey Hughes (Michigan, 1977) .

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Francine Hughes, 25, leaves court after being acquitted by reason of temporary insanity for burning alive her abusive estranged live-in ex-husband, Mickey Hughes (Michigan, 1977) .

Aerial view of Kraków, Poland, 1990.

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Aerial view of Kraków, Poland, 1990.

Anglo-Indian siblings from Bangalore in the 1950s after Indian independence and before migrating to Britain

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Anglo-Indian siblings from Bangalore in the 1950s after Indian independence and before migrating to Britain

The booking photo of Ernesto Miranda. Miranda was charged with kidnapping and rape of 18-year-old Patricia Weir. He was the subject of Miranda v. Arizona, which required suspects to be informed of their rights against self-incrimination and to consult with an attorney (Arizona, 1963) .

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The booking photo of Ernesto Miranda. Miranda was charged with kidnapping and rape of 18-year-old Patricia Weir. He was the subject of Miranda v. Arizona, which required suspects to be informed of their rights against self-incrimination and to consult with an attorney (Arizona, 1963) .

"Their SUPER RACE IDEA killed 25 million - we are in DANGER so long as that idea remains", US poster highlighting the devastation wrought by Nazism to remind the public that it must not only be defeated militarily, but also completely eradicated, c. 1945

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"Their SUPER RACE IDEA killed 25 million - we are in DANGER so long as that idea remains", US poster highlighting the devastation wrought by Nazism to remind the public that it must not only be defeated militarily, but also completely eradicated, c. 1945

North Korean voters leaving a polling station in Pyongyang after casting their ballots in the Supreme People's Assembly elections. State media reported a 99.78% turnout with 100% approval for the ruling coalition, securing all 687 seats and re-electing Kim Il Sung as President. (1990)

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North Korean voters leaving a polling station in Pyongyang after casting their ballots in the Supreme People's Assembly elections. State media reported a 99.78% turnout with 100% approval for the ruling coalition, securing all 687 seats and re-electing Kim Il Sung as President. (1990)

London, 1939

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London, 1939