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"stuck" KAL’s cartoon, the economist magazine 2022

Archive / 3401Added Apr 23, 2025

"stuck" KAL’s cartoon, the economist magazine 2022

Teenage girls at a slumber party, yawning for the camera, circa 1910.

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Teenage girls at a slumber party, yawning for the camera, circa 1910.

25 years ago today: 6-year-old Elián González was seized from his uncle's residence, April 22, 2000

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25 years ago today: 6-year-old Elián González was seized from his uncle's residence, April 22, 2000

My great-grandfather seemingly ready for a break. Christmas morning ~1955.

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My great-grandfather seemingly ready for a break. Christmas morning ~1955.

"We remember the past, we create the future!", Rusich Group, Russia, 2022

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"We remember the past, we create the future!", Rusich Group, Russia, 2022

The sleeping kitten, 1930 (777×992)

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The sleeping kitten, 1930 (777×992)

Ladies Roller Skating on their way To University of Chicago Classes 1930

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Ladies Roller Skating on their way To University of Chicago Classes 1930

The Iranian delegation at the 1973 OPEC Summit declaring complete nationalization of the Iranian oil industry. Kuwait City, Kuwait

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The Iranian delegation at the 1973 OPEC Summit declaring complete nationalization of the Iranian oil industry. Kuwait City, Kuwait

Pope Francis in 1998 on public transport in Buenos Aires

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Pope Francis in 1998 on public transport in Buenos Aires

Religion is a bane, keep your kids sane. "School" on the right. 1930

Archive / 3410Added Apr 21, 2025

Religion is a bane, keep your kids sane. "School" on the right. 1930

My little sister. Easter Sunday, 1976.

Archive / 3411Added Apr 21, 2025

My little sister. Easter Sunday, 1976.

83 years ago today, a B-25 bomber takes off from USS-Hornet (CV-8) as part of the Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 18 1942.

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83 years ago today, a B-25 bomber takes off from USS-Hornet (CV-8) as part of the Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 18 1942.

Easter 1974. With my grandparents and cousins. I’m the boy in front of my grandpa. He’s got his left hand on me. I would give anything to go back there.

Archive / 3413Added Apr 21, 2025

Easter 1974. With my grandparents and cousins. I’m the boy in front of my grandpa. He’s got his left hand on me. I would give anything to go back there.

Korean aristocrat and his bearers, Seoul, 1900

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Korean aristocrat and his bearers, Seoul, 1900

First lesson' — Soviet poster (1964) showing a black student having his path to school blocked by Klansmen. Artist: Kiril Georgiev.

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First lesson' — Soviet poster (1964) showing a black student having his path to school blocked by Klansmen. Artist: Kiril Georgiev.

My great-grandparents and their first daughter, c. 1936. I adore this picture.

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My great-grandparents and their first daughter, c. 1936. I adore this picture.

Dr. Leonid Rogozov performing and emergency appendectomy on himself in Antarctica (1961)

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Dr. Leonid Rogozov performing and emergency appendectomy on himself in Antarctica (1961)

“The Trickle-down theory" An anti-Reagan poster 1984

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“The Trickle-down theory" An anti-Reagan poster 1984

In the '50s, Babies could have their own space on some Airlines.

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In the '50s, Babies could have their own space on some Airlines.

80 years ago today: SS women camp guards being paraded for work in clearing the dead at Bergen-Belsen, April 19, 1945

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80 years ago today: SS women camp guards being paraded for work in clearing the dead at Bergen-Belsen, April 19, 1945