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A soldier from the 1st Polish Armoured Division letting a Dutch girl ride on his BSA M20 motorcycle during the liberation of Breda, The Netherlands. October 1944

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A soldier from the 1st Polish Armoured Division letting a Dutch girl ride on his BSA M20 motorcycle during the liberation of Breda, The Netherlands. October 1944

Kids in war torn Sarajevo July 1992

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Kids in war torn Sarajevo July 1992

Ian McKellen and Tim Curry as Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Broadway production of "Amadeus", 1980.

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Ian McKellen and Tim Curry as Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Broadway production of "Amadeus", 1980.

Alexander Graham Bell, surrounded by executives, making the first call between New York and Chicago in 1892.(1140 x 1008)

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Alexander Graham Bell, surrounded by executives, making the first call between New York and Chicago in 1892.(1140 x 1008)

Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King's daughter Yolanda sit in a car on their way to King's funeral in Atlanta on April 9, 1968

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Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King's daughter Yolanda sit in a car on their way to King's funeral in Atlanta on April 9, 1968

King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Italy, 1898 (colorized)

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King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Italy, 1898 (colorized)

Group of friends with cameras on a beach in the US, Circa 1910s

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Group of friends with cameras on a beach in the US, Circa 1910s

Riga police assault group in 1908.

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Riga police assault group in 1908.

History class at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama. 1902

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History class at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama. 1902

Taiwanese military police officer in front of an American flag on Kinmen Island, 1958. Photo by John Dominis

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Taiwanese military police officer in front of an American flag on Kinmen Island, 1958. Photo by John Dominis

The crew of Royal Navy dreadnought battleship HMS Audacious take to lifeboats after striking a German mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. 27 October 1914

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The crew of Royal Navy dreadnought battleship HMS Audacious take to lifeboats after striking a German mine off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. 27 October 1914

Two members of the Black Panther Party are met on the steps of the California State Capitol. (1967)

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Two members of the Black Panther Party are met on the steps of the California State Capitol. (1967)

In 2003, a NYC police officer came face-to-face with Ming, a 350lb tiger secretly living in an apartment.

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In 2003, a NYC police officer came face-to-face with Ming, a 350lb tiger secretly living in an apartment.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, leader of Republican China, and his wife Soong Mei-ling, along with Indian Independence leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, during the former two's official visit to India, 1942/10/02

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Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, leader of Republican China, and his wife Soong Mei-ling, along with Indian Independence leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, during the former two's official visit to India, 1942/10/02

Catholic priests leading an anti-dictatorship protest, Seoul 1987. Photo held is a university student found dead after protest.

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Catholic priests leading an anti-dictatorship protest, Seoul 1987. Photo held is a university student found dead after protest.

Rock & Roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis and his 14-year-old wife Myra Lewis are posing with their firstborn Steve Allen Lewis. Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. February 28, 1959

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Rock & Roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis and his 14-year-old wife Myra Lewis are posing with their firstborn Steve Allen Lewis. Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. February 28, 1959

Leola N. King, First female traffic cop in the US, worked from 1918 to 1920 in Washington D.C.

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Leola N. King, First female traffic cop in the US, worked from 1918 to 1920 in Washington D.C.

A Forest Ranger and his wife and their catch in Idaho, 1938

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A Forest Ranger and his wife and their catch in Idaho, 1938

Inhabitants of Riga, capital of Soviet Latvia, welcome soldiers of the Red Army, who have routed the Germans to liberate the city, Riga, October 1944.

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Inhabitants of Riga, capital of Soviet Latvia, welcome soldiers of the Red Army, who have routed the Germans to liberate the city, Riga, October 1944.

Sennin Gyoretsu parade outside Nikkō Tōshogū Shrine. Japan, 1976

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Sennin Gyoretsu parade outside Nikkō Tōshogū Shrine. Japan, 1976