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Winston Churchill in his swimming suit - 1922

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Winston Churchill in his swimming suit - 1922

M18 tank destroyer fires its 90mm gun point blank at a Nazi pillbox emplacement to clear a path through a side street in Brest, France, 1944

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M18 tank destroyer fires its 90mm gun point blank at a Nazi pillbox emplacement to clear a path through a side street in Brest, France, 1944

US & Soviet Generals George S Patton & Georgy Zhukov together at a victory parade celebrating the allied defeat of Japan, September 7, 1945. The two men apparently strongly disliked each other, although they did occasionally drink together. (1536x1194)

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US & Soviet Generals George S Patton & Georgy Zhukov together at a victory parade celebrating the allied defeat of Japan, September 7, 1945. The two men apparently strongly disliked each other, although they did occasionally drink together. (1536x1194)

Revolutionaries holding a portrait of Ayatollah khomeini - tehran, iran, 1979. (408×612)

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Revolutionaries holding a portrait of Ayatollah khomeini - tehran, iran, 1979. (408×612)

Syngman Rhee, Douglas MacArthur and John Reed Hodge celebrating the formation of Korean government. Seoul, 1948.

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Syngman Rhee, Douglas MacArthur and John Reed Hodge celebrating the formation of Korean government. Seoul, 1948.

Believers of Dami Mission Church awaiting promised rapture, Seoul 1992. The pastor was arrested for fraud. Words on the wall reads : "(Rap) Jesus coming from sky (ture)"

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Believers of Dami Mission Church awaiting promised rapture, Seoul 1992. The pastor was arrested for fraud. Words on the wall reads : "(Rap) Jesus coming from sky (ture)"

Zamknięta Street in Gdańsk, Poland (then Free City of Danzig) with besieged Westerplatte Polish Military Transit Depot in flames in the background. Early September, 1939.

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Zamknięta Street in Gdańsk, Poland (then Free City of Danzig) with besieged Westerplatte Polish Military Transit Depot in flames in the background. Early September, 1939.

Carpenters eating lunch. Japan, 1937

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Carpenters eating lunch. Japan, 1937

Former Luftwaffe Aces Barkhorn, Hartmann, Steinhoff, and Rall serving as officers of the West German Air Force, circa 1957.

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Former Luftwaffe Aces Barkhorn, Hartmann, Steinhoff, and Rall serving as officers of the West German Air Force, circa 1957.

King Gustaf V of Sweden in the outer courtyard of the royal palace speaking to the peasants march during the courtyard crisis. 6th of February 1914.

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King Gustaf V of Sweden in the outer courtyard of the royal palace speaking to the peasants march during the courtyard crisis. 6th of February 1914.

An American gun grew advancing against the Germans during the Meuse–Argonne offensive in 1918 during the First World War

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An American gun grew advancing against the Germans during the Meuse–Argonne offensive in 1918 during the First World War

1940's-50's photo of Spiridon Putin, paternal grandfather of current Russian President Vladimir Putin and personal chef to both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, he also once cooked for Grigori Rasputin (693x494)

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1940's-50's photo of Spiridon Putin, paternal grandfather of current Russian President Vladimir Putin and personal chef to both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, he also once cooked for Grigori Rasputin (693x494)

Dr. Sara Josephine Baker in her office, circa 1915. Baker was a pioneering physician and advocate in the areas of public health and in the effects of urban poverty on the health of children. She was also tasked with locating and detaining Typhoid Mary (Mallon) on two separate occasions.

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Dr. Sara Josephine Baker in her office, circa 1915. Baker was a pioneering physician and advocate in the areas of public health and in the effects of urban poverty on the health of children. She was also tasked with locating and detaining Typhoid Mary (Mallon) on two separate occasions.

Old Korean scholar drinking a bottle of coke - the first known photographed record of coca cola in Korea, 1947.

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Old Korean scholar drinking a bottle of coke - the first known photographed record of coca cola in Korea, 1947.

Carolyn Jones - 1964 -

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Carolyn Jones - 1964 -

Hong Kong Police officers change cap badges at the stroke of midnight following the handover of sovereignty to China (1997-07-01)

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Hong Kong Police officers change cap badges at the stroke of midnight following the handover of sovereignty to China (1997-07-01)

Adolf Hitler and Gauleiter Alfred Meyer in preparation for state elections. Bad Salzuflen, Germany, 1933

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Adolf Hitler and Gauleiter Alfred Meyer in preparation for state elections. Bad Salzuflen, Germany, 1933

On September 1, 1936, the CNT anarchist militiawoman Pepita Laguarda Batet died in combat near Huesca, on the Aragon front. She was only 17 years old when she ran away from home to join the Ascaso Column. In this photo she is leaving Barcelona on August 1, 1936

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On September 1, 1936, the CNT anarchist militiawoman Pepita Laguarda Batet died in combat near Huesca, on the Aragon front. She was only 17 years old when she ran away from home to join the Ascaso Column. In this photo she is leaving Barcelona on August 1, 1936

Security staff surround some of the people injured in the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981. .

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Security staff surround some of the people injured in the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981. .

Mao in front of "Red Academy", Yan'an, China 1938

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Mao in front of "Red Academy", Yan'an, China 1938