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Early 1900s portrait of New York Society for the Suppression of Vice secretary Anthony Comstock, who waged extensive legal & censorship campaigns against abortion, masturbation, contraception, gambling, prostitution & pornography. He was a major influence on FBI director J Edgar Hoover (600x475)

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Early 1900s portrait of New York Society for the Suppression of Vice secretary Anthony Comstock, who waged extensive legal & censorship campaigns against abortion, masturbation, contraception, gambling, prostitution & pornography. He was a major influence on FBI director J Edgar Hoover (600x475)

Egyptian workers digging the Suez Canal 1859

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Egyptian workers digging the Suez Canal 1859

Indonesian dictator Suharto smoking a cigar & target shooting at his family ranch, 1994. Overthrowing revolutionary leader Sukarno in 1967, Suharto also instigated a genocide against communists & other dissident groups. He ruled for over 31 years & acquired a fortune of up to $35 billion (1200x800)

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Indonesian dictator Suharto smoking a cigar & target shooting at his family ranch, 1994. Overthrowing revolutionary leader Sukarno in 1967, Suharto also instigated a genocide against communists & other dissident groups. He ruled for over 31 years & acquired a fortune of up to $35 billion (1200x800)

Warsaw Uprising: First German POW's being taken from Main Post Office to PKO building on Świętokrzyska Street. Warsaw, August 1, 1944. Photo by Eugeniusz Lokajski "Brok".

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Warsaw Uprising: First German POW's being taken from Main Post Office to PKO building on Świętokrzyska Street. Warsaw, August 1, 1944. Photo by Eugeniusz Lokajski "Brok".

U - 530 (U boat 530) the nazi submarine that surrendered to argentine forces in the naval base of mar del plata, 10 of july 1945

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U - 530 (U boat 530) the nazi submarine that surrendered to argentine forces in the naval base of mar del plata, 10 of july 1945

Korean independence activist Hong Beom-do attending the Far Eastern People's Congress, sporting a pistol rewarded by Lenin. Moscow, 1922.

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Korean independence activist Hong Beom-do attending the Far Eastern People's Congress, sporting a pistol rewarded by Lenin. Moscow, 1922.

Camión Pitufo (lit. Smurf truck) of the Panama Defense Forces, Mercedes Benz trucks equipped with water cannons that shot chemical laced water to crowds protesting against the military government, 1987-1989

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Camión Pitufo (lit. Smurf truck) of the Panama Defense Forces, Mercedes Benz trucks equipped with water cannons that shot chemical laced water to crowds protesting against the military government, 1987-1989

"Helldorado Days" - Parade celebrating pioneer heritage in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1955

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"Helldorado Days" - Parade celebrating pioneer heritage in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1955

Photo of 6-year-old Teddy Ryder before starting insulin treatment. 1922 (231x337)

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Photo of 6-year-old Teddy Ryder before starting insulin treatment. 1922 (231x337)

Desmond Thomas Doss & his wife Dorothy after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman on October 12, 1945. .

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Desmond Thomas Doss & his wife Dorothy after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman on October 12, 1945. .

Japanese national idol Seiko Matsuda sings for a TV show immediately after she got off the plane after a short greeting. Haneda Airport, 1980.

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Japanese national idol Seiko Matsuda sings for a TV show immediately after she got off the plane after a short greeting. Haneda Airport, 1980.

First broadcast, December 1942, George Orwell (standing left) produced a monthly radio magazine broadcasting modern poetry in the Overseas Service. Beneath Orwell is T. S. Eliot; Tambimuttu sits on Eliot’s right. .

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First broadcast, December 1942, George Orwell (standing left) produced a monthly radio magazine broadcasting modern poetry in the Overseas Service. Beneath Orwell is T. S. Eliot; Tambimuttu sits on Eliot’s right. .

Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie visits Disneyland, California (1967)

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Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie visits Disneyland, California (1967)

British army sappers train how to diffuse land mines ‘blind’. 1943. (800x780)

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British army sappers train how to diffuse land mines ‘blind’. 1943. (800x780)

Denzel Washington with the real Coach Herman Boone at the premiere of "Remember the Titans". September 29th 2000

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Denzel Washington with the real Coach Herman Boone at the premiere of "Remember the Titans". September 29th 2000

Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton (left to right) in the window of the undertakers. (October 26, 1881).

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Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton (left to right) in the window of the undertakers. (October 26, 1881).

An officer of the 444th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), smokes his pipe as he supervises a kitten balancing on a shell of a BL 12 inch railway howitzer Mk.V near Arras, Pas-de-Calais. July 19, 1918

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An officer of the 444th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), smokes his pipe as he supervises a kitten balancing on a shell of a BL 12 inch railway howitzer Mk.V near Arras, Pas-de-Calais. July 19, 1918

Steeple of Christ Church Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand under repair following earthquake damage - 1891.

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Steeple of Christ Church Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand under repair following earthquake damage - 1891.

Warsaw Uprising: Barricade building on Chmielna Street, corner with Nowy Świat, during air raid. Warsaw, early August 1944. Photo by Stefan Bałuk.

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Warsaw Uprising: Barricade building on Chmielna Street, corner with Nowy Świat, during air raid. Warsaw, early August 1944. Photo by Stefan Bałuk.

Former Korean President Park Chung-hee talking with his daughter Park Geun-hye (who grows up to be president as well), Seoul 1977

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Former Korean President Park Chung-hee talking with his daughter Park Geun-hye (who grows up to be president as well), Seoul 1977