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Five young men in front of a hut somewhere in Africa (c.1900)

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Five young men in front of a hut somewhere in Africa (c.1900)

Mexican president Lazaro Cardenas boarding a plane, 1937. A revolutionary general, Cardenas implemented widespread populist reforms, ended the authoritarian reign of president Calles, & wrested Mexico's oil reserves from US control. He was the most popular Mexican president of the 1900's (3680x2566)

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Mexican president Lazaro Cardenas boarding a plane, 1937. A revolutionary general, Cardenas implemented widespread populist reforms, ended the authoritarian reign of president Calles, & wrested Mexico's oil reserves from US control. He was the most popular Mexican president of the 1900's (3680x2566)

Post WW2 Italian family in an Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Cabriolet. Sustenpass, Switzerland. Circa 1948

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Post WW2 Italian family in an Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Cabriolet. Sustenpass, Switzerland. Circa 1948

Adolf Hitler gives a speech for students at the tennis hall Fehrbelliner Platz, 17 January 1932

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Adolf Hitler gives a speech for students at the tennis hall Fehrbelliner Platz, 17 January 1932

Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in Miami Beach, January 10th, 1944

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Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in Miami Beach, January 10th, 1944

A bakery in Leningrad USSR in the 1950s

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A bakery in Leningrad USSR in the 1950s

The last photo ever taken of US general & statesman Sam Houston, who served as president, senator, & governor of Texas, 1863. He defeated general Santa Anna in just 18 minutes at the battle of San Jacinto & is the only person in US history to have served as governor of two different states (725x558)

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The last photo ever taken of US general & statesman Sam Houston, who served as president, senator, & governor of Texas, 1863. He defeated general Santa Anna in just 18 minutes at the battle of San Jacinto & is the only person in US history to have served as governor of two different states (725x558)

Malta V West Germany in 1979. The pitch in Maltas Empire stadium was entirely made of concrete. (584x481)

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Malta V West Germany in 1979. The pitch in Maltas Empire stadium was entirely made of concrete. (584x481)

A geisha wearing a Western style swimsuit. Japan, around 1900

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A geisha wearing a Western style swimsuit. Japan, around 1900

Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (middle) in disguise with his hair and beard shaved while working with Bolivian revolutionaries, 1960's. (2000x1784)

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Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (middle) in disguise with his hair and beard shaved while working with Bolivian revolutionaries, 1960's. (2000x1784)

Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin toasting British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's birthday in Tehran, Iran, 1943. Future Prime Minister Anthony Eden can be seen next to Churchill. (2048x1529)

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Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin toasting British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's birthday in Tehran, Iran, 1943. Future Prime Minister Anthony Eden can be seen next to Churchill. (2048x1529)

Commander Peter MacRitchie (HCMS) meets with liberated Canadian POWs at the Shamshuipo Prisoner Camp in Kowlon, Hong Kong, circa September 1945. Prior to liberation, the camp had been hit by significant diphtheria and beriberi outbreaks leading to the death of many prisoners.

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Commander Peter MacRitchie (HCMS) meets with liberated Canadian POWs at the Shamshuipo Prisoner Camp in Kowlon, Hong Kong, circa September 1945. Prior to liberation, the camp had been hit by significant diphtheria and beriberi outbreaks leading to the death of many prisoners.

A Soviet tank faces the badly damaged Reichstag building in Berlin where the last desperate pocket of German resistance was finally crushed, May 1945.

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A Soviet tank faces the badly damaged Reichstag building in Berlin where the last desperate pocket of German resistance was finally crushed, May 1945.

Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović Signs Autographs for a Group of Fans (Belgrade, Serbia, 1994)

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Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović Signs Autographs for a Group of Fans (Belgrade, Serbia, 1994)

The Iranian singer and actress Faegheh Atashin (Googoosh) during one of her performances on stage - Tehran, Imperial State of Iran, c. 1975.

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The Iranian singer and actress Faegheh Atashin (Googoosh) during one of her performances on stage - Tehran, Imperial State of Iran, c. 1975.

Elizabeth Montgomery - 1964 -

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Elizabeth Montgomery - 1964 -

London sanitation engineers overseeing new sewer construction following the Great Stink of 1858

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London sanitation engineers overseeing new sewer construction following the Great Stink of 1858

London policemen testing out life jackets by jumping into the river Thames, 1930s (720x510)

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London policemen testing out life jackets by jumping into the river Thames, 1930s (720x510)

French Zouaves, France, Summer of 1914. Not colourised.

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French Zouaves, France, Summer of 1914. Not colourised.

Luis Armstrong giving his autograph to a French fan, 1961 (720x512)

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Luis Armstrong giving his autograph to a French fan, 1961 (720x512)