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Japanese soldiers burning down a village on Hainan Island, March 1940

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Japanese soldiers burning down a village on Hainan Island, March 1940

Malaysian troops on the streets of Singapore, after civil unrest due to ethnic tensions. July 24, 1964

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Malaysian troops on the streets of Singapore, after civil unrest due to ethnic tensions. July 24, 1964

FDR & Joseph Stalin sitting together before the arrival of Winston Churchill for a photo opportunity at the Yalta conference, 1945. (3000x1990)

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FDR & Joseph Stalin sitting together before the arrival of Winston Churchill for a photo opportunity at the Yalta conference, 1945. (3000x1990)

Computer Showing the Expired Gym Account of 9/11 Hijacker Ziad Jarrah (September, 2001)

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Computer Showing the Expired Gym Account of 9/11 Hijacker Ziad Jarrah (September, 2001)

Walter Thornton, the man in the 10/30/29 image, was not a "Bankrupt Investor". He was in actuality, a top model for the John Robert Powers Agency in the 1920's. He opened an eponymously named modeling agency of his own in 1930, in the newly opened Chrysler Building.

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Walter Thornton, the man in the 10/30/29 image, was not a "Bankrupt Investor". He was in actuality, a top model for the John Robert Powers Agency in the 1920's. He opened an eponymously named modeling agency of his own in 1930, in the newly opened Chrysler Building.

Soldiers of Polish Home Army in front of Zamość Town Hall shortly after German forces were pushed out of the city. Zamość, Poland, 25 July 1944.

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Soldiers of Polish Home Army in front of Zamość Town Hall shortly after German forces were pushed out of the city. Zamość, Poland, 25 July 1944.

OTD in 1914, one day after the declaration of war by Austria-Hungary on Serbia, a Serbian soldier photographed at the ramparts of the Belgrade Fortress

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OTD in 1914, one day after the declaration of war by Austria-Hungary on Serbia, a Serbian soldier photographed at the ramparts of the Belgrade Fortress

Last known photograph of Former President Harry S. Truman, March 1972, (735x915).

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Last known photograph of Former President Harry S. Truman, March 1972, (735x915).

Elizabeth Becker won the gold medal in springboard diving and the silver medal in highboard diving and at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. July 30, 1924

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Elizabeth Becker won the gold medal in springboard diving and the silver medal in highboard diving and at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. July 30, 1924

Chinese women standing at the Xuanwu Gate bus station, in Beijing, (PRC) People’s Republic of China - photo was taken by Lu Beifeng - on December 10th, 1996.

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Chinese women standing at the Xuanwu Gate bus station, in Beijing, (PRC) People’s Republic of China - photo was taken by Lu Beifeng - on December 10th, 1996.

Lo Manh Hung a child photo journalist of the Vietnam War, 1968,

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Lo Manh Hung a child photo journalist of the Vietnam War, 1968,

Generals from the Machukuo Imperial Army – in front of the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo - in the State of Manchukuo (occupied-northeast China), an Axis puppet state of Imperial Japan, c. 1937.

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Generals from the Machukuo Imperial Army – in front of the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo - in the State of Manchukuo (occupied-northeast China), an Axis puppet state of Imperial Japan, c. 1937.

Fidel Castro tobogganing behind James Paton Memorial Hospital during layover. Gander, Canada. December 24, 1976.

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Fidel Castro tobogganing behind James Paton Memorial Hospital during layover. Gander, Canada. December 24, 1976.

A girl sorting pearls. Japan, 1949

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A girl sorting pearls. Japan, 1949

DroneScapes 9 minutes ago F-4C-24-MC s/n 64-0829 FG flown by Col Robin Olds and 1/Lt Stephen B. Crocker of the 433rd TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon, Thailand, 20 May, 1967. They shot down 2 MiG-17s with this Phantom II

Archive / 4275Added Jul 27, 2024

DroneScapes 9 minutes ago F-4C-24-MC s/n 64-0829 FG flown by Col Robin Olds and 1/Lt Stephen B. Crocker of the 433rd TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon, Thailand, 20 May, 1967. They shot down 2 MiG-17s with this Phantom II

King Faisal of Saudi Arabia (left) meeting with Saudi billionaire Muhammad Bin Laden, father of notorious terrorist and Al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden and once the wealthiest man in the country outside of the royal family, late 1960's. (800x516)

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King Faisal of Saudi Arabia (left) meeting with Saudi billionaire Muhammad Bin Laden, father of notorious terrorist and Al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden and once the wealthiest man in the country outside of the royal family, late 1960's. (800x516)

Queen Elizabeth examines the skeleton of 7 ft 7 in Charles Byrne, "The Irish Giant". Royal College of Surgeons, London, 1967

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Queen Elizabeth examines the skeleton of 7 ft 7 in Charles Byrne, "The Irish Giant". Royal College of Surgeons, London, 1967

A family in front of a water mill. Japan, 1914

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A family in front of a water mill. Japan, 1914

Veteran of the french resistance and world war one, 1974 Mont Mouchet France

Archive / 4279Added Jul 26, 2024

Veteran of the french resistance and world war one, 1974 Mont Mouchet France

A Serbian girl in traditional dress in the courtyard of a house in Prizren, 7 May 1913

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A Serbian girl in traditional dress in the courtyard of a house in Prizren, 7 May 1913