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Owen Thomas Edger (1831-1929), The last American Veteran of the Mexican-American War. 1929 (5364 x 4412).

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Owen Thomas Edger (1831-1929), The last American Veteran of the Mexican-American War. 1929 (5364 x 4412).

Heinrich Himmler and Sagardía Ramos (second from right) visit cells in Barcelona, built in a secret NKVD station according to the design of the surrealist graphic artist Alphonse Laurencic, who used his knowledge of art to induce depression in the prisoners. 23 Oct 1940.

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Heinrich Himmler and Sagardía Ramos (second from right) visit cells in Barcelona, built in a secret NKVD station according to the design of the surrealist graphic artist Alphonse Laurencic, who used his knowledge of art to induce depression in the prisoners. 23 Oct 1940.

The last photo ever taken of two-time British prime minister Winston Churchill in the weeks before his death at age 90, 1965 (950x1347)

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The last photo ever taken of two-time British prime minister Winston Churchill in the weeks before his death at age 90, 1965 (950x1347)

Execution of the murderer by burying him in the ground up to his neck. Unable to move, sleep, eat or drink, he dies a slow and painful death. In this photograph, he is still alive. Persia, 1870s.

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Execution of the murderer by burying him in the ground up to his neck. Unable to move, sleep, eat or drink, he dies a slow and painful death. In this photograph, he is still alive. Persia, 1870s.

Zwierzyniecka Street in Kraków. Summer 1983.

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Zwierzyniecka Street in Kraków. Summer 1983.

Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn with the Dionne quintuplets ca. 1934 (760x612)

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Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn with the Dionne quintuplets ca. 1934 (760x612)

USS Glacier (AGB-4) USS Atka (AGB-3) and USS Burton Island (AGB-1) push together to move a huge iceberg from the channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 29 December 1965.

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USS Glacier (AGB-4) USS Atka (AGB-3) and USS Burton Island (AGB-1) push together to move a huge iceberg from the channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, 29 December 1965.

Men carrying pots. Korea, around 1900

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Men carrying pots. Korea, around 1900

Ukrainian family, author unknown, 1890s,

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Ukrainian family, author unknown, 1890s,

Russian priests blessing Red Army soldiers (1943)

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Russian priests blessing Red Army soldiers (1943)

Jerusalem Avenue near Bracka Street in Warsaw, Poland. 1936-1938. From the collection of National Digital Archive of Poland.

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Jerusalem Avenue near Bracka Street in Warsaw, Poland. 1936-1938. From the collection of National Digital Archive of Poland.

Segregated swimming pool in Baconsfield Park, Macon, Georgia, 1959

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Segregated swimming pool in Baconsfield Park, Macon, Georgia, 1959

Tank on the streets of Bangkok during a student protest. Thailand, 1957

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Tank on the streets of Bangkok during a student protest. Thailand, 1957

Decoy of a Mikoyan MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighter jet, from the Air Force of Yugoslavia - in a concrete shelter at the Batajnica Air Base, (25 km) northwest from Belgrade, destroyed by a NATO airstrike, c. March - June 1999.

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Decoy of a Mikoyan MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighter jet, from the Air Force of Yugoslavia - in a concrete shelter at the Batajnica Air Base, (25 km) northwest from Belgrade, destroyed by a NATO airstrike, c. March - June 1999.

Soldiers from the Bulgarian Army in a trench with the Ottoman city of Adrianople (Edirne) in the distance - waiting to commence an assault, during the Siege of Adrianople, c. November 3rd, 1912 - March 26th, 1913.

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Soldiers from the Bulgarian Army in a trench with the Ottoman city of Adrianople (Edirne) in the distance - waiting to commence an assault, during the Siege of Adrianople, c. November 3rd, 1912 - March 26th, 1913.

Soldiers from the Royal Montenegrin Army, with their flags, resting near the 'chronicle' of the Taraboš and Skadra rivers - First Balkan War - against the Ottoman Army, near Scutari, c. early 1913.

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Soldiers from the Royal Montenegrin Army, with their flags, resting near the 'chronicle' of the Taraboš and Skadra rivers - First Balkan War - against the Ottoman Army, near Scutari, c. early 1913.

Cellar of Ipatiev house in Yekaterinburg, where the former emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra and their five children were murdered along with their servants on July 17, 1918. C. 1923

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Cellar of Ipatiev house in Yekaterinburg, where the former emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra and their five children were murdered along with their servants on July 17, 1918. C. 1923

Flagbearers of the Barracked People's Police at the Party Congress of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (East Germany, 1954)

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Flagbearers of the Barracked People's Police at the Party Congress of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (East Germany, 1954)

Two Graves in the US Cemetery on Saipan - July 1944 (LIFE Magazine - W. Eugene Smith Photographer)

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Two Graves in the US Cemetery on Saipan - July 1944 (LIFE Magazine - W. Eugene Smith Photographer)

University of Pittsburgh students cheer as they look down on Forbes Field from the top of their campus's Cathedral of Learning during the 1960 World Series, Oct. 13, 1960. (Photo by George Silk)

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University of Pittsburgh students cheer as they look down on Forbes Field from the top of their campus's Cathedral of Learning during the 1960 World Series, Oct. 13, 1960. (Photo by George Silk)