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An ancient grave of 10,000 rocks in Xiamen, China (1896)

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An ancient grave of 10,000 rocks in Xiamen, China (1896)

The Africville Sea-Sides of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritime pose for a team photo in 1921 (433 x 363)

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The Africville Sea-Sides of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritime pose for a team photo in 1921 (433 x 363)

Master Mason Theodore Roosevelt in Spokane Masonic Temple 1905

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Master Mason Theodore Roosevelt in Spokane Masonic Temple 1905

People bathing in a river during the summer. Japan, 1915

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People bathing in a river during the summer. Japan, 1915

Gorbachev and Bush about to share a meal on board the Soviet cruise ship "Maksim Gorkiy" in Marsaxlokk, Malta. Shortly before the declaration of the end of the Cold War. 2 December 1989

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Gorbachev and Bush about to share a meal on board the Soviet cruise ship "Maksim Gorkiy" in Marsaxlokk, Malta. Shortly before the declaration of the end of the Cold War. 2 December 1989

Methodist Conference, Sichuan, China, c. 1897

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Methodist Conference, Sichuan, China, c. 1897

Women entertaining G.l.s, Tae Song Dong, South Korea photograph by René Burri (1961).

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Women entertaining G.l.s, Tae Song Dong, South Korea photograph by René Burri (1961).

Mormon Polygamists jailed at Utah Penitentiary. Circa 1889

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Mormon Polygamists jailed at Utah Penitentiary. Circa 1889

German-American tavern owner John Schrank smiles with police. Sometime earlier, he attempted to assassinate former President Theodore Roosevelt. circa October 1912.

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German-American tavern owner John Schrank smiles with police. Sometime earlier, he attempted to assassinate former President Theodore Roosevelt. circa October 1912.

Dance hall, 1930s. Filipino men dating and dancing with white women was a contributing factor in riots and violent assaults targeting Filipino American workers

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Dance hall, 1930s. Filipino men dating and dancing with white women was a contributing factor in riots and violent assaults targeting Filipino American workers

Gate Pā atop Pukehinahina ridge, circa 1864. During the Tauranga campaign (part of the New Zealand Wars), an outnumbered Māori force successfully repulsed a British attack on the pā before withdrawing in the night.

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Gate Pā atop Pukehinahina ridge, circa 1864. During the Tauranga campaign (part of the New Zealand Wars), an outnumbered Māori force successfully repulsed a British attack on the pā before withdrawing in the night.

Chinese authorities deploying tear gas against marchers protesting the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, June 4th, 1989. .

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Chinese authorities deploying tear gas against marchers protesting the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, June 4th, 1989. .

Legionnaires marching up the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway in lower Manhattan during a parade honoring the return of U.S. troops from Desert Storm. June 10, 1991

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Legionnaires marching up the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway in lower Manhattan during a parade honoring the return of U.S. troops from Desert Storm. June 10, 1991

American gas station owned by Pan-Gas in the 1920s, before the Great Depression.

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American gas station owned by Pan-Gas in the 1920s, before the Great Depression.

Ottoman flag surrendered over to the King of Montenegro, Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš – from the Balkan League, in Scutari (Scutari Province, Ottoman Empire) – after the end of the Siege of Scutari, April 23rd, 1913.

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Ottoman flag surrendered over to the King of Montenegro, Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš – from the Balkan League, in Scutari (Scutari Province, Ottoman Empire) – after the end of the Siege of Scutari, April 23rd, 1913.

A carrier crew of 8th Rifle Brigade hands out chocolate to Dutch civilians during the advance of 11th Armoured Division in Holland, 22 September 1944.

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A carrier crew of 8th Rifle Brigade hands out chocolate to Dutch civilians during the advance of 11th Armoured Division in Holland, 22 September 1944.

Shell hitting the Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, World War I, September 19, 1914

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Shell hitting the Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, World War I, September 19, 1914

Boy soldiers of Battalion Miotła ("Mop") during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. All 3 boys survived the Uprising and the reprisal punishment action, in which 150-200 thousand people were killed .

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Boy soldiers of Battalion Miotła ("Mop") during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. All 3 boys survived the Uprising and the reprisal punishment action, in which 150-200 thousand people were killed .

Richard Nixon campaign rally in Paoli, Pennsylvania, July 1968

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Richard Nixon campaign rally in Paoli, Pennsylvania, July 1968

You'll believe a man can fly. Superman float at the 1939 Macys parade, New York, Manhattan

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You'll believe a man can fly. Superman float at the 1939 Macys parade, New York, Manhattan