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Modern cargo freighters docking alongside traditional Chinese junks in Shanghai Harbor, 1973 .

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Modern cargo freighters docking alongside traditional Chinese junks in Shanghai Harbor, 1973 .

American Military Police posted at a red light district in Seoul, South Korea, fall 1945. Photo by Army photographer Don O'Brien

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American Military Police posted at a red light district in Seoul, South Korea, fall 1945. Photo by Army photographer Don O'Brien

Navajo Girl, Canyon de Chelle, Arizona, c. 1930s. Photo by Ansel Adams

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Navajo Girl, Canyon de Chelle, Arizona, c. 1930s. Photo by Ansel Adams

B-17 42-107180 “The Eagle’s Wrath” aka “Luck Rebel” of the 410th BS, 94th BG at postwar (WWII) victory exposition staged beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris 1945

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B-17 42-107180 “The Eagle’s Wrath” aka “Luck Rebel” of the 410th BS, 94th BG at postwar (WWII) victory exposition staged beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris 1945

Soldiers at a firearms demonstration. China, 1972. Photo by Horst Faas

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Soldiers at a firearms demonstration. China, 1972. Photo by Horst Faas

A young boy gifts flowers to King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy during his visit to Libya, 1938

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A young boy gifts flowers to King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy during his visit to Libya, 1938

A panoramic view of the Hollywood Hills, showing the original real estate adverting signage, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1926.

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A panoramic view of the Hollywood Hills, showing the original real estate adverting signage, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1926.

Reserve 6th Company of the Infantry Regiment No.55. German Empire, 1899.

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Reserve 6th Company of the Infantry Regiment No.55. German Empire, 1899.

Coal miner’s child in grade school. Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946.

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Coal miner’s child in grade school. Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946.

USAAF Boeing B-17 Crewmen wearing RAF goggles with sun visors pose with their high altitude gear at Polebrook, 1942

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USAAF Boeing B-17 Crewmen wearing RAF goggles with sun visors pose with their high altitude gear at Polebrook, 1942

Two bald eagles rescued from Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. 1989

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Two bald eagles rescued from Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. 1989

"We demand bread"- beginning of 1956 Poznań protests, the first of several massive protests against the communist government in Poland. Around 100,000 people took to the streets to demand better working conditions. The army was called in and 57 people were killed. Poznań, 28 June 1956.

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"We demand bread"- beginning of 1956 Poznań protests, the first of several massive protests against the communist government in Poland. Around 100,000 people took to the streets to demand better working conditions. The army was called in and 57 people were killed. Poznań, 28 June 1956.

Cashiers At The Piggly Wiggly Continental, Encino, California, 1962.

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Cashiers At The Piggly Wiggly Continental, Encino, California, 1962.

A barber at the Hotel de Gink, a hotel for "hobos" and itinerant workers located at Centre and Worth Streets, the Bowery, New York City. 1910-1915

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A barber at the Hotel de Gink, a hotel for "hobos" and itinerant workers located at Centre and Worth Streets, the Bowery, New York City. 1910-1915

A Kawasaki Ki-61 makes its final dive for the USS Sangamon, it would miss the deck and only take out a few antennas. Half an hour later a Ki-45 would slam into her deck killing 11. 4th May 1945

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A Kawasaki Ki-61 makes its final dive for the USS Sangamon, it would miss the deck and only take out a few antennas. Half an hour later a Ki-45 would slam into her deck killing 11. 4th May 1945

A group of Boer commandos in the 2nd Boer War. Seated are Jan Smuts and Manie Maritz. After the war, Smuts moved on and slowly softened his racist views. Maritz doubled-down on them, led a white supremacist uprising in 1914, and later became an ardent supporter of Nazism, 1901 .

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A group of Boer commandos in the 2nd Boer War. Seated are Jan Smuts and Manie Maritz. After the war, Smuts moved on and slowly softened his racist views. Maritz doubled-down on them, led a white supremacist uprising in 1914, and later became an ardent supporter of Nazism, 1901 .

Grand Central Station - New York (1941) (758x582)

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Grand Central Station - New York (1941) (758x582)

A samurai with longbow, from Satsuma Domain. Japan, 1860

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A samurai with longbow, from Satsuma Domain. Japan, 1860

Russian tanks on the streets of Prague in 1968. .

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Russian tanks on the streets of Prague in 1968. .

One of the Sonderkommando photographs: Women on their way to the gas chamber, Auschwitz II, August 1944 (1257 × 814)

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One of the Sonderkommando photographs: Women on their way to the gas chamber, Auschwitz II, August 1944 (1257 × 814)