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Cannibals caught with the remains of butchered children during the Russian famine of 1921–1922

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Cannibals caught with the remains of butchered children during the Russian famine of 1921–1922

General Stanisław Sosabowski (left) with Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning, commander of the British 1st Airborne Corps, c. 1944.

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General Stanisław Sosabowski (left) with Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning, commander of the British 1st Airborne Corps, c. 1944.

Chinese child soldiers marching to fight against Operation Ichi-Go, Yunnan province, 1944

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Chinese child soldiers marching to fight against Operation Ichi-Go, Yunnan province, 1944

After the Battle of Saipan, Marines found the body of Japanese Lt. General Yoshige Saito in a cave and gave him a funeral with full military honors. Here they prepare to lower his flag-draped coffin into its resting place. 13 July, 1944 (Official USMC Archives photo)

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After the Battle of Saipan, Marines found the body of Japanese Lt. General Yoshige Saito in a cave and gave him a funeral with full military honors. Here they prepare to lower his flag-draped coffin into its resting place. 13 July, 1944 (Official USMC Archives photo)

28 year old Ray Harryhausen at work on his first industry job, animating the title character in the film "Mighty Joe Young". 1949

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28 year old Ray Harryhausen at work on his first industry job, animating the title character in the film "Mighty Joe Young". 1949

British Hurdler, May 1923

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British Hurdler, May 1923

A video rental store in Spain, mid to late 80s

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A video rental store in Spain, mid to late 80s

A rice cake seller. Japan, 1914

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A rice cake seller. Japan, 1914

Benito Mussolini Skiing March 1937

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Benito Mussolini Skiing March 1937

Edgar Sengier listening to General Leslie Groves read the Medal of Merit citation for his contribution to the allied war effort. Sengier was the director of a mining company in Katanga in the Belgian Congo that supplied the ore used in the Manhattan Project. 1946

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Edgar Sengier listening to General Leslie Groves read the Medal of Merit citation for his contribution to the allied war effort. Sengier was the director of a mining company in Katanga in the Belgian Congo that supplied the ore used in the Manhattan Project. 1946

Nuclear explosion with a force equivalent to 600 kilotons of TNT, photographed through the periscope of the submarine USS Carbonero, launched. Test codenamed “Frigate Bird” during Operation Dominic, 6 May 1962. The only full-scale test of a strategic missile system conducted by the USA.

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Nuclear explosion with a force equivalent to 600 kilotons of TNT, photographed through the periscope of the submarine USS Carbonero, launched. Test codenamed “Frigate Bird” during Operation Dominic, 6 May 1962. The only full-scale test of a strategic missile system conducted by the USA.

Sean Michael Coulthard (Michael Cole) as a journalist and News correspondent - stands next to a ruined building - when he spent 9 months covering the Bosnian Civil War - amidst the Breakup of Yugoslavia, c. 1994.

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Sean Michael Coulthard (Michael Cole) as a journalist and News correspondent - stands next to a ruined building - when he spent 9 months covering the Bosnian Civil War - amidst the Breakup of Yugoslavia, c. 1994.

Injured Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters at a casualty clearing station in Westminster Hospital, c. 1940.

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Injured Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters at a casualty clearing station in Westminster Hospital, c. 1940.

Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse ‘The Doc’ with his stretcher-bearers in rest billets in Flanders 1917

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Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse ‘The Doc’ with his stretcher-bearers in rest billets in Flanders 1917

A group of merchants. Hong Kong, 1868

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A group of merchants. Hong Kong, 1868

OGPU task force that carries out a punitive operation against the Khanty from western Siberia who rebelled against the changes in their lifestyle that were forced upon them. March 1934

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OGPU task force that carries out a punitive operation against the Khanty from western Siberia who rebelled against the changes in their lifestyle that were forced upon them. March 1934

Bernhard Sindberg posing with Chinese soldiers during the Battle of Shanghai, 1937

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Bernhard Sindberg posing with Chinese soldiers during the Battle of Shanghai, 1937

A German patrol crossing the sand dunes near El Alamein, September 1942

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A German patrol crossing the sand dunes near El Alamein, September 1942

Soviet soldier alongside his comrade in Afghanistan (1980s)

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Soviet soldier alongside his comrade in Afghanistan (1980s)

Cairo - when Egypt was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire - photo was taken by English photographer and businessman, Francis Frith, c. 1856.

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Cairo - when Egypt was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire - photo was taken by English photographer and businessman, Francis Frith, c. 1856.