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Red Army soldiers relax on the beach with local women. Occupied Danish island of Bornholm. The USSR occupied the island on 9 May 1945 after bombing civilian homes and returned it to Denmark on 5 April 1946.

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Red Army soldiers relax on the beach with local women. Occupied Danish island of Bornholm. The USSR occupied the island on 9 May 1945 after bombing civilian homes and returned it to Denmark on 5 April 1946.

Vultures on remains of slain Bengali during Bangladesh Genocide at the bank of the Brahmaputra river in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. October, 1971

Archive / 4422Added Jun 23, 2024

Vultures on remains of slain Bengali during Bangladesh Genocide at the bank of the Brahmaputra river in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. October, 1971

Inside of the Miller and Shoemaker soda fountain shop, Kansas, 1899.

Archive / 4423Added Jun 23, 2024

Inside of the Miller and Shoemaker soda fountain shop, Kansas, 1899.

Boys playing with a camera. Japan, around 1920

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Boys playing with a camera. Japan, around 1920

Taras Bulba-Borovets 1941

Archive / 4425Added Jun 23, 2024

Taras Bulba-Borovets 1941

The children of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in a formal photo, 1906

Archive / 4426Added Jun 22, 2024

The children of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in a formal photo, 1906

Technician fifth grade Willie Blow, tank driver of a M4A3(75)W Sherman tank from the 784th Tank Battalion attached to the 35th Infantry Division during a rest and refit period in the Venlo area of the Netherlands, March 1945.

Archive / 4427Added Jun 22, 2024

Technician fifth grade Willie Blow, tank driver of a M4A3(75)W Sherman tank from the 784th Tank Battalion attached to the 35th Infantry Division during a rest and refit period in the Venlo area of the Netherlands, March 1945.

The forward torpedo room aboard the captured German Type IXC submarine U-505 in June, 1944.

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The forward torpedo room aboard the captured German Type IXC submarine U-505 in June, 1944.

Arthur Clarence Pillsbury on the hood of a “Studebaker Six” about a foot away from the edge at Glacier Point in Yosemite, in 1916. Thirteen others, on the precipice, can be seen near the vehicle.

Archive / 4429Added Jun 22, 2024

Arthur Clarence Pillsbury on the hood of a “Studebaker Six” about a foot away from the edge at Glacier Point in Yosemite, in 1916. Thirteen others, on the precipice, can be seen near the vehicle.

General Nagaoka Gaishi of the Imperial Japanese Army, 1920s

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General Nagaoka Gaishi of the Imperial Japanese Army, 1920s

Group of radio actors, mostly from Mexico, who were brought to New York between 1944 and 1945 by MGM to dub their productions into Spanish.

Archive / 4431Added Jun 21, 2024

Group of radio actors, mostly from Mexico, who were brought to New York between 1944 and 1945 by MGM to dub their productions into Spanish.

Dynamiting the remains of the statue known as Gargantua in the closed Mirapolis amusement park near Paris. It was then the 19th largest statue in the world. 1995

Archive / 4432Added Jun 21, 2024

Dynamiting the remains of the statue known as Gargantua in the closed Mirapolis amusement park near Paris. It was then the 19th largest statue in the world. 1995

Coney Island's Luna Park bumper car attractions. 1920s (New York, US)

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Coney Island's Luna Park bumper car attractions. 1920s (New York, US)

Continental DC-7 Cabin 1960s.

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Continental DC-7 Cabin 1960s.

An image of Frederick John Robinson, the earliest British Prime Minister to be photographed, most likely in the early to mid 1850s. Robinson was PM from 1827 to 1828.

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An image of Frederick John Robinson, the earliest British Prime Minister to be photographed, most likely in the early to mid 1850s. Robinson was PM from 1827 to 1828.

Now vanished monument to New York City's Great Fire of 1835. It was erected in commemoration of the fire at 90 Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan. The fire burned the entire financial district to the ground under very suspicious circumstances on the night of 12/16/1835.

Archive / 4436Added Jun 20, 2024

Now vanished monument to New York City's Great Fire of 1835. It was erected in commemoration of the fire at 90 Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan. The fire burned the entire financial district to the ground under very suspicious circumstances on the night of 12/16/1835.

Following in the cover of a tank, American infantrymen secure an area on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, after Japanese forces infiltrated their lines during the night in March, 1944.

Archive / 4437Added Jun 20, 2024

Following in the cover of a tank, American infantrymen secure an area on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, after Japanese forces infiltrated their lines during the night in March, 1944.

US Army forces on their way to Los Angeles during the crackdown of 1992 riots

Archive / 4438Added Jun 20, 2024

US Army forces on their way to Los Angeles during the crackdown of 1992 riots

Indian Chief speaking to Army officers about the construction of Garrison dam. North dakota, 1946.(481x612)

Archive / 4439Added Jun 19, 2024

Indian Chief speaking to Army officers about the construction of Garrison dam. North dakota, 1946.(481x612)

Tourists enjoying a picnic at Los Angeles’ "California Alligator Farm" as a worker gives one of the gators a treat, circa 1920.

Archive / 4440Added Jun 19, 2024

Tourists enjoying a picnic at Los Angeles’ "California Alligator Farm" as a worker gives one of the gators a treat, circa 1920.