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Corner of Marszałkowska and Świętokrzyska Street in Warsaw, Poland, 24 October, 1956.

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Corner of Marszałkowska and Świętokrzyska Street in Warsaw, Poland, 24 October, 1956.

Spanish cavalry in Puerto Rico. Spanish-American war, 1898

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Spanish cavalry in Puerto Rico. Spanish-American war, 1898

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Jane & Jim Henson at work filming an advert for Wilkins Coffee (a brand local to the D.C. area). Circa 1957-1961.

Jews being airlifted to Israel after being expelled from their home in Yemen, 1949.

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Jews being airlifted to Israel after being expelled from their home in Yemen, 1949.

Harry Halvorsen, a diver in the Eastland disaster rescue efforts. Chicago, July 1915. Photo by Jun Fujita.

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Harry Halvorsen, a diver in the Eastland disaster rescue efforts. Chicago, July 1915. Photo by Jun Fujita.

Ford bubble glass top vehicle 1947.

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Ford bubble glass top vehicle 1947.

Astronaut Dale Gardner advertises two satellites (partially seen in the lower right) that are to be returned to Earth via the Space Shuttle. November 14 1984.

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Astronaut Dale Gardner advertises two satellites (partially seen in the lower right) that are to be returned to Earth via the Space Shuttle. November 14 1984.

Kinkakuji in Kyoto burning after a dissatisfied monk set light to the temple. c1950 (383x518) FYI, the temple we see today is the 3rd one.

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Kinkakuji in Kyoto burning after a dissatisfied monk set light to the temple. c1950 (383x518) FYI, the temple we see today is the 3rd one.

Refugees from the Mexican revolution arriving in Marfa, Texas, in 1914. .

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Refugees from the Mexican revolution arriving in Marfa, Texas, in 1914. .

Photograph of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who became well-known for living in an airport for 18 years. 2004.

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Photograph of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who became well-known for living in an airport for 18 years. 2004.

Negotiations for the surrender of Vichy French forces from the Diego-Suarez base. May 1942, beginning of the Allied invasion of Madagascar.

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Negotiations for the surrender of Vichy French forces from the Diego-Suarez base. May 1942, beginning of the Allied invasion of Madagascar.

Postal employees sporting their new autopeds, Washington DC, 1917.

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Postal employees sporting their new autopeds, Washington DC, 1917.

1914. Sarajevo. Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Archduchess Sophie, just before their assassination by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip that catalyzed World War One.

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1914. Sarajevo. Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Archduchess Sophie, just before their assassination by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip that catalyzed World War One.

Mob during the Farhud pogrom against Jews in Iraq. June, 1941

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Mob during the Farhud pogrom against Jews in Iraq. June, 1941

A Salesman getting his motorized roller skates refueled 1961.

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A Salesman getting his motorized roller skates refueled 1961.

Cpt Clyde Smith and Lt Ben Moody preparing to launch their A-6 Intruder off the deck of the USS Coral Sea for a mission to Haiphong, North Vietnam in support of Operation Linebacker. 9th May 1972.

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Cpt Clyde Smith and Lt Ben Moody preparing to launch their A-6 Intruder off the deck of the USS Coral Sea for a mission to Haiphong, North Vietnam in support of Operation Linebacker. 9th May 1972.

Railroad car inspector on job, Altoona, Pennsylvania 1940

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Railroad car inspector on job, Altoona, Pennsylvania 1940

Hostage hanged at a balcony, one of the 99 civilians murdered as reprisals from the Waffen SS division 'Das Reich'. Tulle, Corrèze, France. June 9, 1944.

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Hostage hanged at a balcony, one of the 99 civilians murdered as reprisals from the Waffen SS division 'Das Reich'. Tulle, Corrèze, France. June 9, 1944.

General Leclerc giving orders to his men, liberation of Paris 1944

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General Leclerc giving orders to his men, liberation of Paris 1944

Geneviève de Galard "Angel of Dien Bien Phu" in Luang Prabang, Lao with other members of the French military after leaving Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam on May 24, 1954. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Geneviève de Galard "Angel of Dien Bien Phu" in Luang Prabang, Lao with other members of the French military after leaving Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam on May 24, 1954. (AFP/Getty Images)