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German population in Batavia welcomed the arrival of Japanese troops who freed them from Dutch internment camps during the Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies. 1942. .

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German population in Batavia welcomed the arrival of Japanese troops who freed them from Dutch internment camps during the Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies. 1942. .

A twelve-year-old Bill Cliton with his tenor saxophone. 1958/1959.

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A twelve-year-old Bill Cliton with his tenor saxophone. 1958/1959.

The Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan pays homage to the Emperor and Empress (George V and Queen Mary) at the Delhi Durbar, December 1911.

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The Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan pays homage to the Emperor and Empress (George V and Queen Mary) at the Delhi Durbar, December 1911.

Apollo 10 commander Tom Stafford pats the nose of a giant stuffed Snoopy prior to launch, 1969.

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Apollo 10 commander Tom Stafford pats the nose of a giant stuffed Snoopy prior to launch, 1969.

A huge herd of elephants in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya in 1976. It was one of the last herds of this size observed. From the beginning of the 20th cen. to the 1970s, the elephant population decreased 7.5 times and amounted to approximately 1.3 million. Currently it's around 400000.

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A huge herd of elephants in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya in 1976. It was one of the last herds of this size observed. From the beginning of the 20th cen. to the 1970s, the elephant population decreased 7.5 times and amounted to approximately 1.3 million. Currently it's around 400000.

Oklahoma farmers comparing yields of fertilized vs unfertilized corn, 1932

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Oklahoma farmers comparing yields of fertilized vs unfertilized corn, 1932

Jewish woman chased by men and youth armed with clubs during the Lviv pogroms, 1941, Ukraine

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Jewish woman chased by men and youth armed with clubs during the Lviv pogroms, 1941, Ukraine

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, former Prime Minister of South Vietnam, working at a liquor store in Los Angeles, after settling in the United States following the fall of South Vietnam - 1977

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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, former Prime Minister of South Vietnam, working at a liquor store in Los Angeles, after settling in the United States following the fall of South Vietnam - 1977

A muddied Combat Engineer of the United States Fifth Army enjoys a cup of coffee and a doughnut supplied by the Red Cross in Italy, 1944.

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A muddied Combat Engineer of the United States Fifth Army enjoys a cup of coffee and a doughnut supplied by the Red Cross in Italy, 1944.

DJS-11, also known as Device 150, China's first supercomputer (for the time) capable of exceeding 1 megaFLOP, completed 1972 by Peking University.

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DJS-11, also known as Device 150, China's first supercomputer (for the time) capable of exceeding 1 megaFLOP, completed 1972 by Peking University.

The raising of the Confederate Okinawa Flag, May 29, 1945, Colorized

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The raising of the Confederate Okinawa Flag, May 29, 1945, Colorized

Wenceslao "El Fusilado" Moguel, left disfigured after surviving a firing squad execution, sharing a moment with Robert L. Ripley on the set of Ripley's Believe It or Not! radio show, 1937

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Wenceslao "El Fusilado" Moguel, left disfigured after surviving a firing squad execution, sharing a moment with Robert L. Ripley on the set of Ripley's Believe It or Not! radio show, 1937

A kendo class for boys. Japan, 1929

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A kendo class for boys. Japan, 1929

Ethiopian troops arrived in Korea. The vast majority of UN troops were American, but the troops also included representatives from more than a dozen different national contingents. (1951)

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Ethiopian troops arrived in Korea. The vast majority of UN troops were American, but the troops also included representatives from more than a dozen different national contingents. (1951)

New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle after being slammed to the ground by a Pittsburgh Steelers lineman in Pittsburgh on Sept. 20, 1964. The photograph immortalized Tittle in football lore as the epitome of the aging warrior who had finally fallen.

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New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle after being slammed to the ground by a Pittsburgh Steelers lineman in Pittsburgh on Sept. 20, 1964. The photograph immortalized Tittle in football lore as the epitome of the aging warrior who had finally fallen.

Ultraviolet bath given to Soviet kids, USSR, 1980s (860x579)

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Ultraviolet bath given to Soviet kids, USSR, 1980s (860x579)

Man lifting weights in front of an audience. Mongolia, 1956

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Man lifting weights in front of an audience. Mongolia, 1956

Flettner F1 282 Hummingbird produced in the Third Reich. It was the first helicopter in the world produced in series and the first helicopter used in combat operations. The man in the back is designer Anton Flettner. probably 1944

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Flettner F1 282 Hummingbird produced in the Third Reich. It was the first helicopter in the world produced in series and the first helicopter used in combat operations. The man in the back is designer Anton Flettner. probably 1944

Nanjing road, downtown Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution, December 1967. The giant neon banner on the right reads "wishing a long life for Chairman Mao"

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Nanjing road, downtown Shanghai during the Cultural Revolution, December 1967. The giant neon banner on the right reads "wishing a long life for Chairman Mao"

Captain Edwin "Bill" Fisher, 377th Fighter Squadron stands on the noseof his P47D Thunderbolt "Shirley Jane III" in Normandy, 1944. He would be credited with 7 kills and 3 V-1 flying bombs. He was killed in a training accident at Andrews Field, Maryland on the 28th March 1947

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Captain Edwin "Bill" Fisher, 377th Fighter Squadron stands on the noseof his P47D Thunderbolt "Shirley Jane III" in Normandy, 1944. He would be credited with 7 kills and 3 V-1 flying bombs. He was killed in a training accident at Andrews Field, Maryland on the 28th March 1947