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Last Polish veterans of the January Uprising (1863) taking a photo inside the Castle of Kraków, Poland, 1939.

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Last Polish veterans of the January Uprising (1863) taking a photo inside the Castle of Kraków, Poland, 1939.

Rhodesian woman stands next to a sedan, she has a teeshirt saying: "I’m staying, how about you", Rhodesia, c. 1979 - April 1980.

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Rhodesian woman stands next to a sedan, she has a teeshirt saying: "I’m staying, how about you", Rhodesia, c. 1979 - April 1980.

Teddy Roosevelt arrives at the dam named in his honor. Arizona, 1911-01-01

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Teddy Roosevelt arrives at the dam named in his honor. Arizona, 1911-01-01

U.S. Marine General Thomas Eugene Watson (2nd Marine Division) with an Imperial Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tank - knocked out with 31 other tanks during a nighttime assault - Saipan, Mariana Islands, June 17th, 1944.

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U.S. Marine General Thomas Eugene Watson (2nd Marine Division) with an Imperial Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tank - knocked out with 31 other tanks during a nighttime assault - Saipan, Mariana Islands, June 17th, 1944.

Yaroslav Stetsko and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek, October 1955

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Yaroslav Stetsko and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek, October 1955

Georgian anarchists from Khevsureti ready to fight against the Soviet army 1921.

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Georgian anarchists from Khevsureti ready to fight against the Soviet army 1921.

Battleship USS New Jersey passes under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Jan. 31, 1948, enroute to Gravesend Bay to unload her ammunition and then back to the Brooklyn Navy yard for stripping.

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Battleship USS New Jersey passes under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Jan. 31, 1948, enroute to Gravesend Bay to unload her ammunition and then back to the Brooklyn Navy yard for stripping.

USSR officials attempting in vain to resuscitate the dead crew of Soyuz 11 after it's reentry. All three crew members were posthumously awarded Hero of the Soviet Union medals and given state funerals, June 3rd, 1971

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USSR officials attempting in vain to resuscitate the dead crew of Soyuz 11 after it's reentry. All three crew members were posthumously awarded Hero of the Soviet Union medals and given state funerals, June 3rd, 1971

Man delivering sago flour on a boat. Papua, Indonesia, 1950-1955

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Man delivering sago flour on a boat. Papua, Indonesia, 1950-1955

Dutch children photographed on Ellis Island c.1892-1925 (600x873)

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Dutch children photographed on Ellis Island c.1892-1925 (600x873)

A self-portrait photo taken by American paratrooper James Speed Hensinger while serving in Vietnam, 1970.

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A self-portrait photo taken by American paratrooper James Speed Hensinger while serving in Vietnam, 1970.

Boston's South Station, separated by a century (1924-2024)

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Boston's South Station, separated by a century (1924-2024)

Wilhelm Franz von Habsburg-Lothringen (Vasyl Vyshivany) (1915)

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Wilhelm Franz von Habsburg-Lothringen (Vasyl Vyshivany) (1915)

A 12 year old ARVN (South Vietnam) Airborne trooper who had been "adopted" by the Airborne Division, holding a M-79 grenade launcher.

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A 12 year old ARVN (South Vietnam) Airborne trooper who had been "adopted" by the Airborne Division, holding a M-79 grenade launcher.

A bomber crew of the 320th Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder nicknamed 'O'Riley's Daughter' ca 1944

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A bomber crew of the 320th Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder nicknamed 'O'Riley's Daughter' ca 1944

First General Secretariat of the Central Council, Kyiv 1917.

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First General Secretariat of the Central Council, Kyiv 1917.

Vice President George H.W. Bush Visiting the Site of the 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing

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Vice President George H.W. Bush Visiting the Site of the 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing

British soldier resting during the "Revolution of December " , Athens 1944

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British soldier resting during the "Revolution of December " , Athens 1944

French battleship Richelieu maneuvers up the East River, New York, February 1943

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French battleship Richelieu maneuvers up the East River, New York, February 1943

Current U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley campaigning for office, Iowa, 1961

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Current U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley campaigning for office, Iowa, 1961