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American actress Clara Bow with her youngest son, George, just weeks after he was born ( 1938)

Archive / 4721Added Apr 17, 2024

American actress Clara Bow with her youngest son, George, just weeks after he was born ( 1938)

The Italian poet Gabriel D'Annunzio addressing a pro-war crowd from the steps of the Senatorial Palace in Piazza del Campidoglio (Rome, Italy 1915)

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The Italian poet Gabriel D'Annunzio addressing a pro-war crowd from the steps of the Senatorial Palace in Piazza del Campidoglio (Rome, Italy 1915)

Today marks the 31st anniversary of the war crime committed by the HVO (Croatian Defense Council) in the village of Ahmići. The event that led to the signing of the Washington Treaty. The photo shows the entry of the UNPROFOR convoy after the withdrawal of the HVO. (16.04.1993)(770x513)

Archive / 4723Added Apr 16, 2024

Today marks the 31st anniversary of the war crime committed by the HVO (Croatian Defense Council) in the village of Ahmići. The event that led to the signing of the Washington Treaty. The photo shows the entry of the UNPROFOR convoy after the withdrawal of the HVO. (16.04.1993)(770x513)

Sgt. George Chamberlain of the 43rd Infantry Division examines the Japanese souvenirs he captured during the fighting on New Georgia, 1944. Chamberlain would also receive a Silver Star and Purple Heart while leading his squad on the island.

Archive / 4724Added Apr 16, 2024

Sgt. George Chamberlain of the 43rd Infantry Division examines the Japanese souvenirs he captured during the fighting on New Georgia, 1944. Chamberlain would also receive a Silver Star and Purple Heart while leading his squad on the island.

Peel P50 Mini Car 1960s.

Archive / 4725Added Apr 16, 2024

Peel P50 Mini Car 1960s.

US Soldiers in a Jeep with an improvised mount M1917A1 water-cooled MG in Ohrdruf Germany - April 1945. (LIFE Magazine, David Scherman Photographer)

Archive / 4726Added Apr 16, 2024

US Soldiers in a Jeep with an improvised mount M1917A1 water-cooled MG in Ohrdruf Germany - April 1945. (LIFE Magazine, David Scherman Photographer)

Opening day of the first McDonald's restaurant in Poland. Warsaw, June 17, 1992. Photo by Cezary Słomiński.

Archive / 4727Added Apr 15, 2024

Opening day of the first McDonald's restaurant in Poland. Warsaw, June 17, 1992. Photo by Cezary Słomiński.

Eleven Okinawa civilians who were huddled in this hillside cave were rescued when a passing Marine patrol heard a baby crying. After being assured that no harm would come to them they emerged from their hideout and here a Leatherneck lends a hand to a mother and baby, 1945.

Archive / 4728Added Apr 15, 2024

Eleven Okinawa civilians who were huddled in this hillside cave were rescued when a passing Marine patrol heard a baby crying. After being assured that no harm would come to them they emerged from their hideout and here a Leatherneck lends a hand to a mother and baby, 1945.

The town of Ellenton, South Carolina was razed to make way for the Savannah River Site, to manufacture components for nuclear weapons. One of the town's residents put up this roadside memorial at the city limits sign, 1950

Archive / 4729Added Apr 15, 2024

The town of Ellenton, South Carolina was razed to make way for the Savannah River Site, to manufacture components for nuclear weapons. One of the town's residents put up this roadside memorial at the city limits sign, 1950

The crew of Eagle 7, an M26 Pershing attached to the 3rd Armored Division made famous for knocking out a Panther by Koln Cathedral on the 6th March 1945. An event that remains one of the clearest tank duels ever recorded

Archive / 4730Added Apr 15, 2024

The crew of Eagle 7, an M26 Pershing attached to the 3rd Armored Division made famous for knocking out a Panther by Koln Cathedral on the 6th March 1945. An event that remains one of the clearest tank duels ever recorded

Ernesto Che Guevara photographed in the middle of a sneeze, 1960s

Archive / 4731Added Apr 14, 2024

Ernesto Che Guevara photographed in the middle of a sneeze, 1960s

Tiananmen Square protests before the crackdown, 1989

Archive / 4732Added Apr 14, 2024

Tiananmen Square protests before the crackdown, 1989

Children swearing allegiance to the Little Red Book during the Cultural Revolution. China, 1971

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Children swearing allegiance to the Little Red Book during the Cultural Revolution. China, 1971

Carl Akeley posing with the leopard he killed with his bare hands after it attacked him, 1896

Archive / 4734Added Apr 14, 2024

Carl Akeley posing with the leopard he killed with his bare hands after it attacked him, 1896

Literal HistoryPorn- noseart on a WWII B-24 Liberator bomber, ca 1944.

Archive / 4735Added Apr 14, 2024

Literal HistoryPorn- noseart on a WWII B-24 Liberator bomber, ca 1944.

The Common Court of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides, from the left a French judge, the president of the court (appointed by the impartial King of Spain) and a British judge. After the last president retired in 1939, the position was abolished. 1914

Archive / 4736Added Apr 13, 2024

The Common Court of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides, from the left a French judge, the president of the court (appointed by the impartial King of Spain) and a British judge. After the last president retired in 1939, the position was abolished. 1914

Elements of the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" advancing towards Voronezh during the Battle of Kursk, July 1943

Archive / 4737Added Apr 13, 2024

Elements of the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" advancing towards Voronezh during the Battle of Kursk, July 1943

Coronation of King George VI, London, 1937. Photo by Henry Cartier-Bresson. .

Archive / 4738Added Apr 13, 2024

Coronation of King George VI, London, 1937. Photo by Henry Cartier-Bresson. .

U.S. Marine with a captured pair of Imperial Japanese Shinyo-class Kamikaze motorboats on the island of Okinawa: during the Battle of Okinawa, c. April - June 1945.

Archive / 4739Added Apr 13, 2024

U.S. Marine with a captured pair of Imperial Japanese Shinyo-class Kamikaze motorboats on the island of Okinawa: during the Battle of Okinawa, c. April - June 1945.

Telegraph office in the Vatican (Rome, Italy 1912)

Archive / 4740Added Apr 12, 2024

Telegraph office in the Vatican (Rome, Italy 1912)