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Medium Mina Crandon with 'ectoplasm' on her face, 1930

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Medium Mina Crandon with 'ectoplasm' on her face, 1930

Robert Peary at the North Pole cheering the 'Stars and Stripes'. Peary was an American explorer, and claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. Peary's claim was certified by the National Geographic Society, a major sponsor of his expedition (Arctic 1909)

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Robert Peary at the North Pole cheering the 'Stars and Stripes'. Peary was an American explorer, and claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. Peary's claim was certified by the National Geographic Society, a major sponsor of his expedition (Arctic 1909)

A substitute telephone was installed to protect a robin that built its nest in a phone booth. White Oak, Maryland, 1966.

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A substitute telephone was installed to protect a robin that built its nest in a phone booth. White Oak, Maryland, 1966.

Jackie Arklöv, Liberian-German (adopted and raised in Sweden) mercenary on the Herzeg-Bosnia side and a war criminal. In the photo from the 1990s, he is about 20 years old and wearing his own informal uniform. In Sweden he took part in a bank robbery for which he received a life sentence.

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Jackie Arklöv, Liberian-German (adopted and raised in Sweden) mercenary on the Herzeg-Bosnia side and a war criminal. In the photo from the 1990s, he is about 20 years old and wearing his own informal uniform. In Sweden he took part in a bank robbery for which he received a life sentence.

Portrait of Amy Johnson. She was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and disappeared during a ferry flight (United Kingdom 1933)

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Portrait of Amy Johnson. She was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and disappeared during a ferry flight (United Kingdom 1933)

Photo of Crazy Horse with Buffalo Bill, Chief Joseph, and Wild Bill Hickok circa 1875-1880

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Photo of Crazy Horse with Buffalo Bill, Chief Joseph, and Wild Bill Hickok circa 1875-1880

Soviet MGB officers negotiate with UPA militants (Ukrainian separatists) blocked in an underground bunker, 1946 (800х451)

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Soviet MGB officers negotiate with UPA militants (Ukrainian separatists) blocked in an underground bunker, 1946 (800х451)

A defected Iranian soldier being lifted by protestors against the Pahlavi dynasty during the Iranian Revolution. January 1979.

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A defected Iranian soldier being lifted by protestors against the Pahlavi dynasty during the Iranian Revolution. January 1979.

The earliest surviving Japanese photograph depicting Shimazu Nariakira, a Japanese feudal lord (daimyō) taken by one of his retainers, Ichiki Shirō in 1857.

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The earliest surviving Japanese photograph depicting Shimazu Nariakira, a Japanese feudal lord (daimyō) taken by one of his retainers, Ichiki Shirō in 1857.

First official commemoration of Warsaw Uprising on August 1, 1957. It came shortly after Polish thaw of October 1956. Many of the veterans were freshly out of Stalinist prisons.

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First official commemoration of Warsaw Uprising on August 1, 1957. It came shortly after Polish thaw of October 1956. Many of the veterans were freshly out of Stalinist prisons.

Finnish and Soviet border guards having coffee together.early 80s. {960x720}

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Finnish and Soviet border guards having coffee together.early 80s. {960x720}

Executed Communards in Paris, c. 1971. They were members of the National Guard and supporters of the 1871 Paris Commune, the world's first socialist government, which was formed in the aftermath of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War

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Executed Communards in Paris, c. 1971. They were members of the National Guard and supporters of the 1871 Paris Commune, the world's first socialist government, which was formed in the aftermath of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War

Original color photograph of "Armored Knights" participating in the "2000 years of German Culture" exhibition organized by the Nazis in Munich, 1937. (986x1185)

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Original color photograph of "Armored Knights" participating in the "2000 years of German Culture" exhibition organized by the Nazis in Munich, 1937. (986x1185)

Part of the 320th squadron of the “Jolly Rogers” 90th Bombardment Group, the crew of this B-24 arrived in Papua New Guinea only four months prior before being shot down in March of 1944.

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Part of the 320th squadron of the “Jolly Rogers” 90th Bombardment Group, the crew of this B-24 arrived in Papua New Guinea only four months prior before being shot down in March of 1944.

German Gebirgsjäger (alpine troops) in a snowy forest on the Eastern Front - the first soldier was armed with a MP43/1 Sturmgewer assault rifle, c. March 1944.

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German Gebirgsjäger (alpine troops) in a snowy forest on the Eastern Front - the first soldier was armed with a MP43/1 Sturmgewer assault rifle, c. March 1944.

Actor Christian Bale in his bedroom, at home in Bournemouth, Dorset (United Kingdom 1987)

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Actor Christian Bale in his bedroom, at home in Bournemouth, Dorset (United Kingdom 1987)

Gandhi at a meeting with boys from Opera Nazionale Balilla, the youth wing of the National Fascist Partyin Rome, where he also met Mussolini on his way home from London's Conference, 12 December 1931.

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Gandhi at a meeting with boys from Opera Nazionale Balilla, the youth wing of the National Fascist Partyin Rome, where he also met Mussolini on his way home from London's Conference, 12 December 1931.

Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir receives a hug from a student during a visit to Fourth Street School in Milwaukee on Oct. 3, 1969. Meir, who became prime minister of Israel earlier that year, attended the school when she was growing up in Milwaukee.

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Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir receives a hug from a student during a visit to Fourth Street School in Milwaukee on Oct. 3, 1969. Meir, who became prime minister of Israel earlier that year, attended the school when she was growing up in Milwaukee.

December 4, 1914. Francisco "Pancho" Villa taunts the press by sitting on the Mexican presidential chair.

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December 4, 1914. Francisco "Pancho" Villa taunts the press by sitting on the Mexican presidential chair.

U.S. Army Nurses sunbathing next to a twin Bofors 40 mm gun on a Coast Guard troop ship returning back to the United States from Europe, 1945.

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U.S. Army Nurses sunbathing next to a twin Bofors 40 mm gun on a Coast Guard troop ship returning back to the United States from Europe, 1945.