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Photo of Spanish republican fighter Federico Borrell García the moment he is shot, 1936 (1050x741)

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Photo of Spanish republican fighter Federico Borrell García the moment he is shot, 1936 (1050x741)

Looking out from 2 World Trade Center (South Tower) towards the Austin J Tobin Plaza, with 1 WTC (North Tower) to the left, during the September 11, 2001 attacks

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Looking out from 2 World Trade Center (South Tower) towards the Austin J Tobin Plaza, with 1 WTC (North Tower) to the left, during the September 11, 2001 attacks

A father and son from the same German regiment reading a letter from their wife and mother, 1915. The son is a volunteer in the same company in which his father is a regular.

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A father and son from the same German regiment reading a letter from their wife and mother, 1915. The son is a volunteer in the same company in which his father is a regular.

Protestors shove a giant inflatable penis into the entrance of a bank in a protest during the 2001-2002 Argentine economic crisis (896x600)

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Protestors shove a giant inflatable penis into the entrance of a bank in a protest during the 2001-2002 Argentine economic crisis (896x600)

WWE wrestlers Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero celebrate their victory at WrestleMania 20, March 14th, 2004

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WWE wrestlers Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero celebrate their victory at WrestleMania 20, March 14th, 2004

1968 portrait of Pavel Batitsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union and 1965 recipient of the "Hero of the Soviet Union" title, considered the greatest honor in Soviet society. In 1953 he personally shot Internal Affairs minister Lavrentiy Beria during an inter-party power struggle. (1126x970)

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1968 portrait of Pavel Batitsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union and 1965 recipient of the "Hero of the Soviet Union" title, considered the greatest honor in Soviet society. In 1953 he personally shot Internal Affairs minister Lavrentiy Beria during an inter-party power struggle. (1126x970)

1940 portrait of Hugo Sperrle, Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe. He survived WWII and was tried at Nuremberg, but was acquitted (2782x3780)

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1940 portrait of Hugo Sperrle, Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe. He survived WWII and was tried at Nuremberg, but was acquitted (2782x3780)

Stanisław "Szlomo" Szmajzner as partisan, shortly after his escape from Sobibor. 16-year-old Szmajzner was one of several hundred prisoners of the Sobibór extermination camp who rebelled and escaped to the forest, and one of several dozen fugitives who survived the war. Autumn 1943

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Stanisław "Szlomo" Szmajzner as partisan, shortly after his escape from Sobibor. 16-year-old Szmajzner was one of several hundred prisoners of the Sobibór extermination camp who rebelled and escaped to the forest, and one of several dozen fugitives who survived the war. Autumn 1943

Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince Charles pose for the official photograph by Lord Lichfield in Buckingham Palace at their wedding (London, UK 1981)

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Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince Charles pose for the official photograph by Lord Lichfield in Buckingham Palace at their wedding (London, UK 1981)

American soldier returning home from The Great War, ca 1918-19

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American soldier returning home from The Great War, ca 1918-19

Young Xi Jinping (front, second from left) with his family in Beijing - 1950s

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Young Xi Jinping (front, second from left) with his family in Beijing - 1950s

Ojibwe Woman, Ponemah, Minnesota, Photograph taken by Roland W. Reed c.1908

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Ojibwe Woman, Ponemah, Minnesota, Photograph taken by Roland W. Reed c.1908

A businessman and secretary working in a pool during a heatwave in Berlin, Germany 1926.

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A businessman and secretary working in a pool during a heatwave in Berlin, Germany 1926.

11-12-year-old Isaac Allal, the only survivor of the plane crash in Hurum, Norway. On 20 November 1949, a Douglas DC-3 carrying 28 Jewish children from Tunisia to Israel crashed into a mountainside during fog.

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11-12-year-old Isaac Allal, the only survivor of the plane crash in Hurum, Norway. On 20 November 1949, a Douglas DC-3 carrying 28 Jewish children from Tunisia to Israel crashed into a mountainside during fog.

Autochrome of King George V wearing the Admiral of the Fleet uniform. On the left the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, wearing the uniform of Lieutenant of the Royal Navy. (Buckingham Palace, March 1914)

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Autochrome of King George V wearing the Admiral of the Fleet uniform. On the left the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, wearing the uniform of Lieutenant of the Royal Navy. (Buckingham Palace, March 1914)

A watering machine on a street in Tirana, 1935. The building in the background is the Suleiman Pasha Mosque, demolished in the 1960s by the communist authorities.

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A watering machine on a street in Tirana, 1935. The building in the background is the Suleiman Pasha Mosque, demolished in the 1960s by the communist authorities.

Jubilant Sandinista rebels ride a small tank in the main square of Managua in the summer of 1979.

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Jubilant Sandinista rebels ride a small tank in the main square of Managua in the summer of 1979.

Orson Welles As MacBeth, 1947

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Orson Welles As MacBeth, 1947

French Army soldiers at the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (Rhineland-Palatinate) on the east shore of the Rhine River, watching over the Deutsche Erk - Allied occupation of the Rhineland, c. 1929.

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French Army soldiers at the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (Rhineland-Palatinate) on the east shore of the Rhine River, watching over the Deutsche Erk - Allied occupation of the Rhineland, c. 1929.

A Finnish soldier helping farmers to harvest the wheat (Finland 1941)

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A Finnish soldier helping farmers to harvest the wheat (Finland 1941)