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Turkish Army Captain Süleyman Pulat and his adopted daughter who he named Seul, Korea, 1951.

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Turkish Army Captain Süleyman Pulat and his adopted daughter who he named Seul, Korea, 1951.

Cult leader & sex trafficker Dwight York, founder of the "Nuwuabian Nation" among other black supremacist groups, 1998. In 2002 he was arrested on charges of child molestation & convicted in 2004 of more counts than anyone in US history. He may have fathered over 100 illegitimate children (1280x720)

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Cult leader & sex trafficker Dwight York, founder of the "Nuwuabian Nation" among other black supremacist groups, 1998. In 2002 he was arrested on charges of child molestation & convicted in 2004 of more counts than anyone in US history. He may have fathered over 100 illegitimate children (1280x720)

"This is the Barbecue we had last night.. my picture is to the left with a cross over it.. your son Joe". Postcard of the lynching/burning of William Stanley at Temple, Texas, 1915. Joe Meyers marked the back of the postcard to show his parents he was in the crowd.

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"This is the Barbecue we had last night.. my picture is to the left with a cross over it.. your son Joe". Postcard of the lynching/burning of William Stanley at Temple, Texas, 1915. Joe Meyers marked the back of the postcard to show his parents he was in the crowd.

The car of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow was found to have weapons and ammunition upon their demise in 1934 .

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The car of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow was found to have weapons and ammunition upon their demise in 1934 .

Eleven-year-old Joe Roach is chained to his bed in his home in Houston. The boy said that he'd spent the night before sleeping in the doghouse in his backyard rather than going into the house to be mistreated. His parents appeared in court. 27 August 1954

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Eleven-year-old Joe Roach is chained to his bed in his home in Houston. The boy said that he'd spent the night before sleeping in the doghouse in his backyard rather than going into the house to be mistreated. His parents appeared in court. 27 August 1954

Footage that is thought to be of Taliban founder Mullah Omar (4th from left) taken surreptitiously by the BBC in 1996. If authentic, it would constitute only the fourth known image of Omar ever captured. (2048x1536)

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Footage that is thought to be of Taliban founder Mullah Omar (4th from left) taken surreptitiously by the BBC in 1996. If authentic, it would constitute only the fourth known image of Omar ever captured. (2048x1536)

Ernest Hemingway on safari in Kenya with his 4th wife Mary in 1953. Soon after this the two would survive a pair of plane crashes in the span of just 2 days. (1280x1267)

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Ernest Hemingway on safari in Kenya with his 4th wife Mary in 1953. Soon after this the two would survive a pair of plane crashes in the span of just 2 days. (1280x1267)

John Howard Griffin posing as a black man in the Deep South as part of an experiment to see life and segregation from the other side of the colour line. He later published a book about it titled Black Like Me, 1959

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John Howard Griffin posing as a black man in the Deep South as part of an experiment to see life and segregation from the other side of the colour line. He later published a book about it titled Black Like Me, 1959

Joseph Goebbels glares at Jewish photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933.

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Joseph Goebbels glares at Jewish photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933.

The Mercury Seven - the first generation of American astronauts - having a discussion with Dr. Wernher von Braun (on the right). circa late 1959. .

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The Mercury Seven - the first generation of American astronauts - having a discussion with Dr. Wernher von Braun (on the right). circa late 1959. .

Canadian Army soldier Patrick Cloutier and Ojibwe activist Brad Larocque staring each other down during the Oka Crisis. Sept 1st, 1990.

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Canadian Army soldier Patrick Cloutier and Ojibwe activist Brad Larocque staring each other down during the Oka Crisis. Sept 1st, 1990.

An American serviceman shares his rations with two Japanese children on the island of Okinawa, 1945.

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An American serviceman shares his rations with two Japanese children on the island of Okinawa, 1945.

Man protesting against the sale of dresses that fail to cover the knees when seated - 1962

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Man protesting against the sale of dresses that fail to cover the knees when seated - 1962

The Michelin band performs at the opening of the Michelin Hour radio program, April 17, 1928.

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The Michelin band performs at the opening of the Michelin Hour radio program, April 17, 1928.

The war correspondent Jean Marin observes the corpses of Belgian civilians killed by the Waffen-SS at the Legaye, at Stavelot. 1944 (1387 × 928)

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The war correspondent Jean Marin observes the corpses of Belgian civilians killed by the Waffen-SS at the Legaye, at Stavelot. 1944 (1387 × 928)

Richard Nikolaus Eijiro von Coudenhove-Kalergi, pioneer of the "Pan-Europa" movement which sought to unite most of the continent into a single state, 1930. He was descended from French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Greek, Polish, Baltic, Flemish, Austro-Hungarian & Byzantine nobility (758x572)

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Richard Nikolaus Eijiro von Coudenhove-Kalergi, pioneer of the "Pan-Europa" movement which sought to unite most of the continent into a single state, 1930. He was descended from French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Greek, Polish, Baltic, Flemish, Austro-Hungarian & Byzantine nobility (758x572)

Miss Vivian Bales, a fearless adventurer from Albany, GA, who rode her beloved 1929 Harley-Davidson Model D across thousands of miles in North America during the Prohibition Era.

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Miss Vivian Bales, a fearless adventurer from Albany, GA, who rode her beloved 1929 Harley-Davidson Model D across thousands of miles in North America during the Prohibition Era.

A portrait of Dionne quintuplets. New York 1950.

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A portrait of Dionne quintuplets. New York 1950.

Future media tycoon and three-time Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi while working as a crooner on a cruise ship in the 1960s.

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Future media tycoon and three-time Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi while working as a crooner on a cruise ship in the 1960s.

Stewardess uniforms of the German Airline Lufthansa in the 1970s.

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Stewardess uniforms of the German Airline Lufthansa in the 1970s.