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Princess Diana on the log flume with her sons William and Harry at Thorpe Park. She made the princes queue with everyone else that day in 1993 (460 x 295).

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Princess Diana on the log flume with her sons William and Harry at Thorpe Park. She made the princes queue with everyone else that day in 1993 (460 x 295).

Kids posing with largest log cabin. It was built in 1905 and later burned down In 1964. (640×930)

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Kids posing with largest log cabin. It was built in 1905 and later burned down In 1964. (640×930)

People riding on a Victorian rollercoaster around 1900. (640×445)

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People riding on a Victorian rollercoaster around 1900. (640×445)

French General Henri Dumesnil toasts Charles Sweeny, an American mercenary, before his departure to Morocco to fight in the Rif War. Sweeny was the leader of a 17-man squadron of Americans who bombed Moroccan villages and cities for the "cause of the white man's civilization", 1925 .

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French General Henri Dumesnil toasts Charles Sweeny, an American mercenary, before his departure to Morocco to fight in the Rif War. Sweeny was the leader of a 17-man squadron of Americans who bombed Moroccan villages and cities for the "cause of the white man's civilization", 1925 .

Two Ainu women with lip tattoos. Japan, 1890. Photo by Tamoto Kenzō.

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Two Ainu women with lip tattoos. Japan, 1890. Photo by Tamoto Kenzō.

In june 1980 during the military dicatorship in Chile artist Alfredo Jaar asked the Chileans a simple question: "Es usted feliz?" (Are you happy?)

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In june 1980 during the military dicatorship in Chile artist Alfredo Jaar asked the Chileans a simple question: "Es usted feliz?" (Are you happy?)

The corpse of Pope Pius IX after being exhumed in 1956

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The corpse of Pope Pius IX after being exhumed in 1956

Shelley Duvall- 1970

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Shelley Duvall- 1970

Helen D. Longstreet, widow of CSA General James Longstreet (later a U.S. Ambassador), attends the 1938 Gettysburg reunion.

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Helen D. Longstreet, widow of CSA General James Longstreet (later a U.S. Ambassador), attends the 1938 Gettysburg reunion.

Migrant farm worker with his wife and ten children, 1936. (1002×767)

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Migrant farm worker with his wife and ten children, 1936. (1002×767)

Mao Zedong meeting with Puyi, the last emperor of China and the leader of the former Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo - 1961

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Mao Zedong meeting with Puyi, the last emperor of China and the leader of the former Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo - 1961

Moving day in New York, 1938, colourised

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Moving day in New York, 1938, colourised

Ronald Reagan campaigning for Richard Nixon. The two also shared a campaign consultant in Arthur J Finkelstein. 2 February 1972

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Ronald Reagan campaigning for Richard Nixon. The two also shared a campaign consultant in Arthur J Finkelstein. 2 February 1972

Sikhs protecting the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. Ottoman Empire, c. 1900.

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Sikhs protecting the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. Ottoman Empire, c. 1900.

Rundstedt, Mussolini and Hitler, Russia 1941. (798 × 548)

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Rundstedt, Mussolini and Hitler, Russia 1941. (798 × 548)

Residents of the Iranian capital relax in the mountains near Tehran, 1990s .

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Residents of the Iranian capital relax in the mountains near Tehran, 1990s .

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell holding a model vial of anthrax while giving a presentation to the United Nations Security Council on Iraq's alleged chemical weapon program. 5 February 2003

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U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell holding a model vial of anthrax while giving a presentation to the United Nations Security Council on Iraq's alleged chemical weapon program. 5 February 2003

A young soldier and his mother right before he left for WWI in 1917. (768×960)

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A young soldier and his mother right before he left for WWI in 1917. (768×960)

Central Kyiv, Maidan Square as seen by John Steinbeck right after WW2, 1946

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Central Kyiv, Maidan Square as seen by John Steinbeck right after WW2, 1946

Man eating rice, China (1901-1904)

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Man eating rice, China (1901-1904)