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Vietnamese Navy Petty Officer 2d Class Phan Thi Bich Duyen helps process American-donated food, soap, clothing, and tooth paste supplies for distribution to Vietnamese made homeless by war, c. 1966.

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Vietnamese Navy Petty Officer 2d Class Phan Thi Bich Duyen helps process American-donated food, soap, clothing, and tooth paste supplies for distribution to Vietnamese made homeless by war, c. 1966.

Vietnam War at its peak, A US Air Force Lieutenant is held captive by a young North Vietnamese girl soldier. 1967.

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Vietnam War at its peak, A US Air Force Lieutenant is held captive by a young North Vietnamese girl soldier. 1967.

Portrait of the Italian philosopher and politician Antonio Gramsci. He was a founding member and one-time leader of the Italian Communist Party. A vocal critic of Benito Mussolini and fascism, he was imprisoned in 1926 where he remained until his death in 1937 (Italy 1920s)

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Portrait of the Italian philosopher and politician Antonio Gramsci. He was a founding member and one-time leader of the Italian Communist Party. A vocal critic of Benito Mussolini and fascism, he was imprisoned in 1926 where he remained until his death in 1937 (Italy 1920s)

Jeju citizens awaiting execution during the Jeju massacre of 1948.

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Jeju citizens awaiting execution during the Jeju massacre of 1948.

"Shy bandit, dangerous bandit"- self-portrait of Polish painter, photographer and playwright Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz "Witkacy" (1885-1939). He's portraying two different personas. Poland, 1931.

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"Shy bandit, dangerous bandit"- self-portrait of Polish painter, photographer and playwright Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz "Witkacy" (1885-1939). He's portraying two different personas. Poland, 1931.

Swedish soldiers (under UN flag) interrogating a Katangese mercenary sniper they caught hiding in a tree, Congo 1961.

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Swedish soldiers (under UN flag) interrogating a Katangese mercenary sniper they caught hiding in a tree, Congo 1961.

Kurt von Schuschnigg, the former fascist dictator of Austria, announces that he is retiring and returning to Austria. After World War II, Schuschnigg moved to the United States, where he worked as a professor of political science at St. Louis University for nearly 20 years, 1967 .

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Kurt von Schuschnigg, the former fascist dictator of Austria, announces that he is retiring and returning to Austria. After World War II, Schuschnigg moved to the United States, where he worked as a professor of political science at St. Louis University for nearly 20 years, 1967 .

Colonel George S. Patton III and his father visit the grave of his Grandfather and Uncle, both were Confederate Colonels who fell in the war (his Uncle, at Gettysburg), buried in the same grave. 1919

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Colonel George S. Patton III and his father visit the grave of his Grandfather and Uncle, both were Confederate Colonels who fell in the war (his Uncle, at Gettysburg), buried in the same grave. 1919

Mao Yichang, (1870-1920) Chinese farmer & grain merchant who fathered communist dictator Mao Zedong, early 1910's. Ironically, Yichang was a wealthy farmer & landowner by the standards of the environment he grew up in. (260x405)

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Mao Yichang, (1870-1920) Chinese farmer & grain merchant who fathered communist dictator Mao Zedong, early 1910's. Ironically, Yichang was a wealthy farmer & landowner by the standards of the environment he grew up in. (260x405)

A photo of a female Jewish soldier in 1948 sipping from a clay jug, published by a military magazine. The caption in Hebrew reads: "Who's jealous of the jug?". This caused an Israeli poet to write a song about a lonely soldier lamenting that he isn't a jug.

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A photo of a female Jewish soldier in 1948 sipping from a clay jug, published by a military magazine. The caption in Hebrew reads: "Who's jealous of the jug?". This caused an Israeli poet to write a song about a lonely soldier lamenting that he isn't a jug.

William Howard Taft riding a water buffalo in the Philippines. He served as an American Governor-General of the Philippine Islands before becoming the 27th President of the United States. C 1904

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William Howard Taft riding a water buffalo in the Philippines. He served as an American Governor-General of the Philippine Islands before becoming the 27th President of the United States. C 1904

Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini. The inventor of Sherlock Holmes and the escape artist became friends in 1920. A rift developed between them because the credulous Doyle believed in supernatural phenomena that Houdini knew to be clever trickery.

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Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini. The inventor of Sherlock Holmes and the escape artist became friends in 1920. A rift developed between them because the credulous Doyle believed in supernatural phenomena that Houdini knew to be clever trickery.

Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguay's 35-year CIA-backed dictator, days after his overthrow, 1989. A pedophile who murdered & tortured thousands of dissidents & harbored Nazis like Josef Mengele, he ruled longer than any Latin-American dictator beside Castro. He died at 94 years old a free man. (2048x1930)

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Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguay's 35-year CIA-backed dictator, days after his overthrow, 1989. A pedophile who murdered & tortured thousands of dissidents & harbored Nazis like Josef Mengele, he ruled longer than any Latin-American dictator beside Castro. He died at 94 years old a free man. (2048x1930)

Learning how to swim in the 1920s. (526×525)

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Learning how to swim in the 1920s. (526×525)

Pastor Milciades Coronel, chief of Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner's "investigations department," stands over a body while holding a machine gun, 1970's. Implicated in the "archives of terror," he was Stroessner's most feared enforcer & killed & tortured 100's or 1000's of people (1248x717)

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Pastor Milciades Coronel, chief of Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner's "investigations department," stands over a body while holding a machine gun, 1970's. Implicated in the "archives of terror," he was Stroessner's most feared enforcer & killed & tortured 100's or 1000's of people (1248x717)

An Apache warrior with a rare Evans repeating rifle. The Evans could hold up to 34 rounds in its magazine, unprecedented for its time (Arizona Territory, USA, 1880) .

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An Apache warrior with a rare Evans repeating rifle. The Evans could hold up to 34 rounds in its magazine, unprecedented for its time (Arizona Territory, USA, 1880) .

''The Thinker'' Auguste Rodin in his studio in 1905, photo by Albert Harlingue.

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''The Thinker'' Auguste Rodin in his studio in 1905, photo by Albert Harlingue.

Yakov Melkumov was an Armenian who fought for the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. In 1922, he would command the unit which killed Enver Pasha, who was one of the main architects of the Armenian genocide .

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Yakov Melkumov was an Armenian who fought for the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. In 1922, he would command the unit which killed Enver Pasha, who was one of the main architects of the Armenian genocide .

1976: Chrysler Corporation offers $2,000 to anyone at the Chicago Auto Show who could break the composure of living mannequin Nancy del Corral.

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1976: Chrysler Corporation offers $2,000 to anyone at the Chicago Auto Show who could break the composure of living mannequin Nancy del Corral.

Four musicians standing on the corner of 23rd Street and 8th Avenue in New York City. 1975.

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Four musicians standing on the corner of 23rd Street and 8th Avenue in New York City. 1975.