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A whale carcass explodes on a beach in Florence, Oregon, on Nov 12, 1970. It had been packed with dynamite in an effort to dispose of it. Chunks flew as far as 800 feet, and one piece crushed a car nearby.

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A whale carcass explodes on a beach in Florence, Oregon, on Nov 12, 1970. It had been packed with dynamite in an effort to dispose of it. Chunks flew as far as 800 feet, and one piece crushed a car nearby.

Roman Polanski kneeling at his door where 'Pig' is written in his wife's blood (Sharon Tate) after the Manson family murders, 1969.

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Roman Polanski kneeling at his door where 'Pig' is written in his wife's blood (Sharon Tate) after the Manson family murders, 1969.

The futility of the Great War. A German soldier in a WW1 commonwealth cemetery on the Somme, June 1940

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The futility of the Great War. A German soldier in a WW1 commonwealth cemetery on the Somme, June 1940

A photo taken during a flight on the Hindenburg, 1936.

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A photo taken during a flight on the Hindenburg, 1936.

Samurai pose in front of the Sphinx, 1864. (707×600)

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Samurai pose in front of the Sphinx, 1864. (707×600)

Nazi soldiers paying tribute to France's unknown soldier. 28 june, 1940.

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Nazi soldiers paying tribute to France's unknown soldier. 28 june, 1940.

One of the only photos ever taken of "the torturer in chief" Florentino Ventura, among the most powerful figures in Mexican police history, 1980s. Described as "the most brutal man I've ever met" by one DEA agent, he arrested & tortured several cartel drug lords & died by "suicide" in 1988 (167x233)

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One of the only photos ever taken of "the torturer in chief" Florentino Ventura, among the most powerful figures in Mexican police history, 1980s. Described as "the most brutal man I've ever met" by one DEA agent, he arrested & tortured several cartel drug lords & died by "suicide" in 1988 (167x233)

British children taking shelter in a trench while watching an aerial battle overhead during the Battle of Britain on September 3, 1940. (Colorized, link to original black and white in comments)

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British children taking shelter in a trench while watching an aerial battle overhead during the Battle of Britain on September 3, 1940. (Colorized, link to original black and white in comments)

Nationalist troops aboard the SS Castillo de Olite. In March 1939, they prepared to dock in a city they thought was in their control. The men were too busy celebrating their upcoming victory to heed Republican warning shots. Eventually, a shots sank the ship, killing 1,476 Nationalists .

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Nationalist troops aboard the SS Castillo de Olite. In March 1939, they prepared to dock in a city they thought was in their control. The men were too busy celebrating their upcoming victory to heed Republican warning shots. Eventually, a shots sank the ship, killing 1,476 Nationalists .

Workers lay wooden pipes in Lewsiton, Idaho. 1891. (720×587)

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Workers lay wooden pipes in Lewsiton, Idaho. 1891. (720×587)

Ayatollah Khomeini is escorted off of his Air France flight during the Islamic Revolution, returning to Iran after living in the West while in exile. When asked by journalists about what he felt after finally returning to his homeland after so long, he responded, "Nothing." Iran, 1979

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Ayatollah Khomeini is escorted off of his Air France flight during the Islamic Revolution, returning to Iran after living in the West while in exile. When asked by journalists about what he felt after finally returning to his homeland after so long, he responded, "Nothing." Iran, 1979

Henry Ford in the first car he ever built, 1896. (570×406)

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Henry Ford in the first car he ever built, 1896. (570×406)

A member of the Iraqi Communist Party gives a speech to a crowd, Baghdad, 1958

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A member of the Iraqi Communist Party gives a speech to a crowd, Baghdad, 1958

Palestinian women carrying their babies on their heads, between Nablus and Huwara, Palestine (1927)

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Palestinian women carrying their babies on their heads, between Nablus and Huwara, Palestine (1927)

Frank Zappa on a crawler tractor in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. c1968

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Frank Zappa on a crawler tractor in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. c1968

The Italian royal family in 1905

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The Italian royal family in 1905

Claude Monet and his wife, Alice, St. Mark's Square, Venice, October 1908 (600×816)

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Claude Monet and his wife, Alice, St. Mark's Square, Venice, October 1908 (600×816)

Leonid Brezhnev (the future leader of the USSR) is among the eastern participants of the World Congress of Women. Moscow, 1963 .

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Leonid Brezhnev (the future leader of the USSR) is among the eastern participants of the World Congress of Women. Moscow, 1963 .

Adolf Hitler salutes troops while wearing a cape, 1940's. (1137x909)

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Adolf Hitler salutes troops while wearing a cape, 1940's. (1137x909)

Log Truck in North Bend, Washington (1943).

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Log Truck in North Bend, Washington (1943).