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A Soviet tank crashes into a building in Prague, Czechoslovakia, August 1968.

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A Soviet tank crashes into a building in Prague, Czechoslovakia, August 1968.

Katharine Hepburn skateboarding, c. 1960s, Beverly Hills. Photo by her nephew Jack Grant.

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Katharine Hepburn skateboarding, c. 1960s, Beverly Hills. Photo by her nephew Jack Grant.

Juvenile convicts at work in the fields in chain gang. Southern jails made money leasing convicts for labor in the Jim Crow South. Circa. 1903

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Juvenile convicts at work in the fields in chain gang. Southern jails made money leasing convicts for labor in the Jim Crow South. Circa. 1903

Archaeologists dine in the tomb of Pharaoh Ramses XI, 1923

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Archaeologists dine in the tomb of Pharaoh Ramses XI, 1923

Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Al St. John, 1918. Once his deadpan persona became established, Keaton avoided smiling in front of a camera.

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Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Al St. John, 1918. Once his deadpan persona became established, Keaton avoided smiling in front of a camera.

A Chinese tin worker carrying ingots at a British smelting plant in Malaya, 1941 .

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A Chinese tin worker carrying ingots at a British smelting plant in Malaya, 1941 .

Community barber shop in Kern County, California, 1936. (761×1225)

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Community barber shop in Kern County, California, 1936. (761×1225)

The German Paris Gun, also known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Gun, was the largest gun of World War I. In 1918 the Paris Gun shelled Paris from 120 km (75 mi) away.

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The German Paris Gun, also known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Gun, was the largest gun of World War I. In 1918 the Paris Gun shelled Paris from 120 km (75 mi) away.

Charles Bronson in 2001. The man dubbed "the most violent prisoner in Britain"

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Charles Bronson in 2001. The man dubbed "the most violent prisoner in Britain"

A group of Papuans in Hollandia (now Jayapura) celebrates the UN rejection of Indonesia's claims to Dutch New Guinea. As a sign of loyalty, I carry a portrait of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. January 15, 1955.

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A group of Papuans in Hollandia (now Jayapura) celebrates the UN rejection of Indonesia's claims to Dutch New Guinea. As a sign of loyalty, I carry a portrait of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. January 15, 1955.

A family of sharecroppers is shown outside of their one room cabin style home, Georgia, 1930. (830×1116)

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A family of sharecroppers is shown outside of their one room cabin style home, Georgia, 1930. (830×1116)

Black smoke rises from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) in the aftermath of a fire that occurred while she was underway conducting air operations near Hawaii on 14 January 1969. 28 sailors were killed, 343 wounded, and 15 aircraft destroyed

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Black smoke rises from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) in the aftermath of a fire that occurred while she was underway conducting air operations near Hawaii on 14 January 1969. 28 sailors were killed, 343 wounded, and 15 aircraft destroyed

A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read or write. North Carolina, 1914. (765×570)

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A menace to Society. The Padgett family. The entire family including the mother totally illiterate. No one could read or write. North Carolina, 1914. (765×570)

A car driven by one of the hostages of Mikkeli hostage crisis. He was killed in the explosion that followed the escape. August 8, 1986

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A car driven by one of the hostages of Mikkeli hostage crisis. He was killed in the explosion that followed the escape. August 8, 1986

Literal HistoryPorn- Noseart of B-24 Liberator “Stripped for Action” of the 308th Bomb Group, 425th Bomb Squadron, Air Service Command Agra, India, 28 October 1945

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Literal HistoryPorn- Noseart of B-24 Liberator “Stripped for Action” of the 308th Bomb Group, 425th Bomb Squadron, Air Service Command Agra, India, 28 October 1945

The waist gunner of a B-29 Superfortress watches a trio of North American P-51 Mustang escorts flying close-in during a bombing mission over Japan, 1945

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The waist gunner of a B-29 Superfortress watches a trio of North American P-51 Mustang escorts flying close-in during a bombing mission over Japan, 1945

A photo from the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying 45 people, including a rugby team, crashed in the Andes mountains,1972.

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A photo from the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying 45 people, including a rugby team, crashed in the Andes mountains,1972.

"Point Lookout", Tennessee, 1880s. (1332×1440)

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"Point Lookout", Tennessee, 1880s. (1332×1440)

Franklin Roosevelt chilling on a Gulf of Mexico fishing trip, 1937.

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Franklin Roosevelt chilling on a Gulf of Mexico fishing trip, 1937.

"Boycott Nazi Germany" rally held in Madison Square Garden sponsored by the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee. John L. Lewis of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia were among the speakers. 15 March 1937

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"Boycott Nazi Germany" rally held in Madison Square Garden sponsored by the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee. John L. Lewis of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia were among the speakers. 15 March 1937