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A photo of the aftermath of the Sétif and Guelma massacre. Immediately after the end of the war in Europe, the French embarked on a mass killing of Algerian independence protesters. Ironically, the massacre started on V.E. Day. Overall, 6,000 to 30,000 people were killed, 1945 .

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A photo of the aftermath of the Sétif and Guelma massacre. Immediately after the end of the war in Europe, the French embarked on a mass killing of Algerian independence protesters. Ironically, the massacre started on V.E. Day. Overall, 6,000 to 30,000 people were killed, 1945 .

1970's photo of sex trafficker, drug dealer & author Robert Beck, aka "Iceberg Slim." His 24 year experience in the US sex trade, which lasted from 1936 to 1960, formed the basis for his 1967 novel "Pimp," that shocked audiences for it's outrageously explicit violence and sexuality. (2000x1333)

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1970's photo of sex trafficker, drug dealer & author Robert Beck, aka "Iceberg Slim." His 24 year experience in the US sex trade, which lasted from 1936 to 1960, formed the basis for his 1967 novel "Pimp," that shocked audiences for it's outrageously explicit violence and sexuality. (2000x1333)

A Llama in Times Square, New York, 1957. (602×772)

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A Llama in Times Square, New York, 1957. (602×772)

An American Marine, in foreground, still clutches the knife with which he killed an enemy soldier, in background, in a duel on Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll. A moment after finishing off his adversary, a sniper’s bullet killed the Marine, Feb 1944.

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An American Marine, in foreground, still clutches the knife with which he killed an enemy soldier, in background, in a duel on Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll. A moment after finishing off his adversary, a sniper’s bullet killed the Marine, Feb 1944.

One of the only known photos of Mexican general & president Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, 1853. Known in the US for his role at "the Alamo" & notorious in Mexico for coming to power 11 times & losing over half of Mexico to the US in 1848, some regard him as the worst man in Mexican history (816x1154)

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One of the only known photos of Mexican general & president Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, 1853. Known in the US for his role at "the Alamo" & notorious in Mexico for coming to power 11 times & losing over half of Mexico to the US in 1848, some regard him as the worst man in Mexican history (816x1154)

Police arrest a Falun Gong demonstrator at Tiananmen Square, October 12, 2000. At least 300 people protesting the ban of Falun Gong were arrested on the square that day, making it the largest demonstration at Tiananmen Square after 1989.

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Police arrest a Falun Gong demonstrator at Tiananmen Square, October 12, 2000. At least 300 people protesting the ban of Falun Gong were arrested on the square that day, making it the largest demonstration at Tiananmen Square after 1989.

Hồ Chí Minh playing billiards in China, 1960s.

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Hồ Chí Minh playing billiards in China, 1960s.

c. 1929: A movable lifeguard tower in Germany.

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c. 1929: A movable lifeguard tower in Germany.

Another day at work for these lumberjacks in Oregon, 1918. (773×930)

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Another day at work for these lumberjacks in Oregon, 1918. (773×930)

The expression on the exhausted face of Captain Francis Fenton of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines after he was told that his overwhelmed company was nearly out of supplies and ammunition but that they were ordered to keep fighting the North Koreans at No Name Ridge. September 1950.

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The expression on the exhausted face of Captain Francis Fenton of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines after he was told that his overwhelmed company was nearly out of supplies and ammunition but that they were ordered to keep fighting the North Koreans at No Name Ridge. September 1950.

A wounded U.S. Marine raider with a piece of shrapnel in his brain awaits treatment on a litter outside a field hospital on Bougainville, 5 January 1944

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A wounded U.S. Marine raider with a piece of shrapnel in his brain awaits treatment on a litter outside a field hospital on Bougainville, 5 January 1944

Soldiers from the Imperial Japanese 301st Independent Infantry Battalion, with their equipment - taking a rest, after an unopposed amphibious landing on Attu Island, Aleutians, Alaska Territory of the U.S., on June 7th, 1942.

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Soldiers from the Imperial Japanese 301st Independent Infantry Battalion, with their equipment - taking a rest, after an unopposed amphibious landing on Attu Island, Aleutians, Alaska Territory of the U.S., on June 7th, 1942.

Prince Albert on his deathbed in Windsor Castle, December 16, 1861

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Prince Albert on his deathbed in Windsor Castle, December 16, 1861

Voroshilov, Molotov, Stalin and no one else walking along the banks of the Moscow-Volga Canal, 1937

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Voroshilov, Molotov, Stalin and no one else walking along the banks of the Moscow-Volga Canal, 1937

Last photo ever taken of congressman Leo Ryan, resting briefly after investigating the situation at the "Jonestown" religious colony, 1978. The stain on his shirt is from being stabbed after members told Ryan of their desire to escape. Within hours Ryan & hundreds of others were murdered. (800x1127)

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Last photo ever taken of congressman Leo Ryan, resting briefly after investigating the situation at the "Jonestown" religious colony, 1978. The stain on his shirt is from being stabbed after members told Ryan of their desire to escape. Within hours Ryan & hundreds of others were murdered. (800x1127)

Following the fashion of the moment nuns practice hula-hoop. Oklahoma USA, 1958.

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Following the fashion of the moment nuns practice hula-hoop. Oklahoma USA, 1958.

New Years Eve in the 1920s (564×846)

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New Years Eve in the 1920s (564×846)

Burning of sacred texts previously kept in the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, during the Cultural Revolution. 1968

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Burning of sacred texts previously kept in the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, during the Cultural Revolution. 1968

12 year old anti-child labor speaker, Iqbal Masih from Pakistan, who was forced into slave labor at a carpet facory at age 4, jubilates as he is introduced as one of five recipients to receive a Reebok Human Rights Award, Dec. 7, 1994, in Boston. He would be murdered 4 months later.

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12 year old anti-child labor speaker, Iqbal Masih from Pakistan, who was forced into slave labor at a carpet facory at age 4, jubilates as he is introduced as one of five recipients to receive a Reebok Human Rights Award, Dec. 7, 1994, in Boston. He would be murdered 4 months later.

A very unsuccessful prototype of a new British weapon known as the panjandrum. 1940s

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A very unsuccessful prototype of a new British weapon known as the panjandrum. 1940s