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A family in front of their new house, 123 years ago. 1900 (1080×681)

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A family in front of their new house, 123 years ago. 1900 (1080×681)

1960s Hot Wheels assembly line.

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1960s Hot Wheels assembly line.

Mikhail Gorbachev checks his watch before a televised address announcing his resignation. On 25 Dec 1991, he resigned as president of the USSR, as he put it, 'I hereby discontinue my activities at the post of President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' (Moscow, Russia 1991)

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Mikhail Gorbachev checks his watch before a televised address announcing his resignation. On 25 Dec 1991, he resigned as president of the USSR, as he put it, 'I hereby discontinue my activities at the post of President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' (Moscow, Russia 1991)

Flooding in Paris, 1924.

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Flooding in Paris, 1924.

Members of 163 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery enjoy Christmas dinner in Korea. December 1951.

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Members of 163 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery enjoy Christmas dinner in Korea. December 1951.

Frederick Lamar McGhee, the first black attorney in Minnesota and one of the founders of the Niagara Movement, circa 1890

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Frederick Lamar McGhee, the first black attorney in Minnesota and one of the founders of the Niagara Movement, circa 1890

"Sippers and Topers", England 1900, by Benjamin Stone.

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"Sippers and Topers", England 1900, by Benjamin Stone.

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat meeting with Israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan at the King David Hotel, 1977. Despite their discussion of ending the longtime conflict between the 2 nations, Sadat's choice of neckwear has been the subject of some controversy in the years since the meeting (822x537)

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Egyptian President Anwar Sadat meeting with Israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan at the King David Hotel, 1977. Despite their discussion of ending the longtime conflict between the 2 nations, Sadat's choice of neckwear has been the subject of some controversy in the years since the meeting (822x537)

Teenagers at a party in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1947, 4th Most Popular Colorized Photos of 2023

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Teenagers at a party in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1947, 4th Most Popular Colorized Photos of 2023

Operators from the Rhodesian (SAS) Special Air Service, equipped with Soviet RPD machine guns, in the bushland of neighboring Mozambique, during Operation Uric, c. September 1st - 8th, 1979.

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Operators from the Rhodesian (SAS) Special Air Service, equipped with Soviet RPD machine guns, in the bushland of neighboring Mozambique, during Operation Uric, c. September 1st - 8th, 1979.

Parents taking their baby ice skating, 1930s. (640×806)

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Parents taking their baby ice skating, 1930s. (640×806)

Donald Trump photographed playing tennis at Mar-A-Lago while wearing an all-white outfit, February 13, 2000.

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Donald Trump photographed playing tennis at Mar-A-Lago while wearing an all-white outfit, February 13, 2000.

Queen Victoria, the Grandmother of Europe, 1894.

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Queen Victoria, the Grandmother of Europe, 1894.

Lyndon B Johnson yelling at the pilots of a nearby plane to cut their engines so John F Kennedy could speak. JFK is seen trying to calm him down. Taken during the presidential campaign of 1960. .

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Lyndon B Johnson yelling at the pilots of a nearby plane to cut their engines so John F Kennedy could speak. JFK is seen trying to calm him down. Taken during the presidential campaign of 1960. .

Professor James Ricalton and two of his Cashmere friends at the Durbar, Delhi, India 1903. (1024×1280)

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Professor James Ricalton and two of his Cashmere friends at the Durbar, Delhi, India 1903. (1024×1280)

1946 mugshot of Nobusuke Kishi, infamously corrupt playboy ruler of the Japanese Empire's colony of Manchukuo. Jailed for war crimes, he was freed at the behest of the US government to serve as Japan's Prime Minister, only to resign in disgrace. He was a role model to the late Shinzo Abe (1200x831)

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1946 mugshot of Nobusuke Kishi, infamously corrupt playboy ruler of the Japanese Empire's colony of Manchukuo. Jailed for war crimes, he was freed at the behest of the US government to serve as Japan's Prime Minister, only to resign in disgrace. He was a role model to the late Shinzo Abe (1200x831)

"Section of human skin preserved as ornament. Found at Buchenwald. Evidence submitted by American Prosecution at War Crimes Trial in Nuremberg of 21 top Nazis." ca. 1945 - 1946.

Archive / 5237Added Dec 22, 2023

"Section of human skin preserved as ornament. Found at Buchenwald. Evidence submitted by American Prosecution at War Crimes Trial in Nuremberg of 21 top Nazis." ca. 1945 - 1946.

Adolf Hitler greeting his guards (1000x1148) 1937

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Adolf Hitler greeting his guards (1000x1148) 1937

New York City Blizzard of 1947.

Archive / 5239Added Dec 22, 2023

New York City Blizzard of 1947.

U.S. Marines watching a F4U Corsair napalming a Chinese position during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, December 1950

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U.S. Marines watching a F4U Corsair napalming a Chinese position during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, December 1950