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Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and her daughter, Liza Minnelli, 1958.

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Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and her daughter, Liza Minnelli, 1958.

chiefs (l to r) - Black Bear, Hard Heart, Little Wound, Lone Bear, Black Bird, High Hawk, Jack Red Cloud, Shot in the Eye, Conquering Bear, Last Horse. 1899. Photo by Heyn Photo. (720×546)

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chiefs (l to r) - Black Bear, Hard Heart, Little Wound, Lone Bear, Black Bird, High Hawk, Jack Red Cloud, Shot in the Eye, Conquering Bear, Last Horse. 1899. Photo by Heyn Photo. (720×546)

Maud Wagner, America’s first known female tattoo artist, photographed in 1907. (682×960)

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Maud Wagner, America’s first known female tattoo artist, photographed in 1907. (682×960)

Lenin's mausoleum, disguised as a residential building to avoid German bombing. Moscow, 1941.

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Lenin's mausoleum, disguised as a residential building to avoid German bombing. Moscow, 1941.

The car used for the 300 Million Yen Robbery. It was a robbery that occurred on 10 December 1968 in Tokyo. A man posing as a police officer stopped bank employees transferring money and stole 294m yen. It is the single largest heist in Japanese history. The case remains unsolved (1969)

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The car used for the 300 Million Yen Robbery. It was a robbery that occurred on 10 December 1968 in Tokyo. A man posing as a police officer stopped bank employees transferring money and stole 294m yen. It is the single largest heist in Japanese history. The case remains unsolved (1969)

Russian soldiers during the Second Chechen War, 2000

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Russian soldiers during the Second Chechen War, 2000

People leaving Suriname on November 23, 1975, two days before the country received its independence from the Dutch.

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People leaving Suriname on November 23, 1975, two days before the country received its independence from the Dutch.

Jerusalem Avenue in Warsaw, Poland, winter 1979. Photo by Jan Morek.

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Jerusalem Avenue in Warsaw, Poland, winter 1979. Photo by Jan Morek.

What Christmas looked like 103 years ago- Two children around a Christmas tree, Washington D.C. , 1920.

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What Christmas looked like 103 years ago- Two children around a Christmas tree, Washington D.C. , 1920.

About 100 people participate in a lottery to divide a 12 acre plot of sand dunes, that would later become the city of Tel Aviv, 1909

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About 100 people participate in a lottery to divide a 12 acre plot of sand dunes, that would later become the city of Tel Aviv, 1909

Los Angels Police Department Motor Officer, 1930.

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Los Angels Police Department Motor Officer, 1930.

First Lady Dolley Madison with her niece, Anne Payne, in 1848

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First Lady Dolley Madison with her niece, Anne Payne, in 1848

Shining Path commander Abimael Guzman protesting while locked in a cage display for the media after being captured by the Peruvian police on September 24, 1992.

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Shining Path commander Abimael Guzman protesting while locked in a cage display for the media after being captured by the Peruvian police on September 24, 1992.

A 23 year old Orson Welles in a color CBS publicity photo, 1938

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A 23 year old Orson Welles in a color CBS publicity photo, 1938

Former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring under cross-examination during the International Military Tribunal, Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, May 1946

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Former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring under cross-examination during the International Military Tribunal, Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, May 1946

Charles Winters (right) was an American businessman who assisted Israel during the 1948 war. He helped Al Schwimmer, who is sometimes called the father of the Israeli Air Force, smuggle three B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers to Israel. Winters flew one of the bombers himself .

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Charles Winters (right) was an American businessman who assisted Israel during the 1948 war. He helped Al Schwimmer, who is sometimes called the father of the Israeli Air Force, smuggle three B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers to Israel. Winters flew one of the bombers himself .

Lee Miller, combat photographer in Hitler’s Munich apartment on April 30, 1945

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Lee Miller, combat photographer in Hitler’s Munich apartment on April 30, 1945

Young Ho-Chi-Minh, 1921

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Young Ho-Chi-Minh, 1921

Brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm in 1847. They were a German academics who together collected and published folklore. Best known for writing the fairy tales "Cinderella", "The Frog Prince", "Hansel and Gretel", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Rapunzel", "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty".

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Brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm in 1847. They were a German academics who together collected and published folklore. Best known for writing the fairy tales "Cinderella", "The Frog Prince", "Hansel and Gretel", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Rapunzel", "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty".

The Yelverton Family. Ten in the family. Live in a six-room house, Mississippi, 1911. (864×853)

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The Yelverton Family. Ten in the family. Live in a six-room house, Mississippi, 1911. (864×853)