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75-year-old Mary Parish lights a cigarette for her 101-year-old mother, Mary Ann Parish. Walworth, London, 14 February 1946

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75-year-old Mary Parish lights a cigarette for her 101-year-old mother, Mary Ann Parish. Walworth, London, 14 February 1946

Enver Hoxha, the Communist dictator of Albania for 40 years (1944-1985) is ill and lying in bed a couple months before his death.

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Enver Hoxha, the Communist dictator of Albania for 40 years (1944-1985) is ill and lying in bed a couple months before his death.

A South Korean soldier forcibly cuts a young man's hair in front of others during a nationwide crackdown on men with long hair and women wearing short skirts in South Korea - 1970s

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A South Korean soldier forcibly cuts a young man's hair in front of others during a nationwide crackdown on men with long hair and women wearing short skirts in South Korea - 1970s

Boy’s reaction as he watched TV for the first time in a store window, 1948 (475×700)

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Boy’s reaction as he watched TV for the first time in a store window, 1948 (475×700)

John F. Kennedy campaigning door to door ,1960

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John F. Kennedy campaigning door to door ,1960

Supreme Court Justice David Davis in 1877

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Supreme Court Justice David Davis in 1877

U.S. President Andrew Jackson, aged 78, in a daguerreotype taken of him in 1845 (1040 x 1303)

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U.S. President Andrew Jackson, aged 78, in a daguerreotype taken of him in 1845 (1040 x 1303)

President Raúl Alfonsín (in pale suit) visits the site, where an MTP member lies after being killed by the Army. La Tablada, Argentina, 1989.

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President Raúl Alfonsín (in pale suit) visits the site, where an MTP member lies after being killed by the Army. La Tablada, Argentina, 1989.

Firefighters at the Crystal Palace fire. Although 89 fire engines and over 400 firemen arrived, they were unable to extinguish it. Within hours, the Palace was destroyed. The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure built for the Great Exhibition of 1851 (London, UK 1936)

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Firefighters at the Crystal Palace fire. Although 89 fire engines and over 400 firemen arrived, they were unable to extinguish it. Within hours, the Palace was destroyed. The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure built for the Great Exhibition of 1851 (London, UK 1936)

British suffragette under arrest after participating in an attack on Buckingham Palace, London, in 1914

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British suffragette under arrest after participating in an attack on Buckingham Palace, London, in 1914

Paul Grüninger was a Swiss police chief who disobeyed orders to save about 3,600 Jewish refugees. He falsified their documents to indicate that they came when the legal entry of refugee was still legal. Grüninger was fired, convicted of misconduct, and stripped of his pension, 1930s .

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Paul Grüninger was a Swiss police chief who disobeyed orders to save about 3,600 Jewish refugees. He falsified their documents to indicate that they came when the legal entry of refugee was still legal. Grüninger was fired, convicted of misconduct, and stripped of his pension, 1930s .

Physical training on the quarterdeck of the cruiser HMS Argonaut, Algeria, December 14-19, 1942.

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Physical training on the quarterdeck of the cruiser HMS Argonaut, Algeria, December 14-19, 1942.

Biplane with German horseman, Berlin-Johannisthal, 12.08.1910

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Biplane with German horseman, Berlin-Johannisthal, 12.08.1910

U.S. tanks entering bomb-damaged Nürnberg, Germany, April 1945

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U.S. tanks entering bomb-damaged Nürnberg, Germany, April 1945

Expulsion of Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1946 (1920x1080)

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Expulsion of Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1946 (1920x1080)

Pablo Escobar death. December 2 1993. Medellin, Colombia.

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Pablo Escobar death. December 2 1993. Medellin, Colombia.

The unsinkable Sam, or Oscar the Navy cat.1941.

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The unsinkable Sam, or Oscar the Navy cat.1941.

Elba day, when the Americans and the Soviets met at Torgau. 1945.04.25.

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Elba day, when the Americans and the Soviets met at Torgau. 1945.04.25.

Party at a student club in Warsaw, Poland, December 1972. Photo by Jerzy Michalski.

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Party at a student club in Warsaw, Poland, December 1972. Photo by Jerzy Michalski.

“One Ride with Yankee Papa 13"- Vietnam, April 16, 1965. (Photo by Larry Burrows for Life Magazine)

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“One Ride with Yankee Papa 13"- Vietnam, April 16, 1965. (Photo by Larry Burrows for Life Magazine)