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a picture of Red army soldiers charging over the ice, attacking the anarchist rebels in Kronstad, March, 1921, gulf of Finland (literally)

Archive / 5521Added Oct 17, 2023

a picture of Red army soldiers charging over the ice, attacking the anarchist rebels in Kronstad, March, 1921, gulf of Finland (literally)

The bodies of 9 members of the pro-Nazi Iron Guard are openly displayed after their summary executions. The men were responsible for killing Prime Minister Armand Călinescu. The poster in the back reads "From now on, this shall be the fate of those who betray the country", Romania, 1939 .

Archive / 5522Added Oct 17, 2023

The bodies of 9 members of the pro-Nazi Iron Guard are openly displayed after their summary executions. The men were responsible for killing Prime Minister Armand Călinescu. The poster in the back reads "From now on, this shall be the fate of those who betray the country", Romania, 1939 .

Henry Kissinger (L) receiving his Nobel Peace Prize from Thomas Byrne, US Ambassador to Norway. Kissinger shared the 1973 Noble Peace Prize with Lê Đức Thọ, North Vietnam's negotiator, 'for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973'. Thọ refused the award (London, UK)

Archive / 5523Added Oct 17, 2023

Henry Kissinger (L) receiving his Nobel Peace Prize from Thomas Byrne, US Ambassador to Norway. Kissinger shared the 1973 Noble Peace Prize with Lê Đức Thọ, North Vietnam's negotiator, 'for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973'. Thọ refused the award (London, UK)

Dead bodies piled up in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after the British troops liberated the camp on April 15, 1945. The British found 60,000 men, women and children dying of starvation and disease.

Archive / 5524Added Oct 16, 2023

Dead bodies piled up in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after the British troops liberated the camp on April 15, 1945. The British found 60,000 men, women and children dying of starvation and disease.

Last moments as a kamikaze dives on the USS Lexington (CV-16)... November 5, 1944.

Archive / 5525Added Oct 16, 2023

Last moments as a kamikaze dives on the USS Lexington (CV-16)... November 5, 1944.

Franklin Roosevelt with his 1940 running mate, Henry Wallace. In one of American history's big hinge moments, in 1944, party centrists convinced FDR to replace the progressive Wallace with Harry Truman.

Archive / 5526Added Oct 16, 2023

Franklin Roosevelt with his 1940 running mate, Henry Wallace. In one of American history's big hinge moments, in 1944, party centrists convinced FDR to replace the progressive Wallace with Harry Truman.

A young Republican walks in a street of Barcelona with a gun, July 1936.

Archive / 5527Added Oct 16, 2023

A young Republican walks in a street of Barcelona with a gun, July 1936.

Five kidnapped western tourists held in captivity by an Islamist militant group in the Kashmir valley in 1995. The tourist on the right would escape, the one in the center was beheaded, and the others were never found

Archive / 5528Added Oct 15, 2023

Five kidnapped western tourists held in captivity by an Islamist militant group in the Kashmir valley in 1995. The tourist on the right would escape, the one in the center was beheaded, and the others were never found

Actor James Gandolfini poses with a bust of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein following the US-led invasion of the country, late 2003. Saddam would be executed 3 years later in December 2006. (1240 X 932)

Archive / 5529Added Oct 15, 2023

Actor James Gandolfini poses with a bust of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein following the US-led invasion of the country, late 2003. Saddam would be executed 3 years later in December 2006. (1240 X 932)

National Socialist Movement of Denmark members at a demonstration in the late 1990s.

Archive / 5530Added Oct 15, 2023

National Socialist Movement of Denmark members at a demonstration in the late 1990s.

US General Douglas MacArthur Fading Away in Retirement, 1963

Archive / 5531Added Oct 15, 2023

US General Douglas MacArthur Fading Away in Retirement, 1963

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary Following Their Successful Summit of Mount Everest, 1953

Archive / 5532Added Oct 15, 2023

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary Following Their Successful Summit of Mount Everest, 1953

Len Dawson enjoying a cigarette and Fresca on the sideline of Superbowl I January 15th, 1967

Archive / 5533Added Oct 14, 2023

Len Dawson enjoying a cigarette and Fresca on the sideline of Superbowl I January 15th, 1967

American Indian Movement (AIM) activists at the 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation on March 7, 1973.

Archive / 5534Added Oct 14, 2023

American Indian Movement (AIM) activists at the 71-day occupation of Wounded Knee on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation on March 7, 1973.

A man feeds the pigeons while the Palace of Justice Siege takes place in front of him. Bogotá, 1985.

Archive / 5535Added Oct 14, 2023

A man feeds the pigeons while the Palace of Justice Siege takes place in front of him. Bogotá, 1985.

Richard Nixon and his wife Pat attending Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations in March 1957 (697 x 560)

Archive / 5536Added Oct 14, 2023

Richard Nixon and his wife Pat attending Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations in March 1957 (697 x 560)

The first image of the Ebola virus. On 13 October 1976, F. A. Murphy, a CDC virologist, took micrographs of a new virus. After additional tests, it was confirmed that the virus was something entirely new, what would eventually become known as Ebola, named after the Ebola River in DRC

Archive / 5537Added Oct 13, 2023

The first image of the Ebola virus. On 13 October 1976, F. A. Murphy, a CDC virologist, took micrographs of a new virus. After additional tests, it was confirmed that the virus was something entirely new, what would eventually become known as Ebola, named after the Ebola River in DRC

Los Alfaques disaster. Tarragona Spain. 1978.

Archive / 5538Added Oct 13, 2023

Los Alfaques disaster. Tarragona Spain. 1978.

Contestants of a beautiful legs pageant wearing a bag over their head so only the legs get judged (1930s)

Archive / 5539Added Oct 13, 2023

Contestants of a beautiful legs pageant wearing a bag over their head so only the legs get judged (1930s)

Rare photo of infamous British unlicensed boxer, bouncer, mob enforcer, actor and "hardman" Lenny Mclean (center) as a 17 year old in 1966. Mclean was most widely known for his role as "Barry the Baptist" in the 1998 British crime film "Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels" (1728 X 1516)

Archive / 5540Added Oct 13, 2023

Rare photo of infamous British unlicensed boxer, bouncer, mob enforcer, actor and "hardman" Lenny Mclean (center) as a 17 year old in 1966. Mclean was most widely known for his role as "Barry the Baptist" in the 1998 British crime film "Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels" (1728 X 1516)