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The crew of a NASA Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird standing by the aircraft in their pressurized flight suits, 1991

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The crew of a NASA Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird standing by the aircraft in their pressurized flight suits, 1991

North Korea players celebrate after beating Italy at the 1966 World Cup (1200 x 800)

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North Korea players celebrate after beating Italy at the 1966 World Cup (1200 x 800)

British troops play with local children near Solarino, Sicily, 13 July 1943

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British troops play with local children near Solarino, Sicily, 13 July 1943

Boys on board the training ship HMS Impregnable, Plymouth, UK, 1906.

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Boys on board the training ship HMS Impregnable, Plymouth, UK, 1906.

A view inside the Muskogee Federal Courthouse during the trial of members of a lynch mob. In an extremely rare prosecution for the era, dozens of men were indicted for their roles in the torture-killings of two Native American teenagers, Oklahoma Territory, 1899 .

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A view inside the Muskogee Federal Courthouse during the trial of members of a lynch mob. In an extremely rare prosecution for the era, dozens of men were indicted for their roles in the torture-killings of two Native American teenagers, Oklahoma Territory, 1899 .

My wife's grandfather was a member of the Nationalist Sozialist party during WW2. Here are his photos from the time of the Anschluss and the Nuremburg rally of 1938.

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My wife's grandfather was a member of the Nationalist Sozialist party during WW2. Here are his photos from the time of the Anschluss and the Nuremburg rally of 1938.

Eruption of mount St. Helens. May 18th, 1980.

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Eruption of mount St. Helens. May 18th, 1980.

Sergeant Thomas Dawson with his daughter, after being wounded at the Battle of Inkerman (1855, Crimean War) .

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Sergeant Thomas Dawson with his daughter, after being wounded at the Battle of Inkerman (1855, Crimean War) .

22 college students cram into a telephone booth, 1959. How young people had fun with their phones before the internet.

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22 college students cram into a telephone booth, 1959. How young people had fun with their phones before the internet.

28-year-old Marcy Borders, known as the "dust lady, worked at the Bank of America in the World Trade Center and survived its collapse, September 11 2001. Borders passed away from cancer in August 24, 2015. Photographed by Stan Honda

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28-year-old Marcy Borders, known as the "dust lady, worked at the Bank of America in the World Trade Center and survived its collapse, September 11 2001. Borders passed away from cancer in August 24, 2015. Photographed by Stan Honda

Carlos Luis Collado, Costa Rican physician, tortured and murdered by the Nazis on October 10, 1944, just five months earlier he graduated as a doctor in the University of Bologna. He gave his life for the allies, remembered by Costa Rica and Italy. .

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Carlos Luis Collado, Costa Rican physician, tortured and murdered by the Nazis on October 10, 1944, just five months earlier he graduated as a doctor in the University of Bologna. He gave his life for the allies, remembered by Costa Rica and Italy. .

Deconstruction of the Italian Tower, built as decoration for an Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, c. 1916.

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Deconstruction of the Italian Tower, built as decoration for an Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, c. 1916.

A dead Italian soldier holding a photo of his child during the North Africa campaign, 1940s

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A dead Italian soldier holding a photo of his child during the North Africa campaign, 1940s

A group of Native American schoolchildren are photographed at the Panguitch Boarding School. The school was one of many Native American boarding schools operating in both Canada and the United States, with the goal of assimilating Native Americans, Utah, 1900s .

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A group of Native American schoolchildren are photographed at the Panguitch Boarding School. The school was one of many Native American boarding schools operating in both Canada and the United States, with the goal of assimilating Native Americans, Utah, 1900s .

The 22nd Nishinari Riot. Osaka, Japan, 1990.

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The 22nd Nishinari Riot. Osaka, Japan, 1990.

A British paratrooper and captured Argentine POW's celebrating the end of the Falklands War, 1982

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A British paratrooper and captured Argentine POW's celebrating the end of the Falklands War, 1982

Colombian defender Andres Escobar on the ground after scoring an own goal against the USA at the 1994 World Cup. This goal eliminated Colombia from the World Cup. Escobar was killed ten days later in his hometown of Medellín (594 x 346)

Archive / 5937Added Jul 15, 2023

Colombian defender Andres Escobar on the ground after scoring an own goal against the USA at the 1994 World Cup. This goal eliminated Colombia from the World Cup. Escobar was killed ten days later in his hometown of Medellín (594 x 346)

Trotskyists and JCP members beating each other with timbers. Japan, 1969.

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Trotskyists and JCP members beating each other with timbers. Japan, 1969.

Deconstruction of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition - Ohio Building being floated to Coyote Point, 1916.

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Deconstruction of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition - Ohio Building being floated to Coyote Point, 1916.

Skateboarding park/bowl in Carson, California. 23 March 1978

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Skateboarding park/bowl in Carson, California. 23 March 1978