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Aboard USS Nicholas (DD-449) a survivor of USS Helena (CL-50) which was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of Kula Gulf, is given first aid after being temporarily blinded by oil while swimming. 6 July 1943

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Aboard USS Nicholas (DD-449) a survivor of USS Helena (CL-50) which was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of Kula Gulf, is given first aid after being temporarily blinded by oil while swimming. 6 July 1943

Hard times in Thatcher's Britain. Glasgow 1980. Photo Raymond Depardon

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Hard times in Thatcher's Britain. Glasgow 1980. Photo Raymond Depardon

Adolf Hitler's office at the New Reich Chancellery in Berlin. Circa 1939.

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Adolf Hitler's office at the New Reich Chancellery in Berlin. Circa 1939.

Sikh militants Sukhdev Singh Sukha (right) and Harjinder Singh Jinda (left) 2 of the most known Sikh militants

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Sikh militants Sukhdev Singh Sukha (right) and Harjinder Singh Jinda (left) 2 of the most known Sikh militants

Farmer pounding rice with large pestle and mortar. Japan, around 1890

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Farmer pounding rice with large pestle and mortar. Japan, around 1890

A 19 year old Al Capone with his father and uncle. 1917 (1100 X 1510)

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A 19 year old Al Capone with his father and uncle. 1917 (1100 X 1510)

Two Wehrmacht soldiers sitting together, laughing. Date unknown, ww2.

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Two Wehrmacht soldiers sitting together, laughing. Date unknown, ww2.

Frida Khalo and León Trotsky. People say they had an affair. 1937. .

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Frida Khalo and León Trotsky. People say they had an affair. 1937. .

Study of effect of twin-jet exhausts inclined toward the ground at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, now known as John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, Cleveland, Ohio. 7 July 1944

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Study of effect of twin-jet exhausts inclined toward the ground at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, now known as John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, Cleveland, Ohio. 7 July 1944

The launch of NASA Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, aboard a Delta II rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida. 7 July 2003

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The launch of NASA Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, aboard a Delta II rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida. 7 July 2003

Infantryman and tanker of the Romanian Army aim PSL sniper rifles in Bucharest during the Romanian Revolution of December 1989, against the communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.

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Infantryman and tanker of the Romanian Army aim PSL sniper rifles in Bucharest during the Romanian Revolution of December 1989, against the communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.

A mother, a child, a death pit. German and Ukrainian (collaborator) soldiers following the order by Heinrich Himmler. October,13, 1941, Ukraine Miropol/Myropil

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A mother, a child, a death pit. German and Ukrainian (collaborator) soldiers following the order by Heinrich Himmler. October,13, 1941, Ukraine Miropol/Myropil

The first Tour de France, 1903

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The first Tour de France, 1903

Native American woman from the Plateau region, possibly Spokane, with a baby in a cradleboard, photo by Martin Spencer, Wenatchee, Washington, 1902

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Native American woman from the Plateau region, possibly Spokane, with a baby in a cradleboard, photo by Martin Spencer, Wenatchee, Washington, 1902

Halloween costumes from the 1920s

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Halloween costumes from the 1920s

The restoration project on Stonehenge in the 1950s. The Trilithon being repaired fell in 1797; and required the use of the most heavy-duty crane in the country at the time to lift it back into place. The crane, rated for 60 tons, reportedly struggled to complete the task.

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The restoration project on Stonehenge in the 1950s. The Trilithon being repaired fell in 1797; and required the use of the most heavy-duty crane in the country at the time to lift it back into place. The crane, rated for 60 tons, reportedly struggled to complete the task.

A tram passing over construction of the Piccadilly Line in London, 1903 (300 x 299)

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A tram passing over construction of the Piccadilly Line in London, 1903 (300 x 299)

A vegetable seller. Japan, 1870-1890. Photo by Kusakabe Kimbei

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A vegetable seller. Japan, 1870-1890. Photo by Kusakabe Kimbei

U.S. Marines of 2nd Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, come off of the front lines after twenty days of combat. Saipan, 5 July, 1944

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U.S. Marines of 2nd Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, come off of the front lines after twenty days of combat. Saipan, 5 July, 1944

Portrait of an elderly doctor. Guangzhou, China, around 1870. Photo by Lai Afong

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Portrait of an elderly doctor. Guangzhou, China, around 1870. Photo by Lai Afong