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Unidentified, picture believed to have been taken by Rodney Alcala, serial killer and sex offender. He had a collection of pictures of many anonymous people, some of whom were his victims. It is not known who this woman is or if she is alive. Before 1980. Link to the gallery in the comment.

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Unidentified, picture believed to have been taken by Rodney Alcala, serial killer and sex offender. He had a collection of pictures of many anonymous people, some of whom were his victims. It is not known who this woman is or if she is alive. Before 1980. Link to the gallery in the comment.

Ann Margaret USO tour 1967 573x739 both 96DPi

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Ann Margaret USO tour 1967 573x739 both 96DPi

Hokkaido Government Office after being blown up by an anarchist group, Japan, 1976.

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Hokkaido Government Office after being blown up by an anarchist group, Japan, 1976.

University of Pennsylvania dental students observing surgery in the Oral Surgery Clinic at the former Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1910

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University of Pennsylvania dental students observing surgery in the Oral Surgery Clinic at the former Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1910

Moonshiner party Minnesota 1927

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Moonshiner party Minnesota 1927

German submarine U-755 suffers a direct rocket hit from a RAF Lockheed Hudson Mark V of No. 608 Squadron in the Mediterranean Sea north-west of Mallorca. It sank in nine minutes with the loss of 40 lives. 28 May 1943

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German submarine U-755 suffers a direct rocket hit from a RAF Lockheed Hudson Mark V of No. 608 Squadron in the Mediterranean Sea north-west of Mallorca. It sank in nine minutes with the loss of 40 lives. 28 May 1943

Edmund Hillary took this photograph of Tenzing Norgay as they set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. 29 May 1953

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Edmund Hillary took this photograph of Tenzing Norgay as they set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. 29 May 1953

Alexander Gardner's photograph of Allan Pinkerton, Abraham Lincoln, and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand, at Antietam, 1862.

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Alexander Gardner's photograph of Allan Pinkerton, Abraham Lincoln, and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand, at Antietam, 1862.

A Khoekhoe tribesmen drinking from ostrich egg shells used as bottles in the Kalahari desert (South West Africa 1955)

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A Khoekhoe tribesmen drinking from ostrich egg shells used as bottles in the Kalahari desert (South West Africa 1955)

Two knocked-out German tiger tanks stand inertly at the approach to Cori, Italy while the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division advances into the town. 28 May 1944.

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Two knocked-out German tiger tanks stand inertly at the approach to Cori, Italy while the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division advances into the town. 28 May 1944.

Gas mask testing on Governor's Island, 1928 (colorized)

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Gas mask testing on Governor's Island, 1928 (colorized)

U.S. Marines from the scuttled USS Yosemite in Guam, an island that was recently acquired by the U.S. from Spain following the Spanish-American War (December 1900)

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U.S. Marines from the scuttled USS Yosemite in Guam, an island that was recently acquired by the U.S. from Spain following the Spanish-American War (December 1900)

The arsenal of weapons found in the "death car" of Bonnie & Clyde, May 23, 1934.

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The arsenal of weapons found in the "death car" of Bonnie & Clyde, May 23, 1934.

Flamingos in the Bathroom - In 1992 Miami Zoo placed 30 flamingos in the bathroom to protect them from Hurricane Andrew

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Flamingos in the Bathroom - In 1992 Miami Zoo placed 30 flamingos in the bathroom to protect them from Hurricane Andrew

Helmet with a built in communication device so that the riders can communicate to each others - 1960s.

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Helmet with a built in communication device so that the riders can communicate to each others - 1960s.

Protestors pickets a theater showing the 1946 Walt Disney film "Song of the South" in Oakland, California (April 2, 1947)

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Protestors pickets a theater showing the 1946 Walt Disney film "Song of the South" in Oakland, California (April 2, 1947)

Putin was cooked for by Gordon Ramsay in 2000 when the President visited the British Prime Minister. Ramsay said ‘I genuinely did s*** myself. I was thinking “Could you imagine if you food poisoned these two. Could you imagine the kind of s*** I would get if I took these two down.”

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Putin was cooked for by Gordon Ramsay in 2000 when the President visited the British Prime Minister. Ramsay said ‘I genuinely did s* myself. I was thinking “Could you imagine if you food poisoned these two. Could you imagine the kind of s* I would get if I took these two down.”

Bergen-Belsen, Germany, 1945, Dead children lying on the ground, after the liberation (NSFW)

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Bergen-Belsen, Germany, 1945, Dead children lying on the ground, after the liberation (NSFW)

Prisoners from the Herero and Nama tribes. In January 1904, the Herero and the Nama people rebelled against German colonial rule. Between 24,000 and 100,000 Hereros and 10,000 Nama died, it was the first genocide of the 20th century (German South West Africa 1904)

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Prisoners from the Herero and Nama tribes. In January 1904, the Herero and the Nama people rebelled against German colonial rule. Between 24,000 and 100,000 Hereros and 10,000 Nama died, it was the first genocide of the 20th century (German South West Africa 1904)

The Hollywood sign. The last four letters were removed when the sign was refurbished in 1949.

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The Hollywood sign. The last four letters were removed when the sign was refurbished in 1949.