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Sarah Breedlove, Madame C. J. Walker) who was likely the first female millionaire in the US. Starting in 1904 made her money through a beauty empire based on specialist hair products for fellow African-Americans. 1908.

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Sarah Breedlove, Madame C. J. Walker) who was likely the first female millionaire in the US. Starting in 1904 made her money through a beauty empire based on specialist hair products for fellow African-Americans. 1908.

Buster Keaton in the American Expeditionary Forces during WW1, France 1917. .

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Buster Keaton in the American Expeditionary Forces during WW1, France 1917. .

Telephone operators in High River, Alberta, Canada, wear masks during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918.

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Telephone operators in High River, Alberta, Canada, wear masks during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918.

Ironclad battleship HMS Inflexible before her modernization which removed her full sailing rig, 1881.

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Ironclad battleship HMS Inflexible before her modernization which removed her full sailing rig, 1881.

Western Tourists as they were taking photographs of a Snake Charmer, which was using a Pungi instrument to 'control' the snake - alongside a road in a rural part of India, c. 1959.

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Western Tourists as they were taking photographs of a Snake Charmer, which was using a Pungi instrument to 'control' the snake - alongside a road in a rural part of India, c. 1959.

Shadows of the World Trade Center across Lower Manhattan (Nathan Benn), 1988 (3840x2525)

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Shadows of the World Trade Center across Lower Manhattan (Nathan Benn), 1988 (3840x2525)

The 9 Kings of Europe gather for the first and only time for a photograph at the funeral of King Edward VII in London. May 20th, 1910 (Colorized and remastered with Topaz Labs Photo AI)

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The 9 Kings of Europe gather for the first and only time for a photograph at the funeral of King Edward VII in London. May 20th, 1910 (Colorized and remastered with Topaz Labs Photo AI)

Louvre excavators uncover the 12th century keep of King Philippe-Auguste, 1980s

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Louvre excavators uncover the 12th century keep of King Philippe-Auguste, 1980s

This is Onni Kokko, a 14 year old child soldier who fought for the Whites in the Finnish Civil War and later died in the Battle of Tampere. Finland, 1918

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This is Onni Kokko, a 14 year old child soldier who fought for the Whites in the Finnish Civil War and later died in the Battle of Tampere. Finland, 1918

Hungarian border guards dismantling the border fence with Austria. This will allow a number of East Germans to defect and flee to Austria (Hungary 1989)

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Hungarian border guards dismantling the border fence with Austria. This will allow a number of East Germans to defect and flee to Austria (Hungary 1989)

Swedish soldiers during FMÖ Väst -86, a large training exercise which was held in southern Sweden. The exercise attracted a large public gathering. Sweden 1986..

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Swedish soldiers during FMÖ Väst -86, a large training exercise which was held in southern Sweden. The exercise attracted a large public gathering. Sweden 1986..

A blind couple walking with their child in the streets of Budapest. 1984

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A blind couple walking with their child in the streets of Budapest. 1984

First photograph of the entire Earth taken by a human December 21, 1968

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First photograph of the entire Earth taken by a human December 21, 1968

78 years ago today (27.4.1945). The Finnish flag was raised on the three-country cairn between Norway, Sweden, and Finland to celebrate the last German troops withdrawing from Finland and marking the end of World War 2 in Finland

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78 years ago today (27.4.1945). The Finnish flag was raised on the three-country cairn between Norway, Sweden, and Finland to celebrate the last German troops withdrawing from Finland and marking the end of World War 2 in Finland

George H.W. Bush holds a young George W. Bush in New Haven 1947,April (800X1008)

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George H.W. Bush holds a young George W. Bush in New Haven 1947,April (800X1008)

In 1959, Nils Bohlin of Volvo invented the modern V-type seat belt — and made the patent open for any auto maker to use.

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In 1959, Nils Bohlin of Volvo invented the modern V-type seat belt — and made the patent open for any auto maker to use.

Jimmy Carter working with his sons on his peanut farm 1960(1000X750)

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Jimmy Carter working with his sons on his peanut farm 1960(1000X750)

Russian actor Novoselsky as ‘Elm Tree’ in Konstanin Stanislavski's production of Maurice Maeterlinck's 'The Blue Bird ' at the Moscow Arts Theatre, 1908 (1284x1538) More info, along with the rest of the equally scary costumes in the comments.

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Russian actor Novoselsky as ‘Elm Tree’ in Konstanin Stanislavski's production of Maurice Maeterlinck's 'The Blue Bird ' at the Moscow Arts Theatre, 1908 (1284x1538) More info, along with the rest of the equally scary costumes in the comments.

Members of B Company, 2nd Battalion, U.S. Army 14th Infantry, move out after clearing and torching a hut during Operation Wahiawa. Xa Ba Phuoc Province, South Vietnam. 20 May 1966.

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Members of B Company, 2nd Battalion, U.S. Army 14th Infantry, move out after clearing and torching a hut during Operation Wahiawa. Xa Ba Phuoc Province, South Vietnam. 20 May 1966.

The city centre of Rotterdam almost leveled by a carpet bombing on May 14, 1940.

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The city centre of Rotterdam almost leveled by a carpet bombing on May 14, 1940.