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Vancouver's first lifeguard, Joe Fortes, is pictured here in 1905 at English Bay beach. Fortes is officially credited with saving 29 swimmers from drowning on his watch.

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Vancouver's first lifeguard, Joe Fortes, is pictured here in 1905 at English Bay beach. Fortes is officially credited with saving 29 swimmers from drowning on his watch.

The Kiss of Life - A utility worker giving mouth-to-mouth to co-worker after he contacted a low voltage wire, Jacksonville, Florida. 1967

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The Kiss of Life - A utility worker giving mouth-to-mouth to co-worker after he contacted a low voltage wire, Jacksonville, Florida. 1967

St. Gianna Beretta Molla, 1960s. Italian pediatrician and mother of four known for her charity. In her 4th pregnancy, she was diagnosed with ovarian cyst, but asked doctors to save her child’s life over her own. Her surviving daughter, named Gianna, grew up to be a doctor also.

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St. Gianna Beretta Molla, 1960s. Italian pediatrician and mother of four known for her charity. In her 4th pregnancy, she was diagnosed with ovarian cyst, but asked doctors to save her child’s life over her own. Her surviving daughter, named Gianna, grew up to be a doctor also.

A color photo of Mao Zedong in 1924, in Shanghai.

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A color photo of Mao Zedong in 1924, in Shanghai.

"US 3rd Army soldier guarding loot found stored in the Schlosskirche (Castle Church) at the Ellingen Castle in southern Germany, April 24, 1945" (photo enhanced and colorized by me)

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"US 3rd Army soldier guarding loot found stored in the Schlosskirche (Castle Church) at the Ellingen Castle in southern Germany, April 24, 1945" (photo enhanced and colorized by me)

Child sliding from concrete sculpture/slide on the playground in Tychy, Poland. Photo taken in 1979.

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Child sliding from concrete sculpture/slide on the playground in Tychy, Poland. Photo taken in 1979.

A grim picture of a 13 years old Turkish girl who, after getting raped, lost his jaw to a bomb thrown in the house where she and many others were put in one of the Yalova Massacres, which was a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Turkish population carried out by invading Greek armies. 1921.

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A grim picture of a 13 years old Turkish girl who, after getting raped, lost his jaw to a bomb thrown in the house where she and many others were put in one of the Yalova Massacres, which was a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Turkish population carried out by invading Greek armies. 1921.

Siblings Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore in costumes and makeup for the 1932 movie Rasputin and the Empress.

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Siblings Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore in costumes and makeup for the 1932 movie Rasputin and the Empress.

German soldier stares into the camera, over his dead comrade. 1941

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German soldier stares into the camera, over his dead comrade. 1941

CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow, 1953. He gained fame covering the London Blitz during WW2. He later reported on McCarthyism and migrant workers. He even hosted a celebrity interview show. Color original.

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CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow, 1953. He gained fame covering the London Blitz during WW2. He later reported on McCarthyism and migrant workers. He even hosted a celebrity interview show. Color original.

Anne Lee Patterson Photographed By Alfred Cheney Johnston, Ca. 1930. Patterson was Miss USA in 1931, and also performed in the Ziegfeld Follies that same year.(990x1383)

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Anne Lee Patterson Photographed By Alfred Cheney Johnston, Ca. 1930. Patterson was Miss USA in 1931, and also performed in the Ziegfeld Follies that same year.(990x1383)

Australian soldier consoles a wounded American on the Western Front in WWI, circa. 1917

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Australian soldier consoles a wounded American on the Western Front in WWI, circa. 1917

Times Square, New York, 1989.

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Times Square, New York, 1989.

Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement Poster - c.1910

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Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement Poster - c.1910

Definition of "Keep Calm". Milkman delivering milk right after The "London Blitz". Touched up and colorized

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Definition of "Keep Calm". Milkman delivering milk right after The "London Blitz". Touched up and colorized

Gas station in Germany, 1958

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Gas station in Germany, 1958

1918: Women workers of a flour mill at Rank & Sons, Birkenhead, England happily pose for the camera.

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1918: Women workers of a flour mill at Rank & Sons, Birkenhead, England happily pose for the camera.

An old Italian woman shows her gratitude to one of the American soldiers following the liberation of Italy (Italy 1945)

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An old Italian woman shows her gratitude to one of the American soldiers following the liberation of Italy (Italy 1945)

Fred Rogers performing a "bedside solo show" for 7-year old Beth Usher during her coma after undergoing surgery for "Rasmussen’s encephalitis" at the John Hopkins Childrens' Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. February 1987

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Fred Rogers performing a "bedside solo show" for 7-year old Beth Usher during her coma after undergoing surgery for "Rasmussen’s encephalitis" at the John Hopkins Childrens' Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. February 1987

French AMX-10P (amphibious infantry fighting vehicle) at the Camp Taji vehicle graveyard: (27 km) north of Baghdad, Iraq. That message was spray painted by a U.S. military serviceman - „Completely Yours Even in Iraq. I luv u babe“, c. 2003

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French AMX-10P (amphibious infantry fighting vehicle) at the Camp Taji vehicle graveyard: (27 km) north of Baghdad, Iraq. That message was spray painted by a U.S. military serviceman - „Completely Yours Even in Iraq. I luv u babe“, c. 2003