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In the 1940s, men dressed in shorts and cowboy boots served up to women at a drive through in Texas.

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In the 1940s, men dressed in shorts and cowboy boots served up to women at a drive through in Texas.

French diesel-electric submarines Daphné (S-641) and her sistership Diane (S-642) under construction, January 23, 1959.

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French diesel-electric submarines Daphné (S-641) and her sistership Diane (S-642) under construction, January 23, 1959.

April 6th, 1941, Royal Court, Belgrade

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April 6th, 1941, Royal Court, Belgrade

US Senator Strom Thurmond celebrating his 100th birthday on December 5th, 2003, about a month before leaving office (1024x882)

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US Senator Strom Thurmond celebrating his 100th birthday on December 5th, 2003, about a month before leaving office (1024x882)

Werner von Clemm was a prominent and well-connected banker who smuggled diamonds stolen from Holocaust victims in the Netherlands and Belgium into the United States. Werner was one of countless bankers who helped smuggle Nazi loot from occupied territories, New York, 1942 .

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Werner von Clemm was a prominent and well-connected banker who smuggled diamonds stolen from Holocaust victims in the Netherlands and Belgium into the United States. Werner was one of countless bankers who helped smuggle Nazi loot from occupied territories, New York, 1942 .

Finnish soldier with a Suomi KP/-31, Continuation War, circa roughly 1942.

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Finnish soldier with a Suomi KP/-31, Continuation War, circa roughly 1942.

Australian soldiers from the 61st Battalion (Queensland Cameron Highlanders) advance along the Mosigetta River on Bougainville Island in March 1945 during the campaign against the Japanese (640×479)

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Australian soldiers from the 61st Battalion (Queensland Cameron Highlanders) advance along the Mosigetta River on Bougainville Island in March 1945 during the campaign against the Japanese (640×479)

U.S. Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watch an Iraqi paramilitary unit's headquarters burn during an assault on As-Samawah's north side. Operation Iraqi Freedom 4 April 2003

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U.S. Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watch an Iraqi paramilitary unit's headquarters burn during an assault on As-Samawah's north side. Operation Iraqi Freedom 4 April 2003

c. 1975: Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Jodie Foster on the set of "Taxi Driver," the breakout film for both actors.

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c. 1975: Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Jodie Foster on the set of "Taxi Driver," the breakout film for both actors.

A young girl selling mirrors in the Lixeira area of the Angolan capital Luanda. Lixeira, meaning rubbish, is an area of Luanda built on a huge rubbish tip by internal refugees who tried to escape the Angolan Civil War (Luanda, Angola 2002)

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A young girl selling mirrors in the Lixeira area of the Angolan capital Luanda. Lixeira, meaning rubbish, is an area of Luanda built on a huge rubbish tip by internal refugees who tried to escape the Angolan Civil War (Luanda, Angola 2002)

On the road to Baghdad, a US Marine Corps M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank lay destroyed after a firefight with Iraqi troops, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 5 April 2003

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On the road to Baghdad, a US Marine Corps M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank lay destroyed after a firefight with Iraqi troops, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 5 April 2003

Romanov sisters, Grand Duchesses Maria, Olga, Anastasia, and Tatiana Nikolaevna aboard the Imperial yacht ”Standart”, 1911.

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Romanov sisters, Grand Duchesses Maria, Olga, Anastasia, and Tatiana Nikolaevna aboard the Imperial yacht ”Standart”, 1911.

Afghan and Soviet Soldiers 1980s Afghanistan

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Afghan and Soviet Soldiers 1980s Afghanistan

Soviet model posing for a photoshoot, Moscow 1987

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Soviet model posing for a photoshoot, Moscow 1987

My 3x great grandfather, William Joseph demonstrating Nisenan tribe arrow techniques in California. Born in 1857 he was the last in our family to grow up knowing only indigenous life. As a teen he integrated and spent his life teaching the old ways as an ethnographic informant. c1930

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My 3x great grandfather, William Joseph demonstrating Nisenan tribe arrow techniques in California. Born in 1857 he was the last in our family to grow up knowing only indigenous life. As a teen he integrated and spent his life teaching the old ways as an ethnographic informant. c1930

A soldier from Number 1 Company 1st Battalion, The Irish Guards, provides cover as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap a burning oil well in Basra, Iraq. 3 April 2003. Photo by WO2 Giles Penfound/MOD

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A soldier from Number 1 Company 1st Battalion, The Irish Guards, provides cover as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap a burning oil well in Basra, Iraq. 3 April 2003. Photo by WO2 Giles Penfound/MOD

In the aftermath of the D-Day invasion, two boys watch from a hilltop as American soldiers drive through the town of St. Lo. France, 1944.

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In the aftermath of the D-Day invasion, two boys watch from a hilltop as American soldiers drive through the town of St. Lo. France, 1944.

Ronald Clark O'Bryan is escorted from a courtroom after being convicted of murdering his son with Halloween candy laced with cyanide. It is the only known instance of someone poisoning others with Halloween candy. O'Bryan was later nicknamed "The Man Who Ruined Halloween", Texas, 1975 .

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Ronald Clark O'Bryan is escorted from a courtroom after being convicted of murdering his son with Halloween candy laced with cyanide. It is the only known instance of someone poisoning others with Halloween candy. O'Bryan was later nicknamed "The Man Who Ruined Halloween", Texas, 1975 .

Photographs of Turkish, Bulgarian and Austro-Hungarian officers taken together in the Macedonian Front. The photograph shows Moshe Sharett, the 2nd Prime Minister of Israel, who served as an officer in the Turkish army. 1916-17

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Photographs of Turkish, Bulgarian and Austro-Hungarian officers taken together in the Macedonian Front. The photograph shows Moshe Sharett, the 2nd Prime Minister of Israel, who served as an officer in the Turkish army. 1916-17

Rowan Atkinson and young Christian Bale,1984(650X686)

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Rowan Atkinson and young Christian Bale,1984(650X686)