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Great Grandma at 15 yrs old (1945) with her Great Dane

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Great Grandma at 15 yrs old (1945) with her Great Dane

CPL Nathan Almquist is comforted by a member of his unit as he stands over the body of a Task Force Olympia soldier after a suicide bombing at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004.

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CPL Nathan Almquist is comforted by a member of his unit as he stands over the body of a Task Force Olympia soldier after a suicide bombing at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004.

In August 1948, 76 beavers were dropped from planes into Idaho as part of “operation high dive”.

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In August 1948, 76 beavers were dropped from planes into Idaho as part of “operation high dive”.

A woman IRA volunteer on active service in West Belfast with an AR18 assault rifle. Ready to engage with British soldiers, 1973.

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A woman IRA volunteer on active service in West Belfast with an AR18 assault rifle. Ready to engage with British soldiers, 1973.

My mom's high school senior photo, 1981.

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My mom's high school senior photo, 1981.

Soldiers of the 96th Engineer Battalion in New Guinea, 1942. The battalion had previously mutinied and killed their white officers while stationed in Australia

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Soldiers of the 96th Engineer Battalion in New Guinea, 1942. The battalion had previously mutinied and killed their white officers while stationed in Australia

Raseef holds up a photo of the bodies of his relatives, Ayda Yassin Ahmed and four of her children after they were executed by US Marines in Haditha. Only one daughter, Safa, 11, survived. November 19, 2005.

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Raseef holds up a photo of the bodies of his relatives, Ayda Yassin Ahmed and four of her children after they were executed by US Marines in Haditha. Only one daughter, Safa, 11, survived. November 19, 2005.

"TRANSGENDER BATHROOMS" Cartoon by Sean Delonas, 2017

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"TRANSGENDER BATHROOMS" Cartoon by Sean Delonas, 2017

Young lady poses looking over her left shoulder for her photo, 1946.

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Young lady poses looking over her left shoulder for her photo, 1946.

A Leningrad prison cell, Russia, 1991. Photo by Hans-Jürgen Burkard.

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A Leningrad prison cell, Russia, 1991. Photo by Hans-Jürgen Burkard.

A daguerreotype of John Brown, taken by photographer Augustus Washington in Springfield, Massachusetts. (c. 1846–1847) Brown is holding the flag of the Subterranean Passway, his militant counterpart to the Underground Railroad.

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A daguerreotype of John Brown, taken by photographer Augustus Washington in Springfield, Massachusetts. (c. 1846–1847) Brown is holding the flag of the Subterranean Passway, his militant counterpart to the Underground Railroad.

Aboriginal Prisoners Chained by British Colonizers in Australia (c. 1900)

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Aboriginal Prisoners Chained by British Colonizers in Australia (c. 1900)

The daughter of the Deputy Mayor of Leipzig after the family committed suicide by ingesting cyanide on 18 April 1945, as American troops were entering the city.

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The daughter of the Deputy Mayor of Leipzig after the family committed suicide by ingesting cyanide on 18 April 1945, as American troops were entering the city.

My mom and aunt on Christmas morning, 1928

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My mom and aunt on Christmas morning, 1928

Vote As If Your Life Depends On It! 2020 Election, Art by Rob Rogers for Counterpoint

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Vote As If Your Life Depends On It! 2020 Election, Art by Rob Rogers for Counterpoint

Girl with a doll in the ruins of Grozny, 2002.

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Girl with a doll in the ruins of Grozny, 2002.

Two Native American women with very long hair in Rapid City, South Dakota circa 1978. Photo by Gianfranco Gorgoni.

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Two Native American women with very long hair in Rapid City, South Dakota circa 1978. Photo by Gianfranco Gorgoni.

Excavation operations at the Oak Island Money Pit, Nova Scotia, 1931.

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Excavation operations at the Oak Island Money Pit, Nova Scotia, 1931.

Brian Wells arrested after being forced to rob a bank with a bomb around his neck. He died shortly after this photo, August 28th 2003

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Brian Wells arrested after being forced to rob a bank with a bomb around his neck. He died shortly after this photo, August 28th 2003

My great-grandma had 18 children during the 1940s, and my grandma was one of the siblings sent to an orphanage.

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My great-grandma had 18 children during the 1940s, and my grandma was one of the siblings sent to an orphanage.