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Lizzie van Zyl was a 7-year-old Boer girl and an inmate at a British concentration camp. After her father refused to surrender, Lizzie was labeled an "undesirable" and deliberately starved. She died of typhoid fever shortly after this photo was taken, South Africa, 1901 .

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Lizzie van Zyl was a 7-year-old Boer girl and an inmate at a British concentration camp. After her father refused to surrender, Lizzie was labeled an "undesirable" and deliberately starved. She died of typhoid fever shortly after this photo was taken, South Africa, 1901 .

The commander of an M48 Patton tank looks through his lens during Vietnam War, 1967, Vietnam .

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The commander of an M48 Patton tank looks through his lens during Vietnam War, 1967, Vietnam .

A Sami woman, toddler, and infant in Lapland, Finland, 1917

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A Sami woman, toddler, and infant in Lapland, Finland, 1917

Female Volunteers with M16-A1 rifles during an IRA training exercise in N.Ireland, 1977

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Female Volunteers with M16-A1 rifles during an IRA training exercise in N.Ireland, 1977

South Korean school girls lays dead after American armoured vehicle runs them over, 13/06/2002 (398x306)

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South Korean school girls lays dead after American armoured vehicle runs them over, 13/06/2002 (398x306)

Snowing in Opera Avanue, Paris 1916

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Snowing in Opera Avanue, Paris 1916

British Army recruiting sergeants outside a public house at Westminster. 1877, photographed by John Thomson. If you're interested, I've compiled 17 images taken of London by John Thomson between 1873 and 1877. I'll add the link in the comments. (1080x890)

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British Army recruiting sergeants outside a public house at Westminster. 1877, photographed by John Thomson. If you're interested, I've compiled 17 images taken of London by John Thomson between 1873 and 1877. I'll add the link in the comments. (1080x890)

"Meeting with Cuban internationalists in Angola": Fidel Castro greets Cuban soldiers during Operation Carlota, 9 September 1986.

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"Meeting with Cuban internationalists in Angola": Fidel Castro greets Cuban soldiers during Operation Carlota, 9 September 1986.

Cuban Army Colonel Jesús Sosa Blanco is publicly tried for war crimes during the Revolution, in front of 17,000 people. He was implicated in dozens of murders. As the enraged crowd screamed for him to be killed, Sosa called the "scene was worthy of ancient Rome", Havana, 1959 .

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Cuban Army Colonel Jesús Sosa Blanco is publicly tried for war crimes during the Revolution, in front of 17,000 people. He was implicated in dozens of murders. As the enraged crowd screamed for him to be killed, Sosa called the "scene was worthy of ancient Rome", Havana, 1959 .

Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1866. He was an Italian general considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and nicknamed The Hero of the Two Worlds because he fought both in Europe and South America. He married a Brazilian woman who would fight alongside him. (366x476).

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Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1866. He was an Italian general considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and nicknamed The Hero of the Two Worlds because he fought both in Europe and South America. He married a Brazilian woman who would fight alongside him. (366x476).

Three Jewish children on their way to Palestine after being liberated from the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. The girl on the left is from Poland, the boy in the center from Latvia, and the girl on the right from Hungary, 1945 (535x649)

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Three Jewish children on their way to Palestine after being liberated from the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. The girl on the left is from Poland, the boy in the center from Latvia, and the girl on the right from Hungary, 1945 (535x649)

On 18 March 1965 Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov steps from the spacecraft Voskhod 2 to become the first man to walk in outer space. He was outside the spacecraft for 12 minutes and 9 seconds (Outer Space 1965)

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On 18 March 1965 Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov steps from the spacecraft Voskhod 2 to become the first man to walk in outer space. He was outside the spacecraft for 12 minutes and 9 seconds (Outer Space 1965)

Italian General Giuseppe Castellano bewteen British General Kenneth Strong and American General Walter Bedell Smith after signing the Italian surrender to the Allies, 3 September 1943

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Italian General Giuseppe Castellano bewteen British General Kenneth Strong and American General Walter Bedell Smith after signing the Italian surrender to the Allies, 3 September 1943

Cherokee men of Thomases Legion at a veterans reunion in 1903

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Cherokee men of Thomases Legion at a veterans reunion in 1903

Duke of Caxias in 1878, nicknamed The Peacemaker and The Iron Duke, was the Supreme Comander of the Brazilian Army during the Paraguyan War. He is regarded as one the greatest minds in military affairs in South America history. (850x1155).

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Duke of Caxias in 1878, nicknamed The Peacemaker and The Iron Duke, was the Supreme Comander of the Brazilian Army during the Paraguyan War. He is regarded as one the greatest minds in military affairs in South America history. (850x1155).

This picture is from a G.C. Murphy store in 1968, where a finely outfitted family is about to drop some serious disposable income on a new RCA Color TV. (677x960)

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This picture is from a G.C. Murphy store in 1968, where a finely outfitted family is about to drop some serious disposable income on a new RCA Color TV. (677x960)

A world’s 384-pound Black Sea Bass caught by Franklin Schenck of Brooklyn with rod and reel off Catalina Island, California, on August 17, 1900. Photo by Charles Ironmonger.

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A world’s 384-pound Black Sea Bass caught by Franklin Schenck of Brooklyn with rod and reel off Catalina Island, California, on August 17, 1900. Photo by Charles Ironmonger.

May 19, 1944: Heavy accident by bomb run over Berlin by American bombers (1,000 Ib bomb clashed other bomber, 11/11 crew mates died) (3000×2432)

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May 19, 1944: Heavy accident by bomb run over Berlin by American bombers (1,000 Ib bomb clashed other bomber, 11/11 crew mates died) (3000×2432)

October 26th 1951: Chinese Troops March Through The Tibetan Capital Of Lhasa During The Chinese Invasion Of Tibet. {450x302}

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October 26th 1951: Chinese Troops March Through The Tibetan Capital Of Lhasa During The Chinese Invasion Of Tibet. {450x302}

Portrait of Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould, taken by photographer Yousuf Karsh, 1957.

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Portrait of Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould, taken by photographer Yousuf Karsh, 1957.