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A naked protestor taunts a police water cannon during riots outside the 3rd Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001.

Archive / 6541Added Feb 27, 2023

A naked protestor taunts a police water cannon during riots outside the 3rd Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001.

U.S. Eighth Air Force B-17s on a bombing run over Donauwörth, Germany. April, 1945

Archive / 6542Added Feb 27, 2023

U.S. Eighth Air Force B-17s on a bombing run over Donauwörth, Germany. April, 1945

Actors Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo playing their Gameboys on a break from filming the Super Mario Bros. movie in North Carolina, c. 1992

Archive / 6543Added Feb 27, 2023

Actors Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo playing their Gameboys on a break from filming the Super Mario Bros. movie in North Carolina, c. 1992

Pele and President Gerald Ford play with a soccer ball in the Rose Guard, White House, 1975

Archive / 6544Added Feb 27, 2023

Pele and President Gerald Ford play with a soccer ball in the Rose Guard, White House, 1975

Lieut. John F. Kennedy (age 26) with his crew aboard Patrol Torpedo Boat 109 near the Solomon Islands. Sunk by a Japanese destroyer on August 2, 1943, 2 crewmen died. JFK and his crew swam for 5 hours to a deserted island. They were rescued 3 days later, after swimming to a larger island.

Archive / 6545Added Feb 26, 2023

Lieut. John F. Kennedy (age 26) with his crew aboard Patrol Torpedo Boat 109 near the Solomon Islands. Sunk by a Japanese destroyer on August 2, 1943, 2 crewmen died. JFK and his crew swam for 5 hours to a deserted island. They were rescued 3 days later, after swimming to a larger island.

The Real Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter, 1990.

Archive / 6546Added Feb 26, 2023

The Real Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter, 1990.

City of Detroit back in its prime, Circa 1940s. Once the wealthiest city in the world, its decline was cemented when automobile companies began their exodus in favor of foreign manufacturing, that promised cheaper labor

Archive / 6547Added Feb 26, 2023

City of Detroit back in its prime, Circa 1940s. Once the wealthiest city in the world, its decline was cemented when automobile companies began their exodus in favor of foreign manufacturing, that promised cheaper labor

The first image of the Earth from lunar orbit, as it was received by NASA and presented to the public, 1966.

Archive / 6548Added Feb 26, 2023

The first image of the Earth from lunar orbit, as it was received by NASA and presented to the public, 1966.

Shackleton’s ship Endurance, Antarctica, August 27, 1915. Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, as it lay locked in the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, where it finally sank. Photo by Frank Hurley -

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Shackleton’s ship Endurance, Antarctica, August 27, 1915. Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, as it lay locked in the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, where it finally sank. Photo by Frank Hurley -

Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) resting on the desert with the Amour mountain range in the distance, French Algeria. (Small groups of those lions lived in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco to the mid-1960s) Photograph c. 1893.

Archive / 6550Added Feb 25, 2023

Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) resting on the desert with the Amour mountain range in the distance, French Algeria. (Small groups of those lions lived in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco to the mid-1960s) Photograph c. 1893.

Graves of Catholic Noble Woman & her Protestant Husband who were not allowed burial together due to Religious & Political Segregation - Holland, 1888 - c.1980s

Archive / 6551Added Feb 25, 2023

Graves of Catholic Noble Woman & her Protestant Husband who were not allowed burial together due to Religious & Political Segregation - Holland, 1888 - c.1980s

'The Last Spike' - one of the most famous photos from Canadian history, featuring Lord Strathcona driving in the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Craigellachie, British Columbia, Canada. 9:22 AM, November 7, 1885.

Archive / 6552Added Feb 25, 2023

'The Last Spike' - one of the most famous photos from Canadian history, featuring Lord Strathcona driving in the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Craigellachie, British Columbia, Canada. 9:22 AM, November 7, 1885.

Japanese country bath. ca. 1900.

Archive / 6553Added Feb 25, 2023

Japanese country bath. ca. 1900.

Information Desk at John F. Kennedy Airport, 1956 (700 × 705)

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Information Desk at John F. Kennedy Airport, 1956 (700 × 705)

The first celebration of Estonian Independence Day during the Estonian War of Independence. Tallinn, Estonia. February 24, 1919

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The first celebration of Estonian Independence Day during the Estonian War of Independence. Tallinn, Estonia. February 24, 1919

Refugees during the Bangladesh genocide perpetrated by Pakistan. Up to 3,000,000 people were murdered and 10 million people fled to India. Hundreds of thousands rapes were recorded after Bangladeshi women were declared to be public property by Pakistani religious authorities. 1971

Archive / 6556Added Feb 24, 2023

Refugees during the Bangladesh genocide perpetrated by Pakistan. Up to 3,000,000 people were murdered and 10 million people fled to India. Hundreds of thousands rapes were recorded after Bangladeshi women were declared to be public property by Pakistani religious authorities. 1971

Greyhound bus terminal at Los Angeles with ‘Tel-a-Chairs’. A half-hour of TV time cost 25 cents. Circa 1969

Archive / 6557Added Feb 24, 2023

Greyhound bus terminal at Los Angeles with ‘Tel-a-Chairs’. A half-hour of TV time cost 25 cents. Circa 1969

Human skeletons in Havana Harbor, Cuba, killed by Spain's concentration camp policy which killed over 400,000 Cubans. 1898.

Archive / 6558Added Feb 24, 2023

Human skeletons in Havana Harbor, Cuba, killed by Spain's concentration camp policy which killed over 400,000 Cubans. 1898.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence underway with the Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci. The Amerigo Vespucci has been built in 1930 at the (formerly Royal) Naval Shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia (Naples). She was launched on 22 February 1931 (Mediterranean Sea 1942)

Archive / 6559Added Feb 23, 2023

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence underway with the Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci. The Amerigo Vespucci has been built in 1930 at the (formerly Royal) Naval Shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia (Naples). She was launched on 22 February 1931 (Mediterranean Sea 1942)

British troops coming through a wood on the Western Front, 1916-18 (Colourized)

Archive / 6560Added Feb 23, 2023

British troops coming through a wood on the Western Front, 1916-18 (Colourized)