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Anne Frank in front of Opekta, her father's company in Singel, Amsterdam in 1935. .

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Anne Frank in front of Opekta, her father's company in Singel, Amsterdam in 1935. .

Crowd awaits news from the Titanic's survivors in New York City. April 1912 (480 X 336)

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Crowd awaits news from the Titanic's survivors in New York City. April 1912 (480 X 336)

A young Welles Crowther - later nicknamed "The Man in the Red Bandana" after sacrificing his life to save at least 18 people before the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11th, 2001.

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A young Welles Crowther - later nicknamed "The Man in the Red Bandana" after sacrificing his life to save at least 18 people before the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11th, 2001.

Spanish Flu epidemic, a policeman berates a man for not wearing his mask, circa 1918

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Spanish Flu epidemic, a policeman berates a man for not wearing his mask, circa 1918

Mill Creek, Knott County, Kentucky. Completing her mission at a lonely mountain cabin, the Pack Horse Librarian turns up the trail toward similar cabines where she is anxiously awaited. January 11, 1938

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Mill Creek, Knott County, Kentucky. Completing her mission at a lonely mountain cabin, the Pack Horse Librarian turns up the trail toward similar cabines where she is anxiously awaited. January 11, 1938

MCpl Clayton Matchee of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, with a beaten and bruised Shidane Abukar Arone, a Somali teenager. Arone would be tortured to death by the paratroopers, sparking a national inquiry. Belet Huen, Somalia, Mar 16 1993.

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MCpl Clayton Matchee of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, with a beaten and bruised Shidane Abukar Arone, a Somali teenager. Arone would be tortured to death by the paratroopers, sparking a national inquiry. Belet Huen, Somalia, Mar 16 1993.

Luftwaffe airmen crew a heavily armed "Siebel" ferry during a review, Lahdenpohja, Lake Ladoga, 13 August 1942.

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Luftwaffe airmen crew a heavily armed "Siebel" ferry during a review, Lahdenpohja, Lake Ladoga, 13 August 1942.

18 year old Mike Tyson with his trainer Cus D'Amato before his first professional fight in 1985

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18 year old Mike Tyson with his trainer Cus D'Amato before his first professional fight in 1985

A promotional photograph for the Hollywoodland housing development in Los Angeles, circa 1925. The sign was built in 1923.

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A promotional photograph for the Hollywoodland housing development in Los Angeles, circa 1925. The sign was built in 1923.

Norwegian Quislings (Nazi collaborators) of the collaborationist group "Sonderabteilung Lola" stand trial for treason. They were responsible for torturing, killing, and systematically informing on resistance fighters, 1946 .

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Norwegian Quislings (Nazi collaborators) of the collaborationist group "Sonderabteilung Lola" stand trial for treason. They were responsible for torturing, killing, and systematically informing on resistance fighters, 1946 .

c. 1975: Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro on the set of "Taxi Driver."

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c. 1975: Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro on the set of "Taxi Driver."

A photograph of Mrs. Yang, the wife of the Chinese Ambassador to the US. Inscribed on back “To Miss May H. Morgan, from her friend Mrs. Yang. Washington May 28th 1895”

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A photograph of Mrs. Yang, the wife of the Chinese Ambassador to the US. Inscribed on back “To Miss May H. Morgan, from her friend Mrs. Yang. Washington May 28th 1895”

Pope Saint John Paul II meets with Mehmet Agca, the man who attempted to assassinate him, 1983.

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Pope Saint John Paul II meets with Mehmet Agca, the man who attempted to assassinate him, 1983.

A woman named Charlotte Shipley charges her electric car’s battery in her garage with a cord from a hand-cranked electrical generator, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912

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A woman named Charlotte Shipley charges her electric car’s battery in her garage with a cord from a hand-cranked electrical generator, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912

U.S. Marine Private Theodore James Miller returns to attack transport USS Arthur Middleton (APA-25) after two days of combat on Engebi, Eniwetok Atoll, February 1944. Miller would die in combat at Ebon Atoll a month later.

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U.S. Marine Private Theodore James Miller returns to attack transport USS Arthur Middleton (APA-25) after two days of combat on Engebi, Eniwetok Atoll, February 1944. Miller would die in combat at Ebon Atoll a month later.

Louis-Victor Baillot, who fought in Napoleon’s army. At the time of his death at the age of 105, he was last living veteran of the Battle of Waterloo. 1897

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Louis-Victor Baillot, who fought in Napoleon’s army. At the time of his death at the age of 105, he was last living veteran of the Battle of Waterloo. 1897

A giant snowman measuring 17 feet made by two children in Aberdeen, Scotland 1963

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A giant snowman measuring 17 feet made by two children in Aberdeen, Scotland 1963

Soviet T-26 tank overtakes German motorcyclists during the Nazi-Soviet joint parade in Brest-Litowsk, 22 September 1939

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Soviet T-26 tank overtakes German motorcyclists during the Nazi-Soviet joint parade in Brest-Litowsk, 22 September 1939

A Russian ship full of soldiers. The little boy in white is Tsarevich Alexei, the haemophiliac heir to the Russian throne who was killed at age 14.

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A Russian ship full of soldiers. The little boy in white is Tsarevich Alexei, the haemophiliac heir to the Russian throne who was killed at age 14.

Portable changing booths for the beach, circa 1938

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Portable changing booths for the beach, circa 1938