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"Broke, baby sick, and car trouble!" Missouri family of five broken down on U.S. Highway 99 near Tracy, California. Photo by Dorothea Lange. February 1937

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"Broke, baby sick, and car trouble!" Missouri family of five broken down on U.S. Highway 99 near Tracy, California. Photo by Dorothea Lange. February 1937

Polish women led to execution site in a forest near Palmiry village close to Warsaw. Woman in the foreground was identified after the war by her checked coat as Janina Skalska, age 38, miller's wife from Piaseczno. Palmiry, Poland, 1940.

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Polish women led to execution site in a forest near Palmiry village close to Warsaw. Woman in the foreground was identified after the war by her checked coat as Janina Skalska, age 38, miller's wife from Piaseczno. Palmiry, Poland, 1940.

German Schienenzeppelin locomotive train, designed and built in 1929 by aircraft engineer Franz Kruckenberg was powered by an aircraft BMW V12 motor and propeller. It could attain speeds of 143 mph, setting the land speed record for a petrol powered rail vehicle.

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German Schienenzeppelin locomotive train, designed and built in 1929 by aircraft engineer Franz Kruckenberg was powered by an aircraft BMW V12 motor and propeller. It could attain speeds of 143 mph, setting the land speed record for a petrol powered rail vehicle.

9-year old Eunice Winstead Johns and her husband, 22-year-old Charlie Johns, Sneedville, Tennessee, United States, 1937

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9-year old Eunice Winstead Johns and her husband, 22-year-old Charlie Johns, Sneedville, Tennessee, United States, 1937

A photo of the aftermath of the bombing of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108. All 23 people on board were killed. The bombing was the first attack on civil aviation in North America, Quebec, 1949 .

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A photo of the aftermath of the bombing of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108. All 23 people on board were killed. The bombing was the first attack on civil aviation in North America, Quebec, 1949 .

Titanic's Lifeboat 6 approaches the RMS Carpathia. It had room for 36 more people. April 15, 1912.

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Titanic's Lifeboat 6 approaches the RMS Carpathia. It had room for 36 more people. April 15, 1912.

Canada 1967 - La Tuque Residential School Hockey Team

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Canada 1967 - La Tuque Residential School Hockey Team

The United States Board of Tea Experts assembled for the first time since 1942 to set up minimum standards for the eight to ten different types of tea that will be coming into the country for the following year, Feb. 17, 1947

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The United States Board of Tea Experts assembled for the first time since 1942 to set up minimum standards for the eight to ten different types of tea that will be coming into the country for the following year, Feb. 17, 1947

Martin Luther King's Funeral in Memphis funeral home,1968 April 5(1024X682)

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Martin Luther King's Funeral in Memphis funeral home,1968 April 5(1024X682)

A man selling brooms and baskets. Japan, 1890-1896

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A man selling brooms and baskets. Japan, 1890-1896

British Army fatigue party carrying duckboards over a support line trench at night. Cambrai, 12 January 1917. (Colourized)

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British Army fatigue party carrying duckboards over a support line trench at night. Cambrai, 12 January 1917. (Colourized)

1979: The last confirmed grizzly bear in Colorado, killed in self-defense mid-attack.

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1979: The last confirmed grizzly bear in Colorado, killed in self-defense mid-attack.

1970: Primatologist Dian Fossey and young male gorilla Peanuts, who is copying her.

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1970: Primatologist Dian Fossey and young male gorilla Peanuts, who is copying her.

Belongings of Srebrenica Genocide victims litter a road after the mass execution of men and boys. 17 July 1995

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Belongings of Srebrenica Genocide victims litter a road after the mass execution of men and boys. 17 July 1995

Joseph Stalin, future leader of the Soviet Union. Mugshot taken sometime in 1911, he was arrested by the Tsarist Secret Police for revolutionary activities

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Joseph Stalin, future leader of the Soviet Union. Mugshot taken sometime in 1911, he was arrested by the Tsarist Secret Police for revolutionary activities

Major David G. Bellemere in front of B-24H Liberator "Tepee Time Gal," of the 455th BG, San Giovanni, Italy, circa late 1944. He's wearing typical flight gear including an F-2 electrical flying suit with a flak vest and B-3 jacket, and an M4 flak helmet with Polaroid B-8 goggles.

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Major David G. Bellemere in front of B-24H Liberator "Tepee Time Gal," of the 455th BG, San Giovanni, Italy, circa late 1944. He's wearing typical flight gear including an F-2 electrical flying suit with a flak vest and B-3 jacket, and an M4 flak helmet with Polaroid B-8 goggles.

1989 Plymouth Voyager 3 Concept. A miniature tractor-trailer.

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1989 Plymouth Voyager 3 Concept. A miniature tractor-trailer.

Children mutilated by Congo Soldiers. Soldiers were required to provide the hand of their victims as proof when they had shot and killed someone, but to save ammunition they sometimes "cheated" by simply cutting off the hand and leaving the victim to live or die (Congo Free State 1904)

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Children mutilated by Congo Soldiers. Soldiers were required to provide the hand of their victims as proof when they had shot and killed someone, but to save ammunition they sometimes "cheated" by simply cutting off the hand and leaving the victim to live or die (Congo Free State 1904)

Ronald Reagan “punching” Muhammad Ali during his visit to the White House, 1983. Reagan was born 112 years ago on 06 Feb 1911.

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Ronald Reagan “punching” Muhammad Ali during his visit to the White House, 1983. Reagan was born 112 years ago on 06 Feb 1911.

Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls attempts a dunk during the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest at Chicago Stadium (Chicago, Illinois 1988)

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Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls attempts a dunk during the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest at Chicago Stadium (Chicago, Illinois 1988)