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1976 Photo from the restaurant Windows on the World, which sat atop New York City's World Trade Center's north tower. (Photo by Ezra Stoller)

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1976 Photo from the restaurant Windows on the World, which sat atop New York City's World Trade Center's north tower. (Photo by Ezra Stoller)

Chinese miners in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Late 1800s

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Chinese miners in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Late 1800s

Boys pray on bunk beds in a dormitory at the Bishop Horden Memorial School, a residential school in the indigenous Cree community of Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada in 1950.

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Boys pray on bunk beds in a dormitory at the Bishop Horden Memorial School, a residential school in the indigenous Cree community of Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada in 1950.

February 1940 a '39 GMC hauls a load of Pontiacs down the main street of Eufaula Oklahoma. Colorized 2400 x 1600

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February 1940 a '39 GMC hauls a load of Pontiacs down the main street of Eufaula Oklahoma. Colorized 2400 x 1600

Eighteen-year-old prostitute Katya scours the street for work as a police car drives past in Moscow in 1991 shortly before the collapse of the USSR

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Eighteen-year-old prostitute Katya scours the street for work as a police car drives past in Moscow in 1991 shortly before the collapse of the USSR

A young Chinese woman from one of the Imperial Japanese Army's "comfort battalions" is interviewed by a British Royal Air Force officer in Rangoon after being liberated in August 1945

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A young Chinese woman from one of the Imperial Japanese Army's "comfort battalions" is interviewed by a British Royal Air Force officer in Rangoon after being liberated in August 1945

The Pentagon, 1941

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The Pentagon, 1941

Worker and supervisor at a car factory, Moścow, Soviet Union, 1954. Photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Worker and supervisor at a car factory, Moścow, Soviet Union, 1954. Photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Child in a tiger suit, Beijing, China between 1918 to 1919

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Child in a tiger suit, Beijing, China between 1918 to 1919

Teenagers in Belfast 1974 at the start of the 'conflict'

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Teenagers in Belfast 1974 at the start of the 'conflict'

"That's the dirty bastard that killed my brother" - An injured Nick Kuesis immediately recognizes and points to James Morelli, who killed his brother and shot him in the neck. Morelli and two other men were implicated in five shootings, three of which were fatal, Chicago, 1947

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"That's the dirty bastard that killed my brother" - An injured Nick Kuesis immediately recognizes and points to James Morelli, who killed his brother and shot him in the neck. Morelli and two other men were implicated in five shootings, three of which were fatal, Chicago, 1947

Piles of hunted bison bones waiting to be shipped east by rail to be used for fertilizer, gunpowder, and in the sugar refining process. Alberta, Canada, c. 1880s.

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Piles of hunted bison bones waiting to be shipped east by rail to be used for fertilizer, gunpowder, and in the sugar refining process. Alberta, Canada, c. 1880s.

Albert Einstein giving a talk at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. 1946

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Albert Einstein giving a talk at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. 1946

Schoolchildren performing the Bellamy salute while reciting the pledge of allegiance, 1941

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Schoolchildren performing the Bellamy salute while reciting the pledge of allegiance, 1941

An Italian resistance fighter in Florence,1944.

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An Italian resistance fighter in Florence,1944.

Polish border guard and his horse drink from the stream in Bieszczady Mountains while on patrol. Polish Border Guard still uses horses to traverse difficult mountainous or swampy terrain. This photo was used for recruitment purposes. Poland, 1980.

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Polish border guard and his horse drink from the stream in Bieszczady Mountains while on patrol. Polish Border Guard still uses horses to traverse difficult mountainous or swampy terrain. This photo was used for recruitment purposes. Poland, 1980.

Serbian girl murdered by Ustaše guards at Jasenovac concentration camp (1941-1945) during World War II. The camp was so brutal that even Himmler and the SS were shocked.

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Serbian girl murdered by Ustaše guards at Jasenovac concentration camp (1941-1945) during World War II. The camp was so brutal that even Himmler and the SS were shocked.

A white mob, consisting of thousands of people, many of whom are hoping to participate in or witness a lynching, stands outside the courthouse as a black man stands trial for murdering a white girl. At least one person in the crowd was seen carrying a rope, Kentucky, 1920 .

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A white mob, consisting of thousands of people, many of whom are hoping to participate in or witness a lynching, stands outside the courthouse as a black man stands trial for murdering a white girl. At least one person in the crowd was seen carrying a rope, Kentucky, 1920 .

British soldiers of 'L' Squadron SBS (Special Boat Squadron) curiously looking at Greek carvings on ancient ruins at the Parthenon temple - Athenian Acropolis, Greece, late October 1944 - Second World War - southern European Theatre.

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British soldiers of 'L' Squadron SBS (Special Boat Squadron) curiously looking at Greek carvings on ancient ruins at the Parthenon temple - Athenian Acropolis, Greece, late October 1944 - Second World War - southern European Theatre.

Soviets waving their flag over the Reichstag after the capture of Berlin in 1945 (260x190)

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Soviets waving their flag over the Reichstag after the capture of Berlin in 1945 (260x190)