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Mao Zedong preparing for swimming in his Lushan resort, 1961. (980x735)

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Mao Zedong preparing for swimming in his Lushan resort, 1961. (980x735)

Egyptian men sitting at the entrance to the Great Pyramid of Giza, with millennia of graffiti on the stone behind them. Egypt, 1870s. (Colourized)

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Egyptian men sitting at the entrance to the Great Pyramid of Giza, with millennia of graffiti on the stone behind them. Egypt, 1870s. (Colourized)

Pakistan ISI agent Brigadier Yasub Ali Dogar enjoying chai whilst the Soviet ammunition dumps in Gardez district are destroyed, mid 1980s~,

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Pakistan ISI agent Brigadier Yasub Ali Dogar enjoying chai whilst the Soviet ammunition dumps in Gardez district are destroyed, mid 1980s~,

The USS Shaw explodes in the background in this image of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941. (1240x1015)

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The USS Shaw explodes in the background in this image of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941. (1240x1015)

Snake handling at the Pentecostal Church of God. Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky. 15 September 1946

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Snake handling at the Pentecostal Church of God. Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky. 15 September 1946

A mass of dead and wounded Chinese civilians outside Great World Amusement Center following an accidental bombing by a Nationalist Chinese warplane during fighting in Shanghai between Chinese and Japanese troops. 14 August 1937.

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A mass of dead and wounded Chinese civilians outside Great World Amusement Center following an accidental bombing by a Nationalist Chinese warplane during fighting in Shanghai between Chinese and Japanese troops. 14 August 1937.

Nazi soldiers using a 'Schwellenpflug' to destroy railway tracks, whilst retreating from occupied Soviet territory, 1944-1945.

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Nazi soldiers using a 'Schwellenpflug' to destroy railway tracks, whilst retreating from occupied Soviet territory, 1944-1945.

Russian villages standing on their knees thank Americans for bringing them food, 1922

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Russian villages standing on their knees thank Americans for bringing them food, 1922

What is now the fully developed Las Vegas strip, 1955.

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What is now the fully developed Las Vegas strip, 1955.

A Jewish mother tries to shield her child from the bullets of a Nazi death Squad (Einsatzgruppe) during the Kiev massacres. Never Forget. 1942

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A Jewish mother tries to shield her child from the bullets of a Nazi death Squad (Einsatzgruppe) during the Kiev massacres. Never Forget. 1942

Serbian troops tear down signs for Ottoman 'Uskub' during the First Balkan War, replace with Cyrillic 'Skoplje', 1912

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Serbian troops tear down signs for Ottoman 'Uskub' during the First Balkan War, replace with Cyrillic 'Skoplje', 1912

Gordie Howe, “Mr. Hockey”, admiring his 50th birthday cake before a New England Whalers game in 1978 .

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Gordie Howe, “Mr. Hockey”, admiring his 50th birthday cake before a New England Whalers game in 1978 .

Man in pressure suit with a beaker of boiling water in a vacuum chamber simulating an altitude of 65,000 feet, Feb. 8, 1953

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Man in pressure suit with a beaker of boiling water in a vacuum chamber simulating an altitude of 65,000 feet, Feb. 8, 1953

The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition hits a snag in 1957.

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The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition hits a snag in 1957.

Piece of fuselage of United Airlines Flight 175 on the roof of 5 World Trade Center, New York City. 25 October, 2001.

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Piece of fuselage of United Airlines Flight 175 on the roof of 5 World Trade Center, New York City. 25 October, 2001.

Wimbledon (1996). Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington stop to watch a 23-year-old London student streak during the men's final.

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Wimbledon (1996). Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington stop to watch a 23-year-old London student streak during the men's final.

German soldier being comforted after having his arm blown off. c.1942.

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German soldier being comforted after having his arm blown off. c.1942.

Unangax/Aleut hunter, Ivan Suvorov wearing a gut parka with a large harpoon, Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska in 1909

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Unangax/Aleut hunter, Ivan Suvorov wearing a gut parka with a large harpoon, Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska in 1909

Natal Native Contingent - Anglo Zulu War - 1879 (640 × 447)

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Natal Native Contingent - Anglo Zulu War - 1879 (640 × 447)

Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces. (900x633)

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Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces. (900x633)