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A homeless Russian man attempts to light a cigarette in the entrance to his makeshift shelter. His shelter is part of a large shantytown that has been constructed near the Kremlin, Moscow, USSR, 1990 (1144x754)

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A homeless Russian man attempts to light a cigarette in the entrance to his makeshift shelter. His shelter is part of a large shantytown that has been constructed near the Kremlin, Moscow, USSR, 1990 (1144x754)

Children wearing straw cape, Japan in 1962

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Children wearing straw cape, Japan in 1962

The detonation of a nuclear bomb, by Harold Edgerton’s Rapatronic camera, in 1952 had a shutter speed of one hundred millionths of a second.

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The detonation of a nuclear bomb, by Harold Edgerton’s Rapatronic camera, in 1952 had a shutter speed of one hundred millionths of a second.

Willem Arondeus was an openly gay Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews. they managed to destroy 800,000 ID cards.(1921)

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Willem Arondeus was an openly gay Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews. they managed to destroy 800,000 ID cards.(1921)

Argentine soldiers posing with a penguin during the Falklands War, 1982

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Argentine soldiers posing with a penguin during the Falklands War, 1982

The tenshu (keep) of Nagoya Castle in 1877, before it was destroyed by American air raids in WWII.

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The tenshu (keep) of Nagoya Castle in 1877, before it was destroyed by American air raids in WWII.

In 1945 a B-25 bomber got lost in the fog and crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building.

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In 1945 a B-25 bomber got lost in the fog and crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building.

A banner announcing the opening of Great Dog Butchery, a canine butchery in Paris, France, 1910

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A banner announcing the opening of Great Dog Butchery, a canine butchery in Paris, France, 1910

A Photo of Theodore Roosevelt's bloodied shirt after being shot giving a campaign speech in milwaukee 1912 he went on to finish his speech before going to hospital. (620 × 348)

Archive / 6729Added Jan 19, 2023

A Photo of Theodore Roosevelt's bloodied shirt after being shot giving a campaign speech in milwaukee 1912 he went on to finish his speech before going to hospital. (620 × 348)

Two of the most brutal dictators in the history of the continent of Africa meet. Idi Amin Dada of Uganda and Jean Bedel Bokassa of the Central African Republic. Uganda. 1972. 1436x992

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Two of the most brutal dictators in the history of the continent of Africa meet. Idi Amin Dada of Uganda and Jean Bedel Bokassa of the Central African Republic. Uganda. 1972. 1436x992

Photograph taken by Richard Drew, Associated Press photographer, showing a man falling from the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Five years after the attacks, the man was identified as Jonathan Briley. (446x620)

Archive / 6731Added Jan 19, 2023

Photograph taken by Richard Drew, Associated Press photographer, showing a man falling from the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Five years after the attacks, the man was identified as Jonathan Briley. (446x620)

Abandoned boy holding a stuffed animal amid ruins following German aerial bombing of London, 1945. Resolution -(1542x1600)

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Abandoned boy holding a stuffed animal amid ruins following German aerial bombing of London, 1945. Resolution -(1542x1600)

Graves of a Catholic Woman and her protestant husband in Holland, c.1888 (1170x880)

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Graves of a Catholic Woman and her protestant husband in Holland, c.1888 (1170x880)

Unpacking Mona Lisa after the end of World War ll in 1945.

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Unpacking Mona Lisa after the end of World War ll in 1945.

A young woman making adjustments on the lovely dress she has sewn with her singer sewing machine. 1920s

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A young woman making adjustments on the lovely dress she has sewn with her singer sewing machine. 1920s

Albert Dryden at the moment he shot Harry Collinson. The murder was captured on camera, 1991.

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Albert Dryden at the moment he shot Harry Collinson. The murder was captured on camera, 1991.

American soldiers suffering from Shell Shock (PTSD) take up gardening to help them recover from the trauma they suffered on the front lines, Fort McPherson, Georgia, June 25, 1918 (1145x868)

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American soldiers suffering from Shell Shock (PTSD) take up gardening to help them recover from the trauma they suffered on the front lines, Fort McPherson, Georgia, June 25, 1918 (1145x868)

The Signal Hill oil well fire, Southern California, 1931. (1280x893)

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The Signal Hill oil well fire, Southern California, 1931. (1280x893)

Fabio after getting hit by a goose on a ride at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1999.

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Fabio after getting hit by a goose on a ride at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1999.

The first elected black woman of Brazil In 1934. Antonieta de Barros was a teacher, journalist and politician. A pioneer on the defense of Afro-Brazilians and woman rights, leaving a great legacy. In 05/01/2023 she officially entered by law into Brazil's Pantheon of National Heroes.

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The first elected black woman of Brazil In 1934. Antonieta de Barros was a teacher, journalist and politician. A pioneer on the defense of Afro-Brazilians and woman rights, leaving a great legacy. In 05/01/2023 she officially entered by law into Brazil's Pantheon of National Heroes.