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Tutankhamun's Tomb, with disassembled chariots, December 1922. (1000x749)

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Tutankhamun's Tomb, with disassembled chariots, December 1922. (1000x749)

My parents, 26 yrs old in 1969 - dad had been to Vietnam and back, “no combat, we just built bridges” as he said

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My parents, 26 yrs old in 1969 - dad had been to Vietnam and back, “no combat, we just built bridges” as he said

Birthday party in our backyard 1974 The Netherlands

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Birthday party in our backyard 1974 The Netherlands

Joe DiMaggio at Marilyn Monroe's funeral, 1962.

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Joe DiMaggio at Marilyn Monroe's funeral, 1962.

USA Delta Force in casual attire protecting General Norman Schwarzkopf during the Gulf War, 1991.

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USA Delta Force in casual attire protecting General Norman Schwarzkopf during the Gulf War, 1991.

2021 American pro-choice sign calling abortion "rad".

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2021 American pro-choice sign calling abortion "rad".

1975 with my mom

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1975 with my mom

Photo of American troops landing in the beaches of Normandy in Omaha beach during Operation Overlord, 1944.

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Photo of American troops landing in the beaches of Normandy in Omaha beach during Operation Overlord, 1944.

Scrawled across the tent left by one of the American soldiers who took part in the first Allied landings in Normandy, France on D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the message "Sorry Jean, had to go, Johnny."

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Scrawled across the tent left by one of the American soldiers who took part in the first Allied landings in Normandy, France on D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the message "Sorry Jean, had to go, Johnny."

Depiction of the Rajput ceremony of Jauhar (holocaust) c.1910

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Depiction of the Rajput ceremony of Jauhar (holocaust) c.1910

My grandma in 1959 with my aunt and pregnant with my uncle. She would have 4 kids by 23, 5 total. Her funeral is tomorrow.

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My grandma in 1959 with my aunt and pregnant with my uncle. She would have 4 kids by 23, 5 total. Her funeral is tomorrow.

My dad in Thailand with some kind of object. I think it might be for music? 1980s

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My dad in Thailand with some kind of object. I think it might be for music? 1980s

Central Bath House on 11 Cossack Lane, St. Petersburg, Russia. 1900's Photograph by Carl Bulla

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Central Bath House on 11 Cossack Lane, St. Petersburg, Russia. 1900's Photograph by Carl Bulla

Norman Rockwell, New Kids in the Neighborhood, 1967

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Norman Rockwell, New Kids in the Neighborhood, 1967

Grozny, Chechnya. 1995. Chechen separatist insurgents running past the corpses of Russian soldiers during the early days of the First Chechen War.

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Grozny, Chechnya. 1995. Chechen separatist insurgents running past the corpses of Russian soldiers during the early days of the First Chechen War.

My Mom had a desktop organizer full of these recipe cards. It was a subscription from McCall's magazine.

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My Mom had a desktop organizer full of these recipe cards. It was a subscription from McCall's magazine.

Indonesian forced labourers (romushas) at the Imperial Japanese Army's Seletar work camp, Singapore, c. 1945

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Indonesian forced labourers (romushas) at the Imperial Japanese Army's Seletar work camp, Singapore, c. 1945

Two kids discovered a Ferrari Dino buried in their backyard while playing, 1978.

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Two kids discovered a Ferrari Dino buried in their backyard while playing, 1978.

Family portrait during the Spanish flu, 1918.

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Family portrait during the Spanish flu, 1918.

"The Press is the Enemy of the People" (2017)

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"The Press is the Enemy of the People" (2017)