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Female extras for Cleopatra in 1963

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Female extras for Cleopatra in 1963

Handmaids, "Is One SCOTUS Seat Really That Big of A Deal", 2020, Art by Rob Rogers

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Handmaids, "Is One SCOTUS Seat Really That Big of A Deal", 2020, Art by Rob Rogers

Battle of Jutland 1916: HMS Indefatigable sinking after being struck by shells from the German battlecruiser Von Der Tann, the resulting explosion destroying her. All but two of crew of 1,119 were killed in the blast and sinking

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Battle of Jutland 1916: HMS Indefatigable sinking after being struck by shells from the German battlecruiser Von Der Tann, the resulting explosion destroying her. All but two of crew of 1,119 were killed in the blast and sinking

1940s Nazi officials use calipers to measure an ethnic German's

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1940s Nazi officials use calipers to measure an ethnic German's

Osaka Castle overlooking Nippon Life Stadium, 1960.

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Osaka Castle overlooking Nippon Life Stadium, 1960.

The oldest known photo in Texas history. Taken in 1849, the Alamo Mission as it appeared 13 years after the infamous battle that saw the deaths of James Bowie, Davy Crockett and William Travis.

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The oldest known photo in Texas history. Taken in 1849, the Alamo Mission as it appeared 13 years after the infamous battle that saw the deaths of James Bowie, Davy Crockett and William Travis.

A couple takes cover under a bridge during the Tiananmen Square Massacre (June 4, 1989]

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A couple takes cover under a bridge during the Tiananmen Square Massacre (June 4, 1989]

My parents wedding photo 10/1/1948

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My parents wedding photo 10/1/1948

Swat Them All! Anti-Discrimination, 1945, Art by Eric Godal

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Swat Them All! Anti-Discrimination, 1945, Art by Eric Godal

Man in chicken suit, 1910.

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Man in chicken suit, 1910.

My parents on their wedding day - 1990

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My parents on their wedding day - 1990

German battleship Tirpitz anchored in Ås Fjord, Norway. March, 1942. .

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German battleship Tirpitz anchored in Ås Fjord, Norway. March, 1942. .

Young women spending time at the lake during the summer in the 1970s

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Young women spending time at the lake during the summer in the 1970s

Marilyn Monroe assembling drones in 1944 for Operation Aphrodite during World War II. Today is her 100th birthday.

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Marilyn Monroe assembling drones in 1944 for Operation Aphrodite during World War II. Today is her 100th birthday.

2-year-old Rahima Banu, the last variola major natural case in the world. Kuralia, Bangladesh. October 1975

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2-year-old Rahima Banu, the last variola major natural case in the world. Kuralia, Bangladesh. October 1975

"Hypocrisy"-Turkish illustration showing the Chinese government crying about the treatment of Palestinians by Israel, while oppressing it's own Uyghur population, Türkiye, 2023

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"Hypocrisy"-Turkish illustration showing the Chinese government crying about the treatment of Palestinians by Israel, while oppressing it's own Uyghur population, Türkiye, 2023

My grandma and some of her friends at the beach, sometime in the early 1940s

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My grandma and some of her friends at the beach, sometime in the early 1940s

The body of British mountaineer George Mallory as it was discovered on Mount Everest on May 1st, 1999, seventy-five years after he vanished high on the mountain during his 1924 summit attempt.

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The body of British mountaineer George Mallory as it was discovered on Mount Everest on May 1st, 1999, seventy-five years after he vanished high on the mountain during his 1924 summit attempt.

Italian military and civilian police stand off with US Delta force soldiers during the Crisis of Sigonella, October 10/11 1985

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Italian military and civilian police stand off with US Delta force soldiers during the Crisis of Sigonella, October 10/11 1985

A WWI Allied soldier bandages the paw of a Red Cross working dog in Flanders, Belgium, 1917

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A WWI Allied soldier bandages the paw of a Red Cross working dog in Flanders, Belgium, 1917