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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

Throwing my wedding bouquet to my best friend, 1979

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Throwing my wedding bouquet to my best friend, 1979

(1990) Iwas gifted this family portrait by a neighbor. I have carried it with me through three houses, in two states and two countries. It is not my family....

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(1990) Iwas gifted this family portrait by a neighbor. I have carried it with me through three houses, in two states and two countries. It is not my family....

May 31, 1921, a white supremacist mob systematically destroyed Tulsa, Oklahoma’s black affluent neighborhood of Greenwood aka “Black Wall Street.” Killing an estimated 300, they also burned 35 city blocks to the ground and left 10,000 homeless.

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May 31, 1921, a white supremacist mob systematically destroyed Tulsa, Oklahoma’s black affluent neighborhood of Greenwood aka “Black Wall Street.” Killing an estimated 300, they also burned 35 city blocks to the ground and left 10,000 homeless.

War protester checklist (Cox & Forkum, 2002)

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War protester checklist (Cox & Forkum, 2002)

Tenzing Norgay poses atop Mount Everest after he and Edmund Hillary became the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit on May 29, 1953. Photograph taken by Hillary.

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Tenzing Norgay poses atop Mount Everest after he and Edmund Hillary became the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit on May 29, 1953. Photograph taken by Hillary.

My teenaged great-grandmother (on the left) talking to one of her father's many mistresses

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My teenaged great-grandmother (on the left) talking to one of her father's many mistresses

A woman protests against the wearing of bikinis, in Daytona Beach, Florida, 1981

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A woman protests against the wearing of bikinis, in Daytona Beach, Florida, 1981

The Hoover Dam under construction, February 1934 (960 X 768)

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The Hoover Dam under construction, February 1934 (960 X 768)

Parents give very warm smiles as they pose with their children, Denmark, July of 1893. Mother looks really happy with her baby.

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Parents give very warm smiles as they pose with their children, Denmark, July of 1893. Mother looks really happy with her baby.

A young boy in northern Afghanistan photographed wearing a shirt with the Confederate flag, 2002 (1079x1502)

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A young boy in northern Afghanistan photographed wearing a shirt with the Confederate flag, 2002 (1079x1502)

"Hang around girls, we like it!", US poster encouraging the female workers to take fewer and shorter breaks, implying that slacking off serves the enemy, c. 1942

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"Hang around girls, we like it!", US poster encouraging the female workers to take fewer and shorter breaks, implying that slacking off serves the enemy, c. 1942

Oxford students after exams,1989.

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Oxford students after exams,1989.

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay complete the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.

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Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay complete the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.

Grandmother recently passed. I stumbled upon her and my grandfather's wedding photo from 1965.

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Grandmother recently passed. I stumbled upon her and my grandfather's wedding photo from 1965.

Maria Gavrish congratulating Elena Kovalenko, who had just defeated her in the breaststroke competition at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in Moscow (1956)

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Maria Gavrish congratulating Elena Kovalenko, who had just defeated her in the breaststroke competition at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in Moscow (1956)

A Palestinian terrorist appearing on a balcony in the Munich Olympic Village, where members of the Israeli team were being held hostage, 1972 (1600x1267)

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A Palestinian terrorist appearing on a balcony in the Munich Olympic Village, where members of the Israeli team were being held hostage, 1972 (1600x1267)

Private Semyon Hitler, 1942. He fought in World War II for the Soviet Union and performed a heroic act in Odessa. He later died in Crimea in 1942.

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Private Semyon Hitler, 1942. He fought in World War II for the Soviet Union and performed a heroic act in Odessa. He later died in Crimea in 1942.

Kids with their uncle in Earle, Arkansas 1984

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Kids with their uncle in Earle, Arkansas 1984

- Human rights for Black people? Well, have a seat, let's talk!, USSR, 1978

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- Human rights for Black people? Well, have a seat, let's talk!, USSR, 1978