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May Day in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, 1968.

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May Day in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, 1968.

1976 “These Women Will Die for Rhodesia” Propaganda Poster from the Rhodesian Bush War

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1976 “These Women Will Die for Rhodesia” Propaganda Poster from the Rhodesian Bush War

Union war veteran posing with his 2 grandchildren, circa 1890

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Union war veteran posing with his 2 grandchildren, circa 1890

1916. Charlottesville Virginia. Brother & Sister for a beautiful Photo

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1916. Charlottesville Virginia. Brother & Sister for a beautiful Photo

Lily Chin holds a photo portrait of her son Vincent in 1983, a year after he was beaten to death in Detroit. Vincent was targeted in a racially motivated hate crime

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Lily Chin holds a photo portrait of her son Vincent in 1983, a year after he was beaten to death in Detroit. Vincent was targeted in a racially motivated hate crime

American Marines posing with a collection of Japanese skulls, Pacific Theater, WW2. Trophy-taking was so widespread that by 1944, declaring bones at Hawaii customs had become routine procedure. (600x453)

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American Marines posing with a collection of Japanese skulls, Pacific Theater, WW2. Trophy-taking was so widespread that by 1944, declaring bones at Hawaii customs had become routine procedure. (600x453)

A Ponca couple posing together for their wedding photo. (c. 1900)

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A Ponca couple posing together for their wedding photo. (c. 1900)

File clerks working at their electric elevator desks in Prague, former Czechoslovakia, 1937.

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File clerks working at their electric elevator desks in Prague, former Czechoslovakia, 1937.

In the Anthropological Museum of the Future, USSR, 1926

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In the Anthropological Museum of the Future, USSR, 1926

A section of the ossuary at Douaumont, France, containing the unidentified remains of over 130,000 soldiers killed at the battle of Verdun, photographed in 1964. The remains include soldiers from both sides of the conflict (1920x1240)

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A section of the ossuary at Douaumont, France, containing the unidentified remains of over 130,000 soldiers killed at the battle of Verdun, photographed in 1964. The remains include soldiers from both sides of the conflict (1920x1240)

My grandfather and his brothers after they all survived WW2.

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My grandfather and his brothers after they all survived WW2.

US forces landing on the shores of Iwo Jima, February 1945.

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US forces landing on the shores of Iwo Jima, February 1945.

My uncle standing beside his older wife he had recently married, on a beach in Italy (1960) - People used to think they were mother and son. She was late 40s and he was mid 20s. She inherited a lot of money. He may have been a golddigger idk lmao

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My uncle standing beside his older wife he had recently married, on a beach in Italy (1960) - People used to think they were mother and son. She was late 40s and he was mid 20s. She inherited a lot of money. He may have been a golddigger idk lmao

North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh visits North Korean President Kim Il Sung in 1957

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North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh visits North Korean President Kim Il Sung in 1957

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow posing for the camera; photo recovered from their hideout in 1933 .

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Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow posing for the camera; photo recovered from their hideout in 1933 .

My grandmother holding my mom as a baby in 1969

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My grandmother holding my mom as a baby in 1969

Members of the Imperial Guard of Iran, an 18,000-strong elite unit of the Iranian military devoted to protecting the Shah, 1975. They were often referred to as "the Immortals" after the legendary corps of bodyguards who protected the ancient Emperors of Persia (1190x850)

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Members of the Imperial Guard of Iran, an 18,000-strong elite unit of the Iranian military devoted to protecting the Shah, 1975. They were often referred to as "the Immortals" after the legendary corps of bodyguards who protected the ancient Emperors of Persia (1190x850)

Handgun Control, Inc. (1981)

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Handgun Control, Inc. (1981)

French soldiers passing by a dog wearing googles and smoking a pipe, 1915.

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French soldiers passing by a dog wearing googles and smoking a pipe, 1915.

Incendiary bombs are dropped from USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers – over the port city of Kobe, Japan, c. June 4th, 1945.

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Incendiary bombs are dropped from USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers – over the port city of Kobe, Japan, c. June 4th, 1945.