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Grid girls for the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Budapest (1986)

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Grid girls for the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Budapest (1986)

A newly born lamb snuggles up to a sleeping boy, 1940

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A newly born lamb snuggles up to a sleeping boy, 1940

Mom getting ready for the US National Figure Skating Championship in Seattle circa 1969

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Mom getting ready for the US National Figure Skating Championship in Seattle circa 1969

Parrots on the background of dead people as a result of mass suicide in Johnstown, November 18th, 1978

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Parrots on the background of dead people as a result of mass suicide in Johnstown, November 18th, 1978

Anti-fascist propaganda from 1933.

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Anti-fascist propaganda from 1933.

Montana Governor Marc Racicot passes by death row inmate Duncan McKenzie. At a face-to-face meeting, McKenzie pleaded for his life and said he was innocent. Racicot concluded that he was a liar and refused to intervene. McKenzie was executed two days later (Deer Lodge, 1995) .

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Montana Governor Marc Racicot passes by death row inmate Duncan McKenzie. At a face-to-face meeting, McKenzie pleaded for his life and said he was innocent. Racicot concluded that he was a liar and refused to intervene. McKenzie was executed two days later (Deer Lodge, 1995) .

A father teaching his son to ride a bike in Central Park, New York City. ca 1973

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A father teaching his son to ride a bike in Central Park, New York City. ca 1973

Allied troops after the D-Day landings, Normandy, 1944. ,

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Allied troops after the D-Day landings, Normandy, 1944. ,

Father and mother smile with their little baby boy, Saitama, Japan, 1947.

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Father and mother smile with their little baby boy, Saitama, Japan, 1947.

The Ruins of the Nazi Germany: One of the Last Surviving Machine-Gun Pillboxes of the Blue Line in the Caucasus, 1943.

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The Ruins of the Nazi Germany: One of the Last Surviving Machine-Gun Pillboxes of the Blue Line in the Caucasus, 1943.

Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat celebrates with Saddam Hussein following the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, August 1990.

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Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat celebrates with Saddam Hussein following the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, August 1990.

My grandparents on their wedding day, April 29, 1939

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My grandparents on their wedding day, April 29, 1939

"Don't make me laugh!", USA, 1918

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"Don't make me laugh!", USA, 1918

21-year-old Bernie Sanders protesting segregation and getting arrested in Chicago, 1963

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21-year-old Bernie Sanders protesting segregation and getting arrested in Chicago, 1963

A couple discovers that their almost two year old child has been swept out to sea by a wave in 1954

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A couple discovers that their almost two year old child has been swept out to sea by a wave in 1954

My Mother in the Late 60’s

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My Mother in the Late 60’s

Martin Sheen with sons Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, circa 1980s

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Martin Sheen with sons Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, circa 1980s

Joseph Ambrose, an 86 year old World War I veteran, attends the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. Wearing his WWI uniform, he is holding the flag that covered the casket of his son Clement, who was killed in the Korean War.

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Joseph Ambrose, an 86 year old World War I veteran, attends the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. Wearing his WWI uniform, he is holding the flag that covered the casket of his son Clement, who was killed in the Korean War.

Teenagers affected by radiation exposure from the Chernobyl disaster waiting for medical treatment in Cuba, December 1986 .

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Teenagers affected by radiation exposure from the Chernobyl disaster waiting for medical treatment in Cuba, December 1986 .

US Justice By John Jonik , Published August 25, 2017

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US Justice By John Jonik , Published August 25, 2017