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US Justice By John Jonik , Published August 25, 2017

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US Justice By John Jonik , Published August 25, 2017

My lovely mother and I (Paris, 1977). I’m thinking about having these glasses fitted for me.

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My lovely mother and I (Paris, 1977). I’m thinking about having these glasses fitted for me.

Palestinians celebrate the democratic election of Hamas. 25, January 2006.

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Palestinians celebrate the democratic election of Hamas. 25, January 2006.

Parents of LGBT children at the first Pride Parade , 1973

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Parents of LGBT children at the first Pride Parade , 1973

Handprints of iraqi victims burnt on to the walls of the Amiriyah shelter. the US Air Force bombed the shelter with two smart bombs killing 400+ Iraqi civilians. Baghdad,1991 during the Gulf War, .(182 x 300)

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Handprints of iraqi victims burnt on to the walls of the Amiriyah shelter. the US Air Force bombed the shelter with two smart bombs killing 400+ Iraqi civilians. Baghdad,1991 during the Gulf War, .(182 x 300)

Mother smiles while her little baby boy holds a milk bottle, 1922.

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Mother smiles while her little baby boy holds a milk bottle, 1922.

Sufferer of acute radiation sickness, photo taken at a specialized clinic in the Soviet Union after the Chernobyl disaster of April 26, 1986.

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Sufferer of acute radiation sickness, photo taken at a specialized clinic in the Soviet Union after the Chernobyl disaster of April 26, 1986.

Me at 18 at my prom taken with a Polaroid camera (I’d assume). To date the only remaining photograph of me with hair I think. (I’m on the left)

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Me at 18 at my prom taken with a Polaroid camera (I’d assume). To date the only remaining photograph of me with hair I think. (I’m on the left)

I'm so embarrassed i could die (1996)

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I'm so embarrassed i could die (1996)

"Kombat" is a heroic photograph of the Soviet political commissar of the 220th Infantry Regiment urging his soldiers to attack on the Eastern Front in Soviet Ukraine, July 12, 1942. The man in the photograph is said to have died minutes after it was taken.

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"Kombat" is a heroic photograph of the Soviet political commissar of the 220th Infantry Regiment urging his soldiers to attack on the Eastern Front in Soviet Ukraine, July 12, 1942. The man in the photograph is said to have died minutes after it was taken.

Line for the bathroom at a camp in Norway, 1947.

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Line for the bathroom at a camp in Norway, 1947.

NYC protest, July 7, 1941

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NYC protest, July 7, 1941

A Vietnamese mother and her children wade across a river, fleeing a bombing raid on Qui Nhon by United States aircraft, Vietnam, September 7, 1965.(612x483)

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A Vietnamese mother and her children wade across a river, fleeing a bombing raid on Qui Nhon by United States aircraft, Vietnam, September 7, 1965.(612x483)

A Vietnamese woman deformed by American chemical warfare August 27, 2006

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A Vietnamese woman deformed by American chemical warfare August 27, 2006

A college dorm in the 70s

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A college dorm in the 70s

"You are mine jay walker"— Anti-jaywalking sign in New York City (1924) showing death pointing at pedestrians.

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"You are mine jay walker"— Anti-jaywalking sign in New York City (1924) showing death pointing at pedestrians.

USS Liberty The technical research ship arrives at Valletta, Malta, having been attacked by Israeli aircraft and torpedo vessels in the Mediterranean, 8th June 1967.(1062x1600p)

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USS Liberty The technical research ship arrives at Valletta, Malta, having been attacked by Israeli aircraft and torpedo vessels in the Mediterranean, 8th June 1967.(1062x1600p)

Ukrainian Army soldier in al-Kut, Iraq, August 2003

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Ukrainian Army soldier in al-Kut, Iraq, August 2003

My parents in the 1970s, Vietnam

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My parents in the 1970s, Vietnam

Me, my CIA mom, my grandparents and my sister. Austin, Tx 1958

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Me, my CIA mom, my grandparents and my sister. Austin, Tx 1958