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A Palestinian woman points to the bloodstain of British documentary filmmaker James Miller, as his helmet and bulletproof vest lie at the scene where he was fatally shot in the neck by an Israeli sniper while Miller was filming his documentary “Death in Gaza” for HBO. Rafah , May 2003

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A Palestinian woman points to the bloodstain of British documentary filmmaker James Miller, as his helmet and bulletproof vest lie at the scene where he was fatally shot in the neck by an Israeli sniper while Miller was filming his documentary “Death in Gaza” for HBO. Rafah , May 2003

2023 political cartoon.

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2023 political cartoon.

Young lady has fun with her photo sesion. Glass negative (1 plate 4 shots), circa 1900s.

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Young lady has fun with her photo sesion. Glass negative (1 plate 4 shots), circa 1900s.

Wernher von Braun, director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, at his office in Huntsville, Alabama 1965.

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Wernher von Braun, director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, at his office in Huntsville, Alabama 1965.

Susan Smith, 23, and her husband talk to the press after the disappearances of their two sons. She drove her car into a lake and left the boys there to drown. During the interview, Smith claimed that a phantom black male carjacker had kidnapped her sons (South Carolina, 1994) .

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Susan Smith, 23, and her husband talk to the press after the disappearances of their two sons. She drove her car into a lake and left the boys there to drown. During the interview, Smith claimed that a phantom black male carjacker had kidnapped her sons (South Carolina, 1994) .

Mother holding her baby boy while her daughter stands besides her, circa 1900s. Glass negative

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Mother holding her baby boy while her daughter stands besides her, circa 1900s. Glass negative

“Four Freedoms”, a series of paintings by Norman Rockwell about FDR’s goals articulated in the 1941 State of the Union meant to describe the freedoms the Allies fought for in WW2, c. 1943

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“Four Freedoms”, a series of paintings by Norman Rockwell about FDR’s goals articulated in the 1941 State of the Union meant to describe the freedoms the Allies fought for in WW2, c. 1943

My sister walking down the aisle with George Clooney at my Aunt and Uncles wedding, 1968?

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My sister walking down the aisle with George Clooney at my Aunt and Uncles wedding, 1968?

"We DO hate" George Lincoln Rockwell's hate bus. Virginia, USA, 1961.

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"We DO hate" George Lincoln Rockwell's hate bus. Virginia, USA, 1961.

My mom on her wedding day June 10th, 1972

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My mom on her wedding day June 10th, 1972

Prussian nobleman's son Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, 7, sits in a chair at his family's estate (German Empire, 1907) .

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Prussian nobleman's son Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten, 7, sits in a chair at his family's estate (German Empire, 1907) .

A victim recovered after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, 1912.

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A victim recovered after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, 1912.

My daughters Grandmother and Great Grandmother Jan. 1943

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My daughters Grandmother and Great Grandmother Jan. 1943

Future WWII hero & French president Charles De Gaulle with his daughter Anne in the 1930's. Anne was born with down syndrome but was never institutionalized, as was common at the time, & lived with her family until the end of her life. She died of pneumonia in 1948 at the age of 20 (1310x900)

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Future WWII hero & French president Charles De Gaulle with his daughter Anne in the 1930's. Anne was born with down syndrome but was never institutionalized, as was common at the time, & lived with her family until the end of her life. She died of pneumonia in 1948 at the age of 20 (1310x900)

Bruce Plante (2015)

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Bruce Plante (2015)

A young girl in a school for Black civil rights activists being trained to not react to smoke blown in her face, 1960.

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A young girl in a school for Black civil rights activists being trained to not react to smoke blown in her face, 1960.

Ice delivery man poses for a photo in Houston TX circa 1920

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Ice delivery man poses for a photo in Houston TX circa 1920

A soldier's polaroid of Marilyn Monroe visiting the troops in Korea: "She was the most beautiful, refreshing sight most of those men had seen in months." 1954 (656x960)

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A soldier's polaroid of Marilyn Monroe visiting the troops in Korea: "She was the most beautiful, refreshing sight most of those men had seen in months." 1954 (656x960)

Girls racing sheep in Aberystwyth, Wales. 1965.

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Girls racing sheep in Aberystwyth, Wales. 1965.

From July 26-29, 1950, U.S soldiers in Korea murdered up to 250-300 war refugees, including women and children. Bullet holes are still visible and marked at the tunnel bridge where most people died, 50th Anniversary Memorial Service, 2000.

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From July 26-29, 1950, U.S soldiers in Korea murdered up to 250-300 war refugees, including women and children. Bullet holes are still visible and marked at the tunnel bridge where most people died, 50th Anniversary Memorial Service, 2000.