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Mother laughs as she tries to keep her children in place for their photo, 1960s.

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Mother laughs as she tries to keep her children in place for their photo, 1960s.

Dismantling a monument to Lenin, East Berlin, November 1991

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Dismantling a monument to Lenin, East Berlin, November 1991

Fidel Castro and Che Guevara while they were imprisoned in Mexico City, July 1956.

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Fidel Castro and Che Guevara while they were imprisoned in Mexico City, July 1956.

"What's the matter with him, can't he see we come in peace?" (1997)

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"What's the matter with him, can't he see we come in peace?" (1997)

Thomas Francis Meagher, the future governor of Montana, shortly after being sentenced to death for sedition (Dublin, 1848) .

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Thomas Francis Meagher, the future governor of Montana, shortly after being sentenced to death for sedition (Dublin, 1848) .

gf & car

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gf & car

Little girls acting as pallbearers at the funeral of another little girl, Lake Andes, South Dakota, 1912

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Little girls acting as pallbearers at the funeral of another little girl, Lake Andes, South Dakota, 1912

Man browses for books in the old public library of Cincinnati. The building was demolished in 1955

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Man browses for books in the old public library of Cincinnati. The building was demolished in 1955

An Irish demonstration in Manhattan protesting British rule in Northern Ireland and mourning IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands, who had died 4 days earlier after a 66-day hunger strike demanding that imprisoned IRA members be granted political-prisoner status. (1981)

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An Irish demonstration in Manhattan protesting British rule in Northern Ireland and mourning IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands, who had died 4 days earlier after a 66-day hunger strike demanding that imprisoned IRA members be granted political-prisoner status. (1981)

Daguerreotype of three sisters from an affluent Jewish Boston family (1850).

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Daguerreotype of three sisters from an affluent Jewish Boston family (1850).

1974 pamphlet from the Department of Health and Education encouraging Indigenous Americans to undergo sterilization.

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1974 pamphlet from the Department of Health and Education encouraging Indigenous Americans to undergo sterilization.

Faris Tuohy, who fought in WWII, holds a photo from 1944. That’s him on the left, holding a cup of coffee after one of many battles. He celebrated 97th birthday in April 2023. He passed away on 6/2/2023 (320 × 423)

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Faris Tuohy, who fought in WWII, holds a photo from 1944. That’s him on the left, holding a cup of coffee after one of many battles. He celebrated 97th birthday in April 2023. He passed away on 6/2/2023 (320 × 423)

Violet and Daisy Hilton, conjoined twins born in Brighton, 1908.

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Violet and Daisy Hilton, conjoined twins born in Brighton, 1908.

Dark Haired Sam Elliot At Early 70’s.

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Dark Haired Sam Elliot At Early 70’s.

Father gives a loving smile to his dughter while holding her, 1969.

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Father gives a loving smile to his dughter while holding her, 1969.

Members of the NKVD Special Operational Purpose Division carrying Nazi flags and standards for the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade. The parade was the largest military parade ever held in Red Square. June 24, 1945.

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Members of the NKVD Special Operational Purpose Division carrying Nazi flags and standards for the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade. The parade was the largest military parade ever held in Red Square. June 24, 1945.

Out of over 750,000 soldiers that fought for South, these were last 3 surviving Confederate Civil War veterans, 1951. The last Union veteran would live to 1956 (548 × 680)

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Out of over 750,000 soldiers that fought for South, these were last 3 surviving Confederate Civil War veterans, 1951. The last Union veteran would live to 1956 (548 × 680)

Movie Disaster (2004)

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Movie Disaster (2004)

Mother poses her little boy for their photo together, Netherlands, January of 1970.

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Mother poses her little boy for their photo together, Netherlands, January of 1970.

A worker whose job is to carry a bag of up to 40 kg reaches the top of the mine via ladder, Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil 1986.

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A worker whose job is to carry a bag of up to 40 kg reaches the top of the mine via ladder, Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil 1986.