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After I was born, dad took a snapshot of my mom. 1953

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After I was born, dad took a snapshot of my mom. 1953

Aboriginal prisoners in neck chains guarded by a police officer, Western Australia, 1901.

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Aboriginal prisoners in neck chains guarded by a police officer, Western Australia, 1901.

Meiko Kaji, star of 'Lady Snowblood', inspiration for Tarantino's 'Kill Bill', in the Tokyo subway in the 1970s

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Meiko Kaji, star of 'Lady Snowblood', inspiration for Tarantino's 'Kill Bill', in the Tokyo subway in the 1970s

1945 Nuremberg Trials, Nazi officials, including Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess, were seen laughing, famously captured in photos often captioned as a reaction to translation mistakes or witness testimony

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1945 Nuremberg Trials, Nazi officials, including Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess, were seen laughing, famously captured in photos often captioned as a reaction to translation mistakes or witness testimony

Out of the 750,000 who fought for the Confedaracy in the Civil War, these were the last 3 alive in 1951, together.

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Out of the 750,000 who fought for the Confedaracy in the Civil War, these were the last 3 alive in 1951, together.

My Nan and Pop on their wedding day, 1958

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My Nan and Pop on their wedding day, 1958

Ota Benga, a Congolese Mbuti pygmy, exhibited in the monkey cage at the Bronx Zoo. He was forced to smile and show his sharpened teeth to thousands of visitors, 1906.

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Ota Benga, a Congolese Mbuti pygmy, exhibited in the monkey cage at the Bronx Zoo. He was forced to smile and show his sharpened teeth to thousands of visitors, 1906.

Ignorance=Fear: Silence=Death by Keith Haring (1989)

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Ignorance=Fear: Silence=Death by Keith Haring (1989)

A mugshot of 11-year-old gangster Robert Sandifer. It is the only known photo of Sandifer, who killed a 14-year-old schoolgirl while shooting at rival gangsters, prior to his own murder by two teenage fellow gangsters. His short and violent life got national attention (Chicago, 1994) .

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A mugshot of 11-year-old gangster Robert Sandifer. It is the only known photo of Sandifer, who killed a 14-year-old schoolgirl while shooting at rival gangsters, prior to his own murder by two teenage fellow gangsters. His short and violent life got national attention (Chicago, 1994) .

Young lady posing for her double shot, Junction city, Kansas, 1917. glass negative

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Young lady posing for her double shot, Junction city, Kansas, 1917. glass negative

Coffins of Communards following the suppression of the Paris Commune, 1871.

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Coffins of Communards following the suppression of the Paris Commune, 1871.

Only known authentic photograph of Titanic's swimming pool 1912

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Only known authentic photograph of Titanic's swimming pool 1912

My grandpa George Clinton, backstage in the 70s 🖤

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My grandpa George Clinton, backstage in the 70s 🖤

A bridal party in the 70s

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A bridal party in the 70s

January 31, 1990: The first McDonald's in the USSR opened in Moscow. Its opening was a real sensation: to get in, you had to wait in line for several hours.

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January 31, 1990: The first McDonald's in the USSR opened in Moscow. Its opening was a real sensation: to get in, you had to wait in line for several hours.

"Zionism is a weapon of imperialism!"—May day parade. USSR, 1972

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"Zionism is a weapon of imperialism!"—May day parade. USSR, 1972

A man on the beach is fined for indecent clothing, Heemskerk, Netherlands, 1931

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A man on the beach is fined for indecent clothing, Heemskerk, Netherlands, 1931

Syrian president Bashar al assad with Egyptian leader hosni mubarak during his trip to Egypt, both would be overthrown because of the Arab spring (though bashar would take much longer) March 20th 2002 (1024×711)

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Syrian president Bashar al assad with Egyptian leader hosni mubarak during his trip to Egypt, both would be overthrown because of the Arab spring (though bashar would take much longer) March 20th 2002 (1024×711)

My great grandma Evelyn in 1938, age 21

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My great grandma Evelyn in 1938, age 21

A dead GI and US troops under sniper fire on the Nibelungen Bridge in Worms, Germany. 28 March 1945.

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A dead GI and US troops under sniper fire on the Nibelungen Bridge in Worms, Germany. 28 March 1945.