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German POWs from the North Africa Campaign arriving at Camp Aliceville, Alabama, US to work as farmers during World War II (1943)

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German POWs from the North Africa Campaign arriving at Camp Aliceville, Alabama, US to work as farmers during World War II (1943)

Iraqis watching the trial of Saddam Hussein in a cafe along the river Tigres. (2004)

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Iraqis watching the trial of Saddam Hussein in a cafe along the river Tigres. (2004)

"Keep the world clean" - Anti-Israel poster from a demonstration by the Norwiegian student of the Warsaw Medical University, 2023

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"Keep the world clean" - Anti-Israel poster from a demonstration by the Norwiegian student of the Warsaw Medical University, 2023

Children pose for their portrait in Massachusetts, early 1900s

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Children pose for their portrait in Massachusetts, early 1900s

Baby Anne Frank in the arms of her mother Edith, with her older sister Margot standing nearby, June 1929

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Baby Anne Frank in the arms of her mother Edith, with her older sister Margot standing nearby, June 1929

September 1st 1975: Daniel "Chappie" James USAF becomes the first black American to be promoted to 4-Star General.

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September 1st 1975: Daniel "Chappie" James USAF becomes the first black American to be promoted to 4-Star General.

Cairo Mary, bouncer at Shanghai Red's in San Pedro, California, escorts a customer to the door in 1953.

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Cairo Mary, bouncer at Shanghai Red's in San Pedro, California, escorts a customer to the door in 1953.

My mom, sometime in the 80s.

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My mom, sometime in the 80s.

During the Battle of the Bulge, PFC Andy Masiero & Staff Sgt Urban Minicozzi of the 75th Infantry Division examine the headgear of PFC Masiero in the Ardennes. The young GI’s helmet was pierced by an enemy’s bullet which drew blood from his temple, but left him otherwise unscathed. 1944.

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During the Battle of the Bulge, PFC Andy Masiero & Staff Sgt Urban Minicozzi of the 75th Infantry Division examine the headgear of PFC Masiero in the Ardennes. The young GI’s helmet was pierced by an enemy’s bullet which drew blood from his temple, but left him otherwise unscathed. 1944.

Brexit is a monstrosity (2017)

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Brexit is a monstrosity (2017)

Assembling Sears and Roebuck catalogs in 1942.

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Assembling Sears and Roebuck catalogs in 1942.

A member of the U.S. invasion force aims a .45 at the head of a Panamanian suspected of being a member of Manuel Noriega's defense forces who had shed his uniform and dressed in civilian clothing to escape detection, 1989.

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A member of the U.S. invasion force aims a .45 at the head of a Panamanian suspected of being a member of Manuel Noriega's defense forces who had shed his uniform and dressed in civilian clothing to escape detection, 1989.

Iconic 1936 photograph of Lampião, Brazil’s greatest and most notorious outlaw.

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Iconic 1936 photograph of Lampião, Brazil’s greatest and most notorious outlaw.

An Inuit woman in Alaska, 1915.

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An Inuit woman in Alaska, 1915.

Iranian students celebrating the victory of the Islamic Revolution, holding a portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran, February 1979

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Iranian students celebrating the victory of the Islamic Revolution, holding a portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran, February 1979

Annette Kellerman promoting a woman’s right to wear a fitted, one-piece bathing suit in 1907. She was later arrested for indecency.

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Annette Kellerman promoting a woman’s right to wear a fitted, one-piece bathing suit in 1907. She was later arrested for indecency.

This your first reelection campaign, kid? (Tim Hamilton, 2019)

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This your first reelection campaign, kid? (Tim Hamilton, 2019)

A ‘Schienenzeppelin' (rail zeppelin) alongside a steam train - at a railway station in Berlin, Germany, c. 1931.

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A ‘Schienenzeppelin' (rail zeppelin) alongside a steam train - at a railway station in Berlin, Germany, c. 1931.

Dating on the fire escape, 1946.

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Dating on the fire escape, 1946.

Jordan Belfort’s, aka the “Wolf of Wall Street”, mugshot after being taking to FBI New York on charges of money laundering and securities fraud, September 1998.

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Jordan Belfort’s, aka the “Wolf of Wall Street”, mugshot after being taking to FBI New York on charges of money laundering and securities fraud, September 1998.