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Me, ‘78

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Me, ‘78

Wounded French soldiers participating in drills inside the Grand Palais to prepare to return to active duty. (1916)

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Wounded French soldiers participating in drills inside the Grand Palais to prepare to return to active duty. (1916)

Anti Zionism Jewish poster "Where we live, there is our country". General Jewish Labour Bund election 1917 kiev ukrain

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Anti Zionism Jewish poster "Where we live, there is our country". General Jewish Labour Bund election 1917 kiev ukrain

Hitchhiker, 1970s

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Hitchhiker, 1970s

15 year old Mary Vincent in 1978, spirit unbroken after she was brutally tortured by a Serial Killer who cut off both her arms and threw her off a 30 ft. Cliff. She packed her stumps with mud, climbed the cliff back up and walked for miles naked towards the nearest hospital.

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15 year old Mary Vincent in 1978, spirit unbroken after she was brutally tortured by a Serial Killer who cut off both her arms and threw her off a 30 ft. Cliff. She packed her stumps with mud, climbed the cliff back up and walked for miles naked towards the nearest hospital.

Little girls pose for their portrait, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1900.

Archive / 1766Added Dec 31, 2025

Little girls pose for their portrait, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1900.

Hiroshima, Japan, 1945: This shadow that seems almost drawn on the white of five steps, tells the last moments of a person. All that remains is the shadow caused by the flash of the atomic bomb that August 6th.

Archive / 1767Added Dec 31, 2025

Hiroshima, Japan, 1945: This shadow that seems almost drawn on the white of five steps, tells the last moments of a person. All that remains is the shadow caused by the flash of the atomic bomb that August 6th.

US soldiers taking pictures with an 2800 years old statue in the Iraq national museum. Iraq ,Baghdad 2004

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US soldiers taking pictures with an 2800 years old statue in the Iraq national museum. Iraq ,Baghdad 2004

Weegee, Man arrested for cross-dressing, 1939. Photo by Weegee.

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Weegee, Man arrested for cross-dressing, 1939. Photo by Weegee.

Soviet poster (1944) showing Allied guns surrounding the crumbling Nazi tower. Artist: Vasily Selivanov.

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Soviet poster (1944) showing Allied guns surrounding the crumbling Nazi tower. Artist: Vasily Selivanov.

Muamar Gaddafi and 2 of his elite Bodyguards from the all -female "Amazonian Guard" in the early 2000s.

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Muamar Gaddafi and 2 of his elite Bodyguards from the all -female "Amazonian Guard" in the early 2000s.

Bozo the Clown having a smoke with the mayor of Chicago, Jane Byrne c 1980.

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Bozo the Clown having a smoke with the mayor of Chicago, Jane Byrne c 1980.

Franceska Mann (1917-1943) was a courageous Jewish dancer. Upon arriving at Auschwitz, the Jewish dancer Franceska Mann began to perform a striptease. When the guards asked her to remove her clothes, she took advantage of one of their distractions to steal his weapon and shoot him dead.

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Franceska Mann (1917-1943) was a courageous Jewish dancer. Upon arriving at Auschwitz, the Jewish dancer Franceska Mann began to perform a striptease. When the guards asked her to remove her clothes, she took advantage of one of their distractions to steal his weapon and shoot him dead.

Child observes family of armadillos, Oct 1929

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Child observes family of armadillos, Oct 1929

The American flying ace Lt Col Louis Edward Curdes, who shot down planes from all three Axis powers as well as one American. Philippines, 1945

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The American flying ace Lt Col Louis Edward Curdes, who shot down planes from all three Axis powers as well as one American. Philippines, 1945

“The Trickle-down theory" An anti-Reagan poster 1984

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“The Trickle-down theory" An anti-Reagan poster 1984

Christmas can be very exhausting ! 1960s

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Christmas can be very exhausting ! 1960s

German General Heinz Guderian sharing a laugh with Soviet General Semyon Krivoshein (who was also Jewish) during the German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk on September 22, 1939.

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German General Heinz Guderian sharing a laugh with Soviet General Semyon Krivoshein (who was also Jewish) during the German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk on September 22, 1939.

Horatio Robley, seated with his collection of severed heads (1895)

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Horatio Robley, seated with his collection of severed heads (1895)

Kids opening Christmas gifts in the 80s

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Kids opening Christmas gifts in the 80s