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For three months in 1973, the Dutch government banned cars on Sundays to curb oil consumption.

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For three months in 1973, the Dutch government banned cars on Sundays to curb oil consumption.

My dad in 1968 and same orange trees 57 years later

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My dad in 1968 and same orange trees 57 years later

"Respect each other!" - Soviet poster (1989)

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"Respect each other!" - Soviet poster (1989)

Christer Pettersson arrives at his apartment outside Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989 after the appeals court freed him from his life sentence and conviction for the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme

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Christer Pettersson arrives at his apartment outside Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989 after the appeals court freed him from his life sentence and conviction for the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme

My 3x great-aunt, Blanche, with her younger twin brother and sister, Edwin and Edna in 1907, watched her parents be murdered after she couldn’t stop their killer. She was left guardian of her six siblings at eighteen years old.

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My 3x great-aunt, Blanche, with her younger twin brother and sister, Edwin and Edna in 1907, watched her parents be murdered after she couldn’t stop their killer. She was left guardian of her six siblings at eighteen years old.

Life Magazine 1947, "The Most Beautiful Suicide", Evelyn McHale at the bottom of the Empire State Building.

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Life Magazine 1947, "The Most Beautiful Suicide", Evelyn McHale at the bottom of the Empire State Building.

A swastika adorned door knocker to hit the carving of a jewish caricature, Nürnberg, 1938

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A swastika adorned door knocker to hit the carving of a jewish caricature, Nürnberg, 1938

My 2x great uncle, Kennie. This photo was taken in 1933. Two years later, in 1935, he died of an ear infection at age ten.

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My 2x great uncle, Kennie. This photo was taken in 1933. Two years later, in 1935, he died of an ear infection at age ten.

“So, how does life under capitalism treat you?” (Russian Communist Party billboard) // Russia // 2010

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“So, how does life under capitalism treat you?” (Russian Communist Party billboard) // Russia // 2010

HQ 2nd Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment w/a member of the Dutch Resistance with annotations. Vicinity of Stanggas, Bischofswiesen, May 1945.

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HQ 2nd Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment w/a member of the Dutch Resistance with annotations. Vicinity of Stanggas, Bischofswiesen, May 1945.

“I’m working on it, Barbara, for fuck’s sake…” (Christmas, circa 1965)

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“I’m working on it, Barbara, for fuck’s sake…” (Christmas, circa 1965)

Detained bandits and gangsters lie on the ground before interrogation in Yekaterinburg, Russia, 1992.

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Detained bandits and gangsters lie on the ground before interrogation in Yekaterinburg, Russia, 1992.

My grandma, about 1948

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My grandma, about 1948

The home of civil rights pioneer Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette Moore after being bombed by the Ku Klux Klan on Christmas Day. Both were killed in the bombing. They were the first civil rights activists to be assassinated during the post-war civil rights movement (Florida, 1951) .

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The home of civil rights pioneer Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette Moore after being bombed by the Ku Klux Klan on Christmas Day. Both were killed in the bombing. They were the first civil rights activists to be assassinated during the post-war civil rights movement (Florida, 1951) .

Home for Christmas, head rammed full of blow. Massachusetts 1985

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Home for Christmas, head rammed full of blow. Massachusetts 1985

Two local farmers working in a field in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, 1992

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Two local farmers working in a field in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, 1992

"Wouldn't be trying to divert our attention, would he?" (Ed Holland, 1962)

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"Wouldn't be trying to divert our attention, would he?" (Ed Holland, 1962)

President Eisenhower arriving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan 1959

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President Eisenhower arriving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan 1959

Arnold Schwarzenegger in ballet class, as he wanted his body building poses and form to become more graceful, and more in line with the ancient Greek athletes and art he admired, with ballet teacher Marianne Claire, 1976

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Arnold Schwarzenegger in ballet class, as he wanted his body building poses and form to become more graceful, and more in line with the ancient Greek athletes and art he admired, with ballet teacher Marianne Claire, 1976

Christmas 1978- these guys are about to have sooo much fun!

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Christmas 1978- these guys are about to have sooo much fun!