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My mom and dad at home in Appalachia. 1981

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My mom and dad at home in Appalachia. 1981

The most radioactive object in Chernobyl, The China Syndrome. 1997. 320x301.

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The most radioactive object in Chernobyl, The China Syndrome. 1997. 320x301.

Jon Voight brings his children, Angelina Jolie and James Haven to the Oscars, 1988.

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Jon Voight brings his children, Angelina Jolie and James Haven to the Oscars, 1988.

1967 - To hell, Zionists!!

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1967 - To hell, Zionists!!

My brother and I and the Snowman 1968

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My brother and I and the Snowman 1968

Beautiful Ukrainian Girl In National Costume, 1935. Photo Before And After Restoration

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Beautiful Ukrainian Girl In National Costume, 1935. Photo Before And After Restoration

The Immortal Ten, a group of militant abolitionists in Kansas, 1859 (630 × 457)

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The Immortal Ten, a group of militant abolitionists in Kansas, 1859 (630 × 457)

Children pose for their photo at the Mooseheart orphanage, 8 of June 1948. kodachrome shot (not colorized)

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Children pose for their photo at the Mooseheart orphanage, 8 of June 1948. kodachrome shot (not colorized)

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill having a drink with Yugoslavian communist President Josip Broz Tito at 10 Downing st, 1953 (4096x3424)

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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill having a drink with Yugoslavian communist President Josip Broz Tito at 10 Downing st, 1953 (4096x3424)

"Our sea!" - Turkish poster 1945

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"Our sea!" - Turkish poster 1945

This is the first Coca Cola bottle sold to the public, launched on 12th of March 1894 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, at Biedenharn Candy Company. It contained about 3.5 grams of cocaine at the time.(1179x1215)

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This is the first Coca Cola bottle sold to the public, launched on 12th of March 1894 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, at Biedenharn Candy Company. It contained about 3.5 grams of cocaine at the time.(1179x1215)

Baby Eminem with his mum,1973

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Baby Eminem with his mum,1973

Time for a snack 1960s

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Time for a snack 1960s

A Chinese American wearing a sign to avoid harassment, 1940s

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A Chinese American wearing a sign to avoid harassment, 1940s

The Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Tony Kiritsis holding a shotgun to the head of his mortgage broker, Richard Hall. Kiritsis had fallen behind on mortgage payments. When Hall refused to grant him an extension, Kirtsis kidnapped him and held him hostage for 63 hours (Indiana, 1977) .

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Tony Kiritsis holding a shotgun to the head of his mortgage broker, Richard Hall. Kiritsis had fallen behind on mortgage payments. When Hall refused to grant him an extension, Kirtsis kidnapped him and held him hostage for 63 hours (Indiana, 1977) .

A wedding in Hawaii in the 1970s

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A wedding in Hawaii in the 1970s

'His Struggle, Your Death' — Soviet photomontage from the Second World War (ca. 1941) by Aleksandr Zhitomirsky.

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'His Struggle, Your Death' — Soviet photomontage from the Second World War (ca. 1941) by Aleksandr Zhitomirsky.

The Agony of Omayra Sánchez, by Frank Fournier. 1985.

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The Agony of Omayra Sánchez, by Frank Fournier. 1985.

A security guard walking down US Highway 101 where there are towering stacks of hollow iron floats from which the iron antisubmarine nets were suspended to protect the US ports during the last war, by Hank Walker, 1953.

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A security guard walking down US Highway 101 where there are towering stacks of hollow iron floats from which the iron antisubmarine nets were suspended to protect the US ports during the last war, by Hank Walker, 1953.

Carol waiting for her date, 1952

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Carol waiting for her date, 1952