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The Royal Navy sloop HMS Magpie (U82) returns to Liverpool after a successful escort patrol in the North Atlantic, 25 February 1944 [1772 × 2373]

by HeStoleMyBalloons

Cover of The New York Daily News, Sunday 03/18/1956 showing comedian Fred Allen having passed away of a heart attack in the street. Allen collapsed in front of 171 West 57th Street just before midnight. [2000 x 2579]

General Benedicto Lucas Garcia, Guatemalan army chief of staff, in a helicopter, 1980’s. Garcia was one of the most prominent perpetrators of the 36 year Guatemalan genocide, (1960-96) & is thought to be responsible for thousands of indigenous Mayan deaths & crimes against humanity (1928×1285)

The original waist gunners of the B-17 bomber ‘Memphis Belle’, left waist gunner Clarence Wichell and right waist gunner Casmir Nastral, at their battle stations, ca 1943 [1000×1024]

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Muddy street scene, Skagway, Alaska, October 1897. (During the Klondike Gold Rush) (640×424)

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Muddy street scene, Skagway, Alaska, October 1897. (During the Klondike Gold Rush) (640×424)

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Henry de Monfreid on his donkey with his servant Ali. Chercher Mountains, Harrar province, Ethiopia. 1911-1912 [703×496]

by Johannes_P

Henry de Monfreid on his donkey with his servant Ali. Chercher Mountains, Harrar province, Ethiopia. 1911-1912

Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev went fox hunting at -20°С, 1964. [520x646]

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Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev went fox hunting at -20°С, 1964. [520×646]

Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev went fox hunting at -20°С, 1964.

1950s. A man and and a child in an Irish pub, the child about to drink Guinnes beer for the first time. Photograph by Marvin Koner. Colorized. [1080x1350].

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1950s. A man and and a child in an Irish pub, the child about to drink Guinnes beer for the first time. Photograph by Marvin Koner. Colorized. [1080×1350].

by ectheow3

1950s. A man and and a child in an Irish pub, the child about to drink Guinnes beer for the...

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Kalinin Avenue. Moscow 1977. [1024×768]

Kalinin Avenue. Moscow 1977.

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Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting 105mm howitzer barrels at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin plant of the Chain Belt Co., February 1943. Mary’s son is serving in the army and her husband also works in war industries. (Original Color Photograph Library of Congress, Howard R. Hollem Photographer) [949×726]

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Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting 105mm howitzer barrels at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin plant of the Chain Belt Co., February 1943. Mary’s...

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A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of fighting squadron VF-15 launches from aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) via the hangar deck catapult, 25 February 1944 [1866 × 1496]

by HeStoleMyBalloons

A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of fighting squadron VF-15 launches from aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) via the hangar...

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Selk’nam, indigenous man of the extreme American south bodypainted as the Ulen wind spirit. Probably before 1879, because then conflicts with sheep farmers and gold searches led to genocide. [640×923]

Selk'nam, indigenous man of the extreme American south bodypainted as the Ulen wind spirit. Probably before 1879, because then conflicts...

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The Kamanyola Division of the Forces Armées Zaïroises. Circa 1970s. [982 x 619]

by mgwngn1

The Kamanyola Division of the Forces Armées Zaïroises. Circa 1970s.

A waiter in uniform giving some sheets to some girls in swimsuit lying on a Lido beach (Venice, Italy 1940s) [2867x1880]

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A waiter in uniform giving some sheets to some girls in swimsuit lying on a Lido beach (Venice, Italy 1940s) [2867×1880]

by SteO153

A waiter in uniform giving some sheets to some girls in swimsuit lying on a Lido beach (Venice, Italy 1940s)

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Crowds gather around an executed fighter hung publicly in central Belgrade by Nazi occupation forces (1941) (927 x 609)

by nowlan101

Crowds gather around an executed fighter hung publicly in central Belgrade by Nazi occupation forces (1941) (927 x 609)

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After 58 tourists were killed in a terrorist attack (1997) at Hatshepsut’s temple in Luxor Egypt, the Swiss tabloid Blick digitally altered a puddle of water to appear as blood flowing from the temple. Original photo by Michael Jensh. [668×432]