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Farrokh Bulsara, born on the island of Zanzibar, pictured with his nanny in 1947. He is also known by the name, Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the rock group, Queen. (500x526)

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My aunt, my grandma, and my mom (1969)

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Before the tourists, before the surfers: Fishermen's wives working on the beach in Nazaré, Portugal, early 1960s

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“Saddam Hussein has a group called the Nuclear Mujahideen. Iraq (...) could be just one year away from having an atomic bomb.” G.W. Bush (USA, 2003)

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Maid cooking for middle class family, South Carolina, 1956, kodachrome

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Babe Heffron and Bill Guarnere of “Band of Brothers” fame visit the grave of a fallen comrade, 1950s

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Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower) of the Seneca Nation, 1908. (Photo by J.L. Blessing, published by The Blessing Studio, Salamanca, New York)

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US President Ulysses S. Grant in 1860. Behind him is a posture brace to help prevent movement during a photo session. Any sudden movements would cause blurring in the photo due to the long exposure time. (1080x1073)

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American policies remain the same, only their faces change - Iran, 2018. (845×1162)

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1920s Chinese wedding photo.

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Willem Dafoe After Getting Expelled for Making an Adult Film - 21 in 1977.

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Civil War veteran Samuel Decker poses with the prosthetic arms he somehow made for himself, 1867.

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