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A ‘Schienenzeppelin' (rail zeppelin) alongside a steam train - at a railway station in Berlin, Germany, c. 1931.

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Dating on the fire escape, 1946.

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Jordan Belfort’s, aka the “Wolf of Wall Street”, mugshot after being taking to FBI New York on charges of money laundering and securities fraud, September 1998.

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A victim, tied in a tortuous position to the side of a truck, is about to be dragged to his death by Fascists during the Yekatit 12 massacre in Italian East-Africa (19 February 1937)

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Children sleep on the fire escape in NYC to avoid summer heat. Early 1900s.

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From a 1930 campaign by American musicians against the use of recorded music and movies with sound

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Ukranian soldiers posing for a photo in Iraq 2003. Ukraine sent one of the largest contingent of soldiers to be part of the "Coalition of the Willing". (640x473)

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In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film The Net

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Iraqi soldier kisses his child one last time before heading to the front. Iran- Iraq war,1981. The guy in picture died later during combat.

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Little girls take position for their ballet class, Washington D.C. 1942.

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George W. Bush announces the success and the "conclusion" of the US invasion into Iraq lasting only 6 weeks. 2003.

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"Western Hemisphere 1941" // Italy // 1941

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