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Welsh Strongwoman Miriam Kate Williams "Vulcana" in her show outfit during her prime, circa 1890.
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One of the most prolific murderers in history. Vasily Blokhin, Stalin's chief executioner, was personally responsible for the deaths of over 10,000 people including political dissidents, rivals of Stalin and Polish military officers. Date unknown (c. 1920-1940)
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The B-2 stealth bomber “Spirit of America” carried out the longest bombing run in history, flying over 44 hours from Missouri to bomb Afghanistan, seen here in the opening stages of Operation Enduring Freedom, October 8, 2001.
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Seven women getting their photo taken jokingly dressed as men. Photograph taken in a photo studio in Visby, Gotland, Sweden in the 1890s.
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19th-century Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho, 1880's. One of the biggest crime bosses in Japan & one of the richest, most powerful men in the entire country. He had powerful ties to the Japanese government during both the Shogunate & the Meiji restoration (1307x1300)
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Kodachrome shot of a couple dancing in a small juke party, South Carolina, 1956
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