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Overhead view of the destruction in an Oklahoma City neighborhood after the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado. 4 May 1999

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The crew of an M4 Sherman "Killer" with their unusual war trophy, a Japanese Type 94 Tankette on Kwajalein Atoll, February 2nd 1944

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Shocked spectators in Jersey City watch as Tower 2 crumbles on September 11, 2001.

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Children in a Chinese orphanage tied to chairs with holes. The photo was taken during the secret production of a documentary about the fatal neglect of girls and disabled children during the One Child Policy. 1995

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Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division with a knocked out Tiger II of the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion. This Tiger was knocked out by a 90mm M36 Tank Destroyer of the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion on the 8th January 1945 in the Ardennes in Belgium

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Photo of Siah Khan, a Persian man known for his height and unusual body. He stood 8 ft 6 in, he also suffered from "physical and mental retardation" and proteus syndrome. (c. mid 1930s)

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Youngsters at the Video Game Arcade, 1982.

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Car and Motorcycle accident, the Bronx (1978)

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High School teenagers riding around in a jalopy in Des Moines, Iowa, 1947.

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Sailors at the Cliff House, San Francisco, 1901.

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Group photograph of 22 out of the over 100 sons of Iranian field marshal Bahman Mirza Qajar, taken while he was residing in Karabakh, Russian Empire ruled-Azerbaijan, 1869. Translation in comments.

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A Cat Named Buffins, Photographed After Winning The Award For "Most Attractive Expression" At A National Cat Club Contest, In Washington, 1958 (700x857)

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