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Toys R Us. 1998. Take Your Daughter to Work Day

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A woman in Senegal carrying two babies, twins perhaps. 1961

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US Marine using a M2 .50 cal with scope near Khe Sanh, Vietnam,1968

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"This is not war for oil! This is war on terrorism!", depicting George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin. Seppo Leinonen, 2003.

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One of my favorite pictures of my mother, in about 1963.

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80 years ago today - the day Soviet and Allied troops met at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany, April 25, 1945

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Youngsters with boomboxes, 14th Street, New York City, 1983.

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"Smoking is tacky" Brazilian anti-smoking poster by cartoonist Ziraldo, 1986

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German protest against the signing of the Treaty of Versailles at the Reichstag building in Berlin, May 1919 (1100x700)

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A Chinese farmer in front of his oxcart, with his baby in his arms. The photographer noted, “Asked to pose for a photo, this farmer insisted on holding his child for the picture.” Circa 1944

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Me turning 23, 1976

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Soviet soldiers celebrating the victory over Germany at the Reichstag building in Berlin, May 1945 (1799x1227)

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