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Photo of the 1988 exhumation of The Bones of Charlemagne, ruler of the vast Frankish Empire. At 6 feet (1.84 meters) he was taller than 98% of all people in his time. They are currently part of a reliquary in Aachen Cathedral. Anthropologists believe that these are probably authentic.

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A little girl in the barley field. pusan, South Korea. 1952.

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A mother and son, Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, Ireland, 1890

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A rare picture of real cowboys in Tascosa, TX, relaxing in 1908, as opposed to movie ones. Photo by Erwin E. Smith

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Mark Rukavina, Communist, Occupation: Miner, Crime: Invert. Pittsburgh, PA. 1932.

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The New Pramobile made by Dunckley, London, England c. 1930.

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This is from a series of Irish 'Photograms' sold as postcards in the 1890s. The collection features the main cities of Dublin, Belfast, Cork, and Waterford alongside the main tourist attractions of the day. I've linked to more in the comments. (1511x2048)

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A young lady from Lebanon, c. 1867-1914. By The Maison Bonfils photo studio in Beirut

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Swedish bicycle mounted infantry being towed by tractors, presumably late 60s or 70s.

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US Marines and a Parrot in Nicaragua, 1927

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Mae West oozing attitude in the late 1930s (1080x810)

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