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A woman drinking chicha. Cusco, Peru, 1931. Photo by Martín Chambi.

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White Army soldiers executing two Red Guard members in Varkaus during the 1918 Finnish Civil War

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A WWI US Navy veteran of Japanese descent arrives at a Japanese internment camp, April 1942 (1280x998)

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RAF pilots of No. 151 Wing leaning against a Hurricane aircraft meeting a Soviet sentry in the Kola Peninsula, Soviet Union, October 1941.

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USS Vermont (1927)

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Railroad Engineers, Pennsylvania. Near Allentown 1947.

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Historical photo of an Autoped in use by a traffic cop in Newark, New Jersey, 1922

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Noseart of B-17 Flying Fortress “Daddy’s Delight” ca 1944

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Execution of leaders of Rumburk mutiny. Soldiers returning from Russia tried to stop the war. After realizing their plan failed, they surrendered to prevent bloodshed. 2 fell during the rebellion, 10 were executed. Rest were either imprisoned or sent to the frontline. Czechia, 29th May 1918

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One of the last official portraits of Queen Margherita of Italy, next to her son King Victor Emmanuel III, 1925

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Young men registering for conscription during World War I in New York City, June 1917 (1920x1518)

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British mine employees from the Dolcoath copper and tin mine - Camborne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - Victorian era, c. 1895.

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