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Frida painting in bed, 1940. Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist. She is known for painting about her experience of chronic pain.

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‘Bluebird’ , 1935. The vehicle went on to set the new land speed record of a whopping 301.129mph.

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A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915

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Holland Tunnel, 1927, Shaking hands under the hudson as the two ends come together

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Mr. Owen, the town bell ringer of Llangollen, Wales c. 1875

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Another image of the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức, showing that he genuinely did stay calm and serene up until the end. June 11th, 1963

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1916. Two Women at the Convention of Former Slaves in Washington, DC.

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Sgt. Mike Chalooga of Honolulu, attached to the 5th RCT, examines a dead Chinese Communist killed during the offensive drive of the 5th RCT near the Han River area, Korea. 7 February 1951.

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Henry Ford receiving the Grand Cross of the German Eagle from Nazi officials, 30 July 1938, on his 75th birthday, (1200x800)

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The body of English mountaineer George Herbert Leigh Mallory, he had died on June 9th, 1924 - found by the Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition - at 26,760 ft (8,157 m) on the north face of Mount Everest, Nepal, on May 1st, 1999.

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28 people stand on DKW F8 to test strength of the wooden body, 1932

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