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High school students in Pleasanton, Texas, work on a project together in the Fall of 1957. Earlier that year the town had overwhelmingly voted to desegregate their public schools.

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Ambrotype shot of Napoleon veteran with his wife in 1860, single medal hangs by his waistcoat lapel.

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A-26B Invader #43-22359 falls towards the ground after its port wing was blown off by flak over Velen in Germany on March 21st, 1945.

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Siamese twins Margaret and Mary Gibb photographed while Margaret kisses her boyfriend, 1940s.

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November 18th, 1978. Mass suicide of 918 people in Jonestown, Guyana

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"Happiest Man in China", taken in 1901 by British anthropologists after deciding to document the Chinese. The Chinese didn't know photos were a "serious matter" and decided to be goofy, hence the pose and smile. (720x960)

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Chinese dictator Mao Zedong meeting with future US president George H.W. Bush in 1975. Secretary of state Henry Kissinger can be seen in the background. (1433x973)

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Blood-stained "Song for Peace" sheet found in Yitzhak Rabin's pocket after he was assassinated by a right-wing extremist in Tel Aviv 1995

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Runaway teens Rat (left, 16) and Mike (right, 17) showcase Colt .45 used for defense against getting robbed or kidnapped. Seattle, 1980s (640x424)

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Frozen Niagara Falls, around 1905. (720x540)

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A Yemeni Jewish man from Sana’a with his child wearing a specific gargush made for both genders, designed for babies under a year and a half old to confuse harmful spirits about their gender.

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Computers on a parade in East Germany

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