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A young boy, the child of migrant workers, at home in Edinburg, Texas, 1939. Photo by Russell Lee.

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Photograph of King Karl XI of Sweden (1655 - 1697), picture taken in July of 1917 during an autopsy -

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Shoe shine boys talking to a Civil War Veteran. (1920s) (1080x851)

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X-ray photograph of Karl XII's (1682 - 1718) skull during an autopsy, July 1917 -

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The artificially dried Niagara Falls in 1969

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Pfc. Troy Dixon, Leadhill, Ark., uses a salvaged Japanese barber chair to cut the hair of Sgt. John Anderson, Anita, Pa. Both men are members of the 363rd F.A. Bn. , Okinawa, June 10, 1945.

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The Eiffel Tower under construction, April 1888

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Col David “Tex” Hill on the wing of his P-51 Mustang 26th FS 51st FG, 1944

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An inmate Being Tortured at Abu Ghraib Prison by US forces. He had Electric wires attached to him and was told that if he fell off the box, he would be electrocuted. November 2003, (489x528)

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Driving lessons in 1945.

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Iranian teenage volunteer during the Iran-Iraq War, 1980's.

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Billboard swearing Manhattan Project workers to secrecy, 1945.

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