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Soviet spies Alexandra Pavlovskaya-Anfinogenova and Maria Sakharova. Execution in Povenets (Karelia). Before the execution, they joined hands. 23 December 1941 (773x800).

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A stripper at Club Samoa. New York City, 1950. Photo by Burt Glinn (4558x4600)

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First king of Saudi Arabia Ibn Saud (1875-1953) who reigned from 1902 to 1953 next to his 2 yr-old son and the Current king of Saudi Arabia King Salman in 1938

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A South Vietnamese soldier of the 83rd Battalion, 33rd ARVN Ranger Group in the final days of the war in Saigon, April 1975.

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Kim Il Sung stands with his future wife Kim Jong Suk when they were anti-Japanese guerrillas in the 1930s.

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A photo of General Jacob Smith. During the Philippine-American War, he ordered his troops to kill all Filipinos after an ambush, stating "I wish you to kill and burn." When his subordinate requested an age limit, Smith replied "10 years." At least 2,000 civilians were killed, 1900 .

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Australian troops stationed near the pyramids in Egypt, 1914

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Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell on the set of 1953's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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John L. Burns, the "old hero of Gettysburg," with musket and crutches, c. 1863 (630x807)

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Prime-Minister of Indian state Jammu and Kashmir, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, and Nikita Khrushchev during his visit to India in 1955. Mutual feeding, a Kashmiri hospitality custom. (900x643)

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An Inuit man warms up his wife’s feet in Greenland, c. 1898 (698 x 593 )

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Christmas packages destined for US soldiers who were killed or declared missing in action awaits”Return to Sender” stamps, 1944

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