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A street scene in Pennsylvania, 1941

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US soldiers taking the beach on Leyte Island, Philippines. 20 October 1944

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Gear loadout that the “Angels” of the 511th PIR, 11th Airborne packed for their combat jump onto Tagaytay Ridge, Luzon in January, 1945.

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The wedding of Arthur Oxford and Georgina Wright of Barking Road taking their wedding vows in the bombed out church of St Bartholomew's Church in East Ham London 1941

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The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France located in Colleville-sur-Mer, established on June 8, 1944 contains the graves of 9,389 soldiers; including 45 pairs of brothers, a father and his son, an uncle and his nephew, 2 pairs of cousins, 3 generals, and 4 chaplains

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Aerial photograph of battleship Missouri during the Tokyo Bay surrender ceremony, 2 Sep 1945

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British champion weightlifter Ivy Russell, poses with her trophy after her victory over Tillie Tinmouth with the winning lift: 369.5 pounds, at 5ft 7, 126 pounds. 13 of April of 1932

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A crowd of African-American immigrants boards a ship bound for Liberia. New York, 21 March 1896.

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Victims of the French serial killer,Henri Désiré Landru, between 1915 and 1919. .

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Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt delivering the eulogy at the funeral for Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in Ulm, Germany 18 October 1944. Rommel was given a state funeral in exchange for committing suicide after he was implicated in the 20 July plot against Hitler

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Italian traveler Attilio Gatti with two hired pygmies and a gorilla caught by them in the Belgian Congo, 1930.

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NASA test pilot Bill Dana watches as the Boeing NB-52B mothership "Balls 8" flies overhead after a research flight in the HL-10 lifting body aircraft. 20 May 1969

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