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Khevsur man with shield and armor, Georgia, 1877
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In 1931, German engineer Herr Richter decided to attach rockets to his bicycle (with not entirely unexpected results) I've included a gallery in the comments (1000x750)
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Jakob Schmid, the man who turned in famous anti-Nazi activists Hans and Sophie Scholl, testifies at his trial. He was a janitor at Sophie's university. Schmid's actions, which led to the Scholls being executed, made him a local hero at the time, Allied-occupied Germany, 1946 .
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Old Vennel, Glasgow. In 1868, photographer Thomas Annan was commissioned by Glasgow’s authorities to document the last of the city’s slums. He published his work in The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow. I've linked to more images from his book in the comments. (1200x1500)
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Photo of the 1988 exhumation of The Bones of Charlemagne, ruler of the vast Frankish Empire. At 6 feet (1.84 meters) he was taller than 98% of all people in his time. They are currently part of a reliquary in Aachen Cathedral. Anthropologists believe that these are probably authentic.
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A rare picture of real cowboys in Tascosa, TX, relaxing in 1908, as opposed to movie ones. Photo by Erwin E. Smith
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Mark Rukavina, Communist, Occupation: Miner, Crime: Invert. Pittsburgh, PA. 1932.
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This is from a series of Irish 'Photograms' sold as postcards in the 1890s. The collection features the main cities of Dublin, Belfast, Cork, and Waterford alongside the main tourist attractions of the day. I've linked to more in the comments. (1511x2048)
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