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‘Bluebird’ , 1935. The vehicle went on to set the new land speed record of a whopping 301.129mph.

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A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915

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Holland Tunnel, 1927, Shaking hands under the hudson as the two ends come together

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Mr. Owen, the town bell ringer of Llangollen, Wales c. 1875

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Another image of the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức, showing that he genuinely did stay calm and serene up until the end. June 11th, 1963

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1916. Two Women at the Convention of Former Slaves in Washington, DC.

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Sgt. Mike Chalooga of Honolulu, attached to the 5th RCT, examines a dead Chinese Communist killed during the offensive drive of the 5th RCT near the Han River area, Korea. 7 February 1951.

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Henry Ford receiving the Grand Cross of the German Eagle from Nazi officials, 30 July 1938, on his 75th birthday, (1200x800)

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The body of English mountaineer George Herbert Leigh Mallory, he had died on June 9th, 1924 - found by the Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition - at 26,760 ft (8,157 m) on the north face of Mount Everest, Nepal, on May 1st, 1999.

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28 people stand on DKW F8 to test strength of the wooden body, 1932

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Boeing bomber plant camoflauged as neighborhood during WWII. 1942,

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A homeless Russian man attempts to light a cigarette in the entrance to his makeshift shelter. His shelter is part of a large shantytown that has been constructed near the Kremlin, Moscow, USSR, 1990 (1144x754)

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‘Bluebird’ , 1935. The vehicle went on to set the new land speed record of a whopping 301.129mph.

A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915

Holland Tunnel, 1927, Shaking hands under the hudson as the two ends come together

Mr. Owen, the town bell ringer of Llangollen, Wales c. 1875

Another image of the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức, showing that he genuinely did stay calm and serene up until the end. June 11th, 1963

1916. Two Women at the Convention of Former Slaves in Washington, DC.

Sgt. Mike Chalooga of Honolulu, attached to the 5th RCT, examines a dead Chinese Communist killed during the offensive drive of the 5th RCT near the Han River area, Korea. 7 February 1951.

Henry Ford receiving the Grand Cross of the German Eagle from Nazi officials, 30 July 1938, on his 75th birthday, (1200x800)

The body of English mountaineer George Herbert Leigh Mallory, he had died on June 9th, 1924 - found by the Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition - at 26,760 ft (8,157 m) on the north face of Mount Everest, Nepal, on May 1st, 1999.

28 people stand on DKW F8 to test strength of the wooden body, 1932

Boeing bomber plant camoflauged as neighborhood during WWII. 1942,

A homeless Russian man attempts to light a cigarette in the entrance to his makeshift shelter. His shelter is part of a large shantytown that has been constructed near the Kremlin, Moscow, USSR, 1990 (1144x754)