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Spanish cavalry in Puerto Rico. Spanish-American war, 1898

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Jane & Jim Henson at work filming an advert for Wilkins Coffee (a brand local to the D.C. area). Circa 1957-1961.

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Jews being airlifted to Israel after being expelled from their home in Yemen, 1949.

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Harry Halvorsen, a diver in the Eastland disaster rescue efforts. Chicago, July 1915. Photo by Jun Fujita.

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Ford bubble glass top vehicle 1947.

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Astronaut Dale Gardner advertises two satellites (partially seen in the lower right) that are to be returned to Earth via the Space Shuttle. November 14 1984.

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Kinkakuji in Kyoto burning after a dissatisfied monk set light to the temple. c1950 (383x518) FYI, the temple we see today is the 3rd one.

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Refugees from the Mexican revolution arriving in Marfa, Texas, in 1914. .

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Photograph of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who became well-known for living in an airport for 18 years. 2004.

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Negotiations for the surrender of Vichy French forces from the Diego-Suarez base. May 1942, beginning of the Allied invasion of Madagascar.

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Postal employees sporting their new autopeds, Washington DC, 1917.

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