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Photograph of President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson at Lincoln’s second inauguration on March 4th, 1865. A drunken Johnson had earlier delivered one of the worst speeches in history.

Posted 15 days ago
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My Grandmother and her 4 sisters, early 1960's. The last sister passed away yesterday and they are finally reunited.

Posted 16 days ago
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Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sleeping in his cell before is trial, Baghdad Iraq 2006.

Posted 16 days ago
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My Grandma aged 18 photographed by my Poppa while on their honeymoon in 1960.

Posted 16 days ago
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US soldiers on top of the ziggurat of ur 2006, it’s an 4,100 years old temple located in southern Iraq

Posted 16 days ago
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"Obama Puppet" by Mark Hurwitt (6/12/2008)

Posted 16 days ago
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me in my playpen 80 years ago

Posted 17 days ago
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Winston Churchill firing a Thompson submachine gun during a military demonstration in the United Kingdom (1940)

Posted 17 days ago
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U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lieutenant Quentin C. Aanenson takes a mirror selfie with his girlfriend Jacqueline Greer before leaving for Europe, c. March 1944

Posted 17 days ago
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Me, ‘78

Posted 17 days ago
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Wounded French soldiers participating in drills inside the Grand Palais to prepare to return to active duty. (1916)

Posted 17 days ago
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Anti Zionism Jewish poster "Where we live, there is our country". General Jewish Labour Bund election 1917 kiev ukrain

Posted 18 days ago