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I’m sorry I’m not a thirst trap, but this sub needs more actual old school cool. And there’s nothing cooler than my tracksuit. I think about 1983 or so.

Posted 17 days ago
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A Palestinian child flashes peace signs at an Israeli-manned bulldozer demolishing a house in Jenin's Old City during an operation by the Israeli army in the northern West Bank town on 25 October 2002.

Posted 17 days ago
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My mother (left) and her best friend, Dolores (right) c. 1953

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American photographer and model Elizabeth Miller in Hitler's bathtub, 1945.

Posted 17 days ago
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Adolf Hitler at age 35 after his release from Landsberg Prison. Weimar Republic, December 20, 1924. This photograph was taken shortly after Hitler finished dictating "Mein Kampf" to Rudolf Hess.

Posted 18 days ago
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By Nick Anderson, 2023.

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Crips Autochrome shot of George V with his son, the Prince of Wales, 14 of March 1914

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Caesar, my grandmother’s dog, greeting me at the door. 1957

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A photograph taken in Egypt by renowned photographer Hossam Diab of a man sentenced to execution in 1985. His only request before it was carried out: “a cup of tea."

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Two photos of John Lennon taken one year apart. 1966 & 1967

Posted 19 days ago
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Soldiers of the 137th Infantry Brigade, part of Britains 46th division, after The Battle of St. Quentin Canal on September 29th, 1918.

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Young couple posing for their portrait together, circa 1890s.

Posted 19 days ago