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In 1944, American soldiers survey the Maginot Line at Hochwald West Fortress, Block 13, studying its extensive fortifications during their advance through the region.
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Child wearing a New Year's kimono on a park bench. Photo by Iraphne R. Childs. Japan, 1973
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Mount Fuji photographed through the periscope of the submarine USS Trigger (SS237) during war patrol. 22 April 1943
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Gurkha Paratroopers of the 44th Indian Division jumping out of C-47s near Rangoon, Burma. 1st May 1945
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Liquidators use a wood stretcher to carry some grafite and other materials of the roof of reactor 4 at Chernobyl, photo by Igor Kostin, 1986
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Two kids walking barefoot to school, Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1940
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Anti-government rally of the leftist students' union in Moscow. April 12, 1995
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18 year old GI John Wauthier with his BAR near Bütgenbach Belgium, January 1945. He survived the war, married Ann Hoffman, and they raised a family of 10 children. John passed away at the age of 71 in 1997 and is buried in Cecil, Pennsylvania. His wife passed away in 2023.
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Howard Hughes at the controls of the H-4 "Spruce Goose" for its only flight, 2 November 1947
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Official portrait of Dr. Farrokhroo Parsa, physician and Iran's first female cabinet minister. She was executed for "prostitution" after the Islamic revolution: "I am prepared to receive death with open arms rather than live in shame by being forced to be veiled." Iran, 1970s
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