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My memaw. 1940s. She was a tough one but sweet at the same time. Out lived 4 husbands. Passed away at an early age of 68 from diabetes. Miss her!

Posted 23 days ago
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A homeless man in the Warsaw Ghetto, German occupied Poland, 1941 (702x1050)

Posted 23 days ago
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Richard Nixon’s last lunch as president: pineapple, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk. That evening, he announced his intent to resign on national television. August 8, 1974

Posted 23 days ago
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Courtney Cox in her high school yearbook photo in 1982

Posted 24 days ago
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People keep saying the myth that photo exposure was like minutes or 30s by the 1900s. Here a photo of 2 girl jumping rope were you can see them mid jump with the rope still captured, Glass negative, 1900.

Posted 24 days ago
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SS troops loot winter boots from killed American soldiers during the Ardennes Offensive, December 1944

Posted 24 days ago
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"The Fourth Term" Cartoon of Franklin Roosevelt (by Leo Roche), 1939

Posted 24 days ago
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Nativa Richards circa 1929 wearing one of the creations her and her husband sold in their Parisian boutique. Their fetish wear became an international business thanks to their mail-order catalogue 'La Lingerie Moderne'. Should you wish to browse more of their images, look in the comments (930x1220)

Posted 24 days ago
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A girl and her cat in her family's kitchen in San Antonio, 1939

Posted 24 days ago
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Back in the 1950s, kindergarten naptime was a non-negotiable.

Posted 25 days ago
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A Pennsylvania State Trooper warns a driver trying to nap on the side of the road that a possible serial killer has been targeting sleeping truckers around Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. Three truckers had been robbed and shot, two of them fatally, August 1953 .

Posted 25 days ago
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Pearl Harbour, Italian poster, 1941

Posted 25 days ago