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First photo of a government official in the world, 6th President of the United States John Quincy Adams. Year 1843.

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My third generation Japanese-American (Sansei) grandmother in her wedding gown (1950s)

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Teacher John T. Scopes stands in the courtroom during his trial for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution in his high school science class. 1925 (750x500)

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The Georgia Tech football team in 1893

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Harlem NYC, 1971 PHOTO: Jack Garofalo

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"During rush hour in the Moscow metro." Cartoon from the British magazine Punch dated July 15, 1936

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Identification of bodies, May 1945

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Residents of Bekkersdal Township point a South African police officer towards the source of gunshots from AZAPO extremists. Bekkersdal Township, South Africa, Feb 1994.

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My grandmother, I think early 50s.

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Warren Nutter, 19, reads a letter from his mother. He was one of the youngest men sentenced to death in Iowa. After his sentence was commuted to life in prison, he became one of the longest serving inmates in the country. Nutter served 65 years at the Iowa State Penitentiary, 1957 .

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Me and my date at our high school Valentine’s dance, 1969

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Hitler welcomed in Berlin after the defeat of France (July 1940) Colorized Newsreel

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