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Annie (aged 7), and Nellie (aged 1), outside their house in Spitalfields. They were among ten children born to single mother Annie Daniels. 1912.

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A photo of Emperor Menelik II after successfully defeating the Italians & saving Ethiopia from European colonization 1896

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Nelson Mandela’s release from prison on February 11, 1990

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Like Father, like daughter 1970

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An Iron Man Of The Past In A Diving Suit. The Suit’s Name Was ‘Iron Man’ Too. It Had Electric Charging And Pressure Protection Systems. New York, 1907.

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Tsarist Russia - a prison of nations. The predatory aspirations of tsarist imperialism. (Map to Lenin's teaching on imperialism) USSR 1936

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Fidel Castro with his five-member revolutionary tribunal in a court-martial of a local peasant, 1957.

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Chinese guerrilla fighter Cheng Benhua before execution by the Japanese, 1938

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Marriage proposal at a party, from 1856-1860.

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Everyone Raise A Glass... (George Wendt 1948 - 2025)

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On 24th of May 1924, exactly 100 years ago. President Calvin Coolidge signed the "Immigration Act of 1924" on the White House lawn. (800x533). A law later praised by Adolf Hitler.

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"A study in empires" - German WW2 propaganda poster

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