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Adolf Hitler, at a window of the Reich Chancellery, receives an ovation on the evening of his inauguration as Chancellor of Germany, January 30th 1933

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Kabul, Afghanistan in 1995. (581×726)

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This image shows the body of Joe Masseria inside a Coney Island restaurant after he was shot to death on April 15, 1931. The ace of spades playing card in his hand likely was planted, although he was playing pinochle when the shooting occurred. (1417x1523)

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Welsh Strongwoman Miriam Kate Williams "Vulcana" in her show outfit, circa 1890.

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A man takes a selfie using a stick of wood to activate the camera, 1957

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Josette Mollande posing with the uniform she was forced to wear in Ravensbrück. She was arrested in 1944 for her activity in the French resistance when she was only 21., 1945 France

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An Undercover Police Officer apprehends a mugger on the New York Subway, 1985. Photo taken by Bruce Davidson.

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Saddam Hussein Posing for a Photo with Western Hostages in Kuwait 1990

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The last photo of Howard Hughes. The photo was taken in 1961, 15 years before his death and there are no known later photos, because the distinguished engineer, pilot and millionaire fell into madness and disappeared from public life.

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Man standing on a stone elephant at the Ming Imperial Tombs. China, 1910

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Polish child expelled and separated from parents by Nazis during Zamość Aktion, set in camp in Lublin, 1943 (identity unknown)

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Afrika Korps officer with a Chameleon. Libya, circa 1941-1943

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