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Photographer Per Elis Edhlund with his daughter, Tyra Edhlund, photographed in c. 1910, Sweden

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Ethnic German settlers are shown their new property in annexed Poland after the German invasion. Part of the “Heim ins Reich” policy. (November 1939)(795x555)

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Jesse Owens upon his return to the US after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

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"Russians, Go Home!" Hungary 1956

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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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