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Nehru, first prime minister of India with Gandhi, 1946 (in color)

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A soldier of the Polish Armed Forces in the West is playing wrestling with a bear. The bear's name was Wojtek, he was the mascot of the II Corps, even became a corporal and after the war he lived in Edinburgh Zoo. Probably summer 1943

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Muslim women showing their support for Josip Tito and the Partisans during a rally for the Anti-Fascist Woman’s League in 1944 (900x621)

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German cavalry unit passing abandoned Polish tankette, Northern Poland, September 1939.

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Archaeological workers extract the mummified bodies of two adults and three children from Pompeii, May 1, 1961

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Notice of mail suspension with Central Powers, posted in the main post office in Cincinnati, Ohio; nine days after the official war declaration by the US. April 15, 1917. (photo by Felix J. Koch)

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Bobby Fischer (arguably the greatest chess player of all time) in 1971 when asked what he enjoys the most about chess: “I like the moment when I break a man's ego”

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Rockaway Beach, NY, 1946. Colorized. .

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Egyptian police arrested 52 men on charges of homosexuality, The case was known as “Queen Boat” which is the name of the floating gay nightclub & the name “Cairo 52” , Cairo, 2001

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British soldiers smile at a defaced 'Viva Il Duce' slogan on a wall in Reggio, Italy, 3 September 1943.

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Tura Satana in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965). Colorized. .

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