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Superman in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. New York City, November 21, 1940

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Two women sitting next storefront, in the city of Belgrade - Yugoslavia, during the late 1980s.

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Argentine military on a Soviet BELAZ dump truck captured from the British during the 1982 war for the Falkland Islands

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German soldiers entering a Soldatenbordell in Brest, France (1940). The building is a former synagog (7105x4724)

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Alma Rose, violinist and niece of composer Gustav Mahler, in 1930 (age 24); 15 years later she was conductor of the Auschwitz women's orchestra and commanded so much respect from the SS that over 40 of the musicians survived thanks to her efforts - only 3 died in camp, including herself

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Bonnie Haim with her husband and son shortly before she disappeared in 1993. (640x496)

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People watching policeman inspect long hair. Seoul, 1971. Those caught had their hair cut on spot.

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Aftermath of the Cinema Rex terrorist attack in which 400+ people were burned alive. Iran, August 1978

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Nazi diplomats presenting Ford with the "Grand Cross of the German Eagle". From left to right: Fritz Hailer, German vice-consul in Detroit; Henry Ford; Karl Kapp, German consul in Cleveland 1938.

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A group of men sitting next to each other in a trench. WWI, 1914

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Door to a temple in French Indochina, 2 boys can be seen close by it, 1916.

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A nurse from the Health Corps instructs village women on methods and forms of birth control. Iran, 1960s .

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