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Jazz legend Louis Armstrong signing a French punk's head, 1961

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Two Ainu men with a Japanese ronin (right), ~1866

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A child shows Mr. Rogers how to play Donkey Kong as Keith David shows kids how the machine works, 1983

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It’s most likely from 1984 because it’s an episode mostly about the Olympics. Donkey Kong debuted in 1982 and that would probably have been too early to feature it on the show in time and 1986 would have been a little late for Donkey Kong.

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Russian anarchist 'Black Guard' militia rallying against Bolshevik authoritarianism, late 1917

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Bahram Afzali, Iranian admiral, executed in 1984 by the Islamic Republic for membership in the communist Tudeh Party, picture taken 1980

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Kids in a mini-monorail inside a department store, Philadelphia, USA, 1950s

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Soldiers of Qing China, ~1900

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Hiram Maxim with his invention, the Maxim gun, an early and influential machine gun, 1884

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US Marine with a kitten under a destroyed Japanese tank, Tarawa Atoll, 1943

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Soldiers in Qing China demonstrating their weapons and shields, late 19th century

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Frame of troops in the First Balkan War, 1912

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French soldiers with a Chauchat Light Machine Gun, Western Front, WW1, 1918

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Wisdom of the ancients, Life Magazine, 1951

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Street in Oulu, Finland (then part of the Russian Empire), 1870s

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Japanese officers and French military advisers, Boshin War, Japan, 1868-1869

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Imperial German soldier poses in the barrel of an artillery piece, WW1, ~1918

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Cavalryman watching a biplane, Germany, ~1910

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Rare cop W, New York City, USA, 1925

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Navajo woman on horseback, New Mexico, ~1935

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Brothers Henry Old Coyote and Barney Old Coyote Jr posing for a photo, Absaroka ('Crow') Native American airmen of the US Army Air Corps, later also activists for indigenous rights, WW2, ~1942

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Malcolm X w/ M1 Carbine [1964]

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Soviet soldier with a makeshift Anti-Aircraft setup using captured Nazi machineguns, WW2, during or after 1941

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French girl with her cat, 1958 or 1959

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Vivian Bales, crossing the United States solo on motorcycle, 1929

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Makeshift armored car, Ukrainian War of Independence, ~1918

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A headquarters of the British Union of Fascists, Durham, 1934 and 2020

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American M2 Halftrack with four 20mm autocannons and two .50 cal machine-guns, WW2, 1943?

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Woman and child, British Mandate of Palestine, 1920s or 1930s

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Burner Anna Bland, working on the SS George Washington Carver, USA, WW2, 1943

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Soviet anti-tank troops and a T-26, WW2, 1941-1942?

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Soviet parachute troops jump off of a TB-3 bomber (yes, OFF of, not out of), 1937

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Japanese actress and male impersonator Kawaji Ryuko, 1940s or 1950s

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Linda Martell, pioneering Black country music star, USA, 1970

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Hungarian citizens rallying against Soviet occupation, 1956

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Soviet anti-tank troops waiting in ambush, 2nd Baltic Front, WW2, 1944

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Two Black cowboys, USA, ~1913

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Archivist with giant books at the Clementium, Czechia (then Czechoslovakia), Prague, 1958

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Soviet soldiers training with anti-tank rifles, Defense of Moscow, WW2, 1941

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Daily life in the USA, Vermont, late 19th century

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Rally of the antifascist Iron Front in Weimar Germany, 1932

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Downtown Hartford, Connecticut, USA, 1860s

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HMS Penelope, nicknamed the "HMS Pepperpot", due to the damage suffered in missions during WWII, 1942

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Austrian ADMK 'Mulus' tankette, ~1939

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Civilian employees at Pearl Harbor training with fire hoses, Hawaii, USA, WW2, ~1942

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Boat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1933

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The conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln being prepared for execution, Washington DC, USA, 1865

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A uh, very interesting back exercise machine, 1892

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A uh, very interesting back exercise machine, 1892
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Salaria Kea, Lincoln Battalion, and her husband John O'Reilly, British Battalion, both members of the antifascist Republican forces, Spanish Civil War, 1938

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Salaria Kea, Lincoln Battalion, and her husband John O'Reilly, British Battalion, both members of the antifascist Republican forces, Spanish Civil War, 1938
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Three Canadian soldiers at Caen, Liberation of France, WW2, 1944 and 1988

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Three Canadian soldiers at Caen, Liberation of France, WW2, 1944 and 1988
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Female firefighter posing for a picture, London, UK, 1925

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Female firefighter posing for a picture, London, UK, 1925
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French civilians greeting an American soldier, Liberation of France, WW2, 1944

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French civilians greeting an American soldier, Liberation of France, WW2, 1944
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Slum in New York City, USA, 1888

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Slum in New York City, USA, 1888
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Captured Italian 305mm howitzer, WW1, ~1917

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Captured Italian 305mm howitzer, WW1, ~1917
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VZ-8 'Airgeep', ~1961

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VZ-8 'Airgeep', ~1961
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Anthony Daniels on the set of Star Wars, 1976

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Anthony Daniels on the set of Star Wars, 1976
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Fidel Castro posing with an FN MAG machine gun, Cuba, ~1960

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Fidel Castro posing with an FN MAG machine gun, Cuba, ~1960
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Autochrome of French cuirassiers, 1913

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Autochrome of French cuirassiers, 1913
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Tribute to Benito Juarez, 19th century progressive reformer and first Indigenous president of Mexico, Mexico City, held in 1941

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Tribute to Benito Juarez, 19th century progressive reformer and first Indigenous president of Mexico, Mexico City, held in 1941
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Football/Soccer match in Jerusalem, Palestine, early 1900s

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Football/Soccer match in Jerusalem, Palestine, early 1900s
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Makeshift Anarchist militia armored car, Spanish Civil War, 1936

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Makeshift Anarchist militia armored car, Spanish Civil War, 1936
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American M60 tank (left) and Soviet T-62 tank (right), 1960s or 70s?

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American M60 tank (left) and Soviet T-62 tank (right), 1960s or 70s?
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Soviet red star and hammer and sickle displayed alongside swastikas during a victory parade, joint Soviet-Nazi Invasion of Poland, 1939

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Soviet red star and hammer and sickle displayed alongside swastikas during a victory parade, joint Soviet-Nazi Invasion of Poland, 1939
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Soviet (right) and Nazi officers celebrating the joint invasion of Poland as their countries both embarked on a genocide of the Polish people, Brest, modern-day Belarus, 1939

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Soviet (right) and Nazi officers celebrating the joint invasion of Poland as their countries both embarked on a genocide of the Polish people, Brest, modern-day Belarus, 1939
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Japanese armored train, occupied Korea, WW2, 1945

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Japanese armored train, occupied Korea, WW2, 1945
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US soldiers and a dog, Germany, WW2, 1944

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US soldiers and a dog, Germany, WW2, 1944
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Richard Stern, German Jew, Social Democrat, and decorated WW1 veteran, standing next to a Nazi thug sent to intimidate his customers, Cologne, 1933

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Richard Stern, German Jew, Social Democrat, and decorated WW1 veteran, standing next to a Nazi thug sent to intimidate his customers, Cologne, 1933
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Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII Bomber, Germany, 1919

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Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII Bomber, Germany, 1919
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CNT-FAI Anarchist militiawomen, Spanish Civil War, 1936

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CNT-FAI Anarchist militiawomen, Spanish Civil War, 1936
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Palestinian home in Jerusalem before Israel's ethnic cleansing, 1920s, alongside modern photo of the same building

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Palestinian home in Jerusalem before Israel's ethnic cleansing, 1920s, alongside modern photo of the same building
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Police checking identification after the Hazel's Inn Raid, a persecution of a gay bar, USA, 1956

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Police checking identification after the Hazel's Inn Raid, a persecution of a gay bar, USA, 1956
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Swiss soldiers with a flamethrower, 1964

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Swiss soldiers with a flamethrower, 1964
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Confederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864

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Confederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864
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March against Homophobia and Transphobia, Ankara, Turkiye, 2012

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March against Homophobia and Transphobia, Ankara, Turkiye, 2012
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US hovercraft on patrol, Vietnam War, 1968

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US hovercraft on patrol, Vietnam War, 1968
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British Miles M.39B Libellula experimental bomber, WW2, 1943?

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British Miles M.39B Libellula experimental bomber, WW2, 1943?
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Janet Flanner, pioneering journalist and queer woman, during the Liberation of Paris, with Ernest Hemingway, WW2, 1944

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Janet Flanner, pioneering journalist and queer woman, during the Liberation of Paris, with Ernest Hemingway, WW2, 1944
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Die Freundin, early lesbian periodical, Weimar Germany, 1928

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Die Freundin, early lesbian periodical, Weimar Germany, 1928
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American B-25 with an experimental nose-mounted rocket launcher, ~1946

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American B-25 with an experimental nose-mounted rocket launcher, ~1946
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British forces during the Normandy Invasion, WW2, 1944

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British forces during the Normandy Invasion, WW2, 1944
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Early openly LGBT politician Harvey Milk at a Gay Pride celebration in San Jose, USA, 1978

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Early openly LGBT politician Harvey Milk at a Gay Pride celebration in San Jose, USA, 1978
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US infantryman laughing at his comrades wearing gas masks, 1918

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US infantryman laughing at his comrades wearing gas masks, 1918
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Nazi family celebrating the 'bright' future they were making for their children, Germany, ~1937

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Nazi family celebrating the 'bright' future they were making for their children, Germany, ~1937
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Photo strip: Circa 1900, 35 × 27mm. Provenance: US

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Photo strip: Circa 1900, 35 × 27mm. Provenance: US

Most of these images were taken when male partnerships were illegal. Approximately 120 years ago, this couple held opposite edges of a sign. They posed for that photo in a very different world than the one we live in today.

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Man recording a concert on cassette, Poland, 1980s

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Man recording a concert on cassette, Poland, 1980s
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Cross-dressing ball, Portland, Oregon, USA, ~1900

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Cross-dressing ball, Portland, Oregon, USA, ~1900
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US medics with an injured dog, Normandy, France, WW2, 1944

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US medics with an injured dog, Normandy, France, WW2, 1944
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First Pride march in India, 'Friendship Walk', Kolkata, 1999

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First Pride march in India, 'Friendship Walk', Kolkata, 1999
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US soldier during the Battle of the Bulge shaking hands with a local, Luxembourg, WW2, 1944 or early 1945

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US soldier during the Battle of the Bulge shaking hands with a local, Luxembourg, WW2, 1944 or early 1945
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Boston Pride Parade, USA, 1970

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Boston Pride Parade, USA, 1970
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US soldier in training with M1 Garand and bayonet fixed, 1943

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US soldier in training with M1 Garand and bayonet fixed, 1943
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Allies at an LGBT rights march in Washington DC, 1993

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Allies at an LGBT rights march in Washington DC, 1993
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106 year old Armenian woman prepared to defend her home, 1990

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106 year old Armenian woman prepared to defend her home, 1990
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Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, ~1940

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Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, ~1940
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320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a segregated African-American unit, coast of Normandy, France, WW2, 1944

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320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a segregated African-American unit, coast of Normandy, France, WW2, 1944
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American T92 240mm howitzer, WW2 era, 1945?

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American T92 240mm howitzer, WW2 era, 1945?
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Kady Brownell, the only recognized woman officially discharged from the Union Army at the end of hostilities, US Civil War, ~1865

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Kady Brownell, the only recognized woman officially discharged from the Union Army at the end of hostilities, US Civil War, ~1865
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Masako Katsura, early female billiards player on the championship level, USA, 1952

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Masako Katsura, early female billiards player on the championship level, USA, 1952
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Kartseva Lyubov Iosifovna, Soviet combat medic and recon officer, WW2, photo from 1942, killed in action 1943

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'Atlas' Road Locomotive, the UK, 1930s?

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'Atlas' Road Locomotive, the UK, 1930s?
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The photographic series by photographer John Thomson "Street Life in London" was published between 1876-77 to record the lives and conditions of London’s poor who made their livings on the streets.

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