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Eltz Castle, Wierschem, Germany
A 12th century masterpiece of a stronghold, perched on a towering rock formation. It's still owned by the family that built it — 850 years ago.
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British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (R12) en route to the Falkland Islands, 17 April 1982 [4015x2655]
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Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria
An ancient fortress that uses a Balkan Mountains rock formation to its advantage. It was originally a Roman outpost, but since expanded by the Bulgarians and the Ottomans.
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From a series of photographs taken by the doorman of The Catacombs, a sleazy club on the docks in Cape Town. 25 January 1968 (1200x796)
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'Western Hemisphere 1941' — Anti-American postcard from the Second World War (1941) showing Uncle Sam strangling South America.
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A remarkable three-person motorcycle was handmade in Poland in 1949 by Stanisław Skura, using salvaged parts from a crashed aircraft, a destroyed tank, and a damaged military truck. The vehicle's engine was crafted from two cylinders cut off from a Me-109 aircraft. (1949) [926x587]
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Australian Infantry of C Company, 2/48th Battalion moving past a Matilda of C Squadron, 2/9th Armoured Regiment on Tarakan, Dutch East Indies, 6th May 1945 [639x479]
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General L. W. Colby holding Little Lost Bird, found tied to her dead mother's back in the snow covered Wounded Knee field four days after the army killed nearly 300 Lakota there. Nineteen medals of honor were awarded for the massacre. (1891) [580x696]
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Dolly Parton's Playboy cover (October 1978)
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The italian Bergamini class missile frigate Virginio Fasan. [2400x1458]
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The hand of a radiographer at the Royal London Hospital, circa 1900 - at that time the effects of long-term radiation exposure were not yet realised and devices were calibrated on their own skin. [800x1070]
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Former vice-president Henry A. Wallace listening to Pete Seeger sing on a plane. US, 1948. [960x720]
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Weary Santa, Harrod's, London, 1953.
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Christmas of 1912 at the McCoy home. Robert, William Jr., and James McCoy pose near the decorated Christmas tree with their new toys nearby, Knoxville, Tennessee. [863x1073]
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Victorian lady cracking a smile, 1890s
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Michelle Pfeiffer with her red mustang, 1970
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American pilot Andrew Turner in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang fighter in Italy 8/8/1944. he flew 69 combat missions and was killed in a air crash in England in 1947 1200x898
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Workers heading out through gates of a shipyard for lunchtime break – behind them a ship under construction surrounded by timber scaffolding and cranes - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, c. 1944. [775 x 800]
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Me on the Nintendo 64 launch day. (1996)
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British soldiers enjoying some tea outside of their Mk VI. December 31st, 1940. North Africa [Colorized] [1600x1388]
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Commemorative Pin made for the 1996 Olympics
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Legends etched in steel, echoing through the centuries... Captured this at the Mehrangarh Fort Museum in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.. Details in Comment.
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Sharpshooter and folk heroine Annie Oakley shoots a gun over her shoulder using a hand mirror, 1890s
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Olivia Hussey, star of Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 Romeo and Juliet. She died today at the age of 73.
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1987 Marine Recruit sighting in at Parris Island with M-16A1, Drill Instructor is Calm [650x650]
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John Burns at Gettysburg by American artist N.C. Wyeth.
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Excavations in Sultanahmet square, Istanbul/Constantinople, 1935 [3088x2133]
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Grandmother, aged 20 at the time, in a party dress in 1914
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Romanian anti-NATO propaganda poster (1959) showing American hands placing a NATO label over a Nazi zombie's head: 'New label on old merchandise'.
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