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Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor an American born in Pennsylvania who travelled to Afghanistan with the intention of making himself a king. He failed. (1838-1845)[216 × 321]
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The Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy
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Pyramid of WWI German helmets in New York, 1919. [1754x1392]
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Leftist woman handing out anti-shah manifesto. Tehran, iran, 1979. (688×473)
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Soviet anti-Chinese poster in a military base in Mongolia: “Soldier! Remember! This wild Chinese is 6 kilometers away from you!”, 1980s
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"If you get drunk, you cannot keep your top secrets !" Thailand, 1960s.
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Police destroy alcohol confiscated from smugglers. New York. 1922. [1509x1561]
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My 17 year old uncle's junior yearbook photo in the late 70s.
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"Support Afghan Freedom Fighters. Support the brave people of Afghanistan in their fight for freedom against Soviet aggression and occupation." -- Soldier of Fortune magazine (1981)
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11 Feb 1911: Melbourne [AUS] Zoo's lion, Wallace, rented by a magician performing at the Melbourne Opera House, walked offstage and out of the theatre. He took shelter in the T&G Buildings, 400 metres from the theatre. After two hours he was coaxed into a cage and returned to the zoo. [735 x 700]
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C. 1950s. I have been told I look like my grandmother...
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French General Henri Dumesnil toasts Charles Sweeny, an American mercenary, before his departure to Morocco to fight in the Rif War. Sweeny was the leader of a 17-man squadron of Americans who bombed Moroccan villages and cities for the "cause of the white man's civilization", 1925 [932 x 1024].
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Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1906. Keiths Theatre was a vaudeville playhouse run by B.F. Keith. (500×715)
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Korean War - Private Horace Madden by Bruce Fletcher. [650 x 777]
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The Fifth Marquess of Anglesey, Henry Cyril Paget, 1900. One of history's most eccentric aristocrats who lived fast and passed young after frittering away £43million on fancy dress.
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Young men smoking, drinking, and playing cards Stetson University dorm room, Florida, ca 1900. [775x1000]
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2500-year celebration of the Persian Empire. Persepolis, Iran. October 1971 [850x559]
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Anti-apartheid sign in Karachi, (then British India). Circa 1940s (pre-partition) [683x500]
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“Don’t know how old I am. Mother can tell. She keeps track of these things. She begins to work in mill tomorrow. ‘Speks I’ll go to help.” Mom said she is 10; little sister not at work yet. Location: Chester, South Carolina, 1908 (Source National Child Labor Committee, Lewis Hine) [863x1085]
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A couple riding together on an autoped, 1923. (1152×1440)
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Adolf Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche during the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the future Volkswagen automobile plant, 1938 [1280X720].
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WW1 photo of German friends in a trench bunker. Photos on the wall and one being a photo of a woman. Exact date unknown [2160x1620]
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French postcard (made during the Russo-Japanese War) showing a Japanese woman seducing a Russian guard, circa 1904-1905
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Whitney Houston performs the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV, Tampa, Florida, 27 January 1991 [1960x1230]
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Landing of the first telegraph cable between Australia and New Zealand at La Perouse, near Sydney, in 1876. [2349x1811]
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Murat leads one of the greatest charges in military History, with 11,000 horsemen, following the destruction of Augereau's corps in a snowstorm by the Russians, at the battle of Eylau in 1807. Though costly, the charge saved the French army from the disastrous position it was in. By François Flameng
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The corpse of Pope Pius IX after being exhumed in 1956 [410×314]
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Helen D. Longstreet, widow of CSA General James Longstreet (later a U.S. Ambassador), attends the 1938 Gettysburg reunion. [960 x 720]
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