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1947: Babe Ruth at age 52.

On July 19th, 2005, Lavena Johnson was found dead in her tent from a gunshot wound while stationed in Iraq. Despite bruising, chemical burns and evidence of sexual assault it was ruled a suicide. She was 19

Two people in the custody of Iran’s morality police — Tehran, 2005 (736×912)

Peace. 30 Years of the Warsaw Pact (East Germany, postage stamp, 1985)

One of the rare photographs of a slave ship. This was captured by Marc Ferrez in 1882

USA

Early 1900s, New York. Grandfather’s friend Bill Hodgkins (3rd row from right closest to camera)
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New York City Subway. Late 1970s
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Times Square in 1905: A glimpse into the past with electric-powered tour buses and taxis, where innovation met the heart of New York City
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May 5, 1955. New York, NY by Vivian Maier
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Great Eastern docked at harbor in New York City
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Times Square, NYC, unlit during The Northeast blackout of 2003 (August 14, 2003) (photo ROBERT ROSAMILIO)
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Jean Shepherd at NYC’s Limelight in 1965. Photo Courtesy: Dave Michelsohn
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Leona Randolph Dalton, younger sister of the famous Dalton brothers from the Wild West gang, celebrates her 82nd birthday with her friends in 1957. She died 7 years later as the last of her siblings.
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Painters on the Brooklyn Bridge Suspender Cables. October 7, 1914. 1500X1258 pixels
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”THE HOSTILE BROTHERS” – German cartoon (”Kladderadatsch” magazine, artist: Hanns Erich Köhler, pen name: Erik) depicting John Bull and Uncle Sam as hidden enemies, January 1943
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Alfred of New York
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Japanese anti-Vietnam War protesters throw stones at riot police at the occupied Shinjuku station in 1968.
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Kids playing on the Lower Est Side, New York 1963.
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Coca-Cola, 1964 ad.
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Two astronauts laugh with Pad Leader Gunther Wendt at Kennedy Space Center a few hours before the launch of Apollo 14. The helmet was a ‘gag gift’ from the astronauts, referring to Wendt’s service in the Luftwaffe during World War 2. January 31, 1971.
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“Uncle Sam Crucified”, 1941 poster by fascist Newton Jenkins.
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Titanic’s wooden lifeboats in New York Harbor following the disaster. This particular image has been doctored to add the words “R.M.S. Titanic”, c. April 1912
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(Unknown date but likely 1940’s). I wish I never agreed to this Grand Canyon mule ride.”
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Jim Beam Whiskey, 1989
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The American flag as redisigned in 1901 by Mark Twain // USA // 1968
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