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When former slave Jordan Anderson was asked to come back and work for his old master, he replied with a deadpan letter asking for 52 years’ back pay as proof of good faith. The letter has been described as a rare example of documented ‘slave humor’ of the period. Below is Jourdon Anderson’s Letter.
‘Victorian Child’ photo I found in an antique shop. I fell in love with how awkwardly perfect this photo is. I would really like to learn more, but I don’t know where to start.
My Great Grandmother Violet in 1919, London
100 years after WW1 (New York Times, 2014)
Image from 1945 of Mussolini and his facist regimes public humiliation
From the Cape to Cairo, Civilization vs Barbarism”, Puck Magazine, 1902
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Barbarism vs Civlization, anti-colonial French cartoon, 1899
Captured Luftwaffe Officer Arriving at Newhaven Port. 1941
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Jeju citizens awaiting execution during the Jeju massacre of 1948.
Senior prom 1950
You get a big delight in every bite of Hostess Fruit Pies, 1975
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