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NATO (Soviet cartoon, 1979)
A 1940 prison photo of Cleo Wright. Two years later, Wright was lynched. A white mob dragged him from his cell to to a black neighborhood and burned him alive in view of two church congregations. It was the first lynching to occur after the United States entered World War II, Missouri .
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
My grandfather in 1957
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“He’s a tough and rugged little guy with a look you have to love.” My Buddy from Hasbro, 1985
“Stop US rockets. Secure worker’s places.” German Communist Party （1983）
Enjoying a drink on the final day before prohibition started in 1920.
Iraqi minister of information Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, better known in the west as “Baghdad Bob” during a wartime propaganda broadcast in 2003. Sahhaf was known for his colorful & widely mocked press briefings in which he often made ludicrous claims about Iraq’s military successes. (500×370)
“The Sun Will Rise And We Will Try Again” 2008
Istanbul 1905 vs Today
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