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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
I am 10 years old like our Republic! GDR Propaganda 1959.
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“Rationing Means a Fair Share For All of Us” – USA, 1940s
My polygamist triple great-grandfather with 1 of his 4 wives and 20 of his 29 kids.
The crew of Eagle 7, an M26 Pershing attached to the 3rd Armored Division made famous for knocking out a Panther by Koln Cathedral on the 6th March 1945. An event that remains one of the clearest tank duels ever recorded
Destroy it, with Destroilet! 1965
Opening day of the first McDonald’s restaurant in Poland. Warsaw, June 17, 1992. Photo by Cezary Słomiński.
no pain… no memory… No Nightmare of Fear in pediatric anesthesia. Pentothol from Abbott, 1956
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