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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
Pan fried Nutburgers. Wrigley’ Spearmint Chewing Gum. 1950s
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The shape of the Statue of Liberty is formed by 18,000 soldiers standing in formation. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Ca. 1918.
Budweiser, 1987
These two WW2 propaganda posters, 1950s
Final resting place of an Unknown English Soldier near Arnhem Bridge 1945.
“You Must Make Your Choice.” 1872 US, pro-Grant election illustration
A Soviet poster from 1944 depicting legions of German soldiers fated to die in the Russian winter thanks to Hitler’s orders.
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