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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
American Red Cross volunteer, San Francisco 1898. 1186X1500 pixels. Coloured by me and AI.
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German soldier from the 10th Regiment of the SS Totenkopf on guard on the roof of the Royal Castle in Krakow. Visible panorama of Krakow. 1940 – 1941
“Vote or he will be your master” Italian anti communist propaganda (ca. 1948-1949)
“The two faces of general Franco” 1950s Mexican caricature of Francisco Franco
My grandma and her sister about 1950. Texas
Steeple of Christ Church Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand under repair following earthquake damage – 1891.
Lenin on the Moon // Soviet Union // 1960
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