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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
They only have abundance for the rich. And we strive for abundance for all. USSR. 1957
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AIDS protest poster for Benetton Colors Magazine. The edition featured a fake “obituary” of former President Ronald Reagan and a picture with his face retouched as if he was diagnosed with AIDS. 1994
Mongolian painting (1967) celebrating friendship with the USSR. Artist: Ürjingiin Yadamsüren.
Mother & Son, 1885
Dresden after the allied bombing 1945.
STOP your hair falling out, use COKE dandruff cure. 1901
Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry, California, 1942
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