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Marine Sergeant Frank Praytor Feeds A Two Week Old Orphan Kitten

Frank, a marine during the Korean War, found the kitten and named her Miss Hap because “she was born at the wrong place at the wrong time.”

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Premislaus de Colo 5 hours ago

Absolutely had to chceck, and yes, there is a happy ending for both him and the kitten, although they went their separate ways

6points

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Portrait Of Two Women. Zanzibar, Circa 1900

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The invention of photography in 1839 changed the way people lived. All of a sudden, humans had the ability to capture a single moment through a still image and immortalize it for future generations.

As the Modern Museum of Art points out, photographs can help shape our understanding of different cultures, their history, and, most importantly, the people who appear in them.

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Portrait Of An Inuit Woman And Child, Circa 1912

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Tamra 5 hours ago

That is one warm, cozy baby.

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#5

London, 1899. Photo By Leonard Misonne

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JoNo 4 hours ago

This does not look like a photo, more like a drawing/painting.

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#6

Portrait Of A Navajo Native American. Taken By Carl Moon, Circa 1906

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Multa Nocte 5 hours ago

What a handsome lad!

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Since we’re on the topic of attention-grabbing vintage photographs, the iconic “Migrant Mother” is a stellar example. Taken in 1936 during the Great Depression, it features an impoverished woman in a pea-pickers camp in California, alongside her children hiding their faces.

It was such a moving photograph that it urged the federal government to send 20,000 pounds of food to the camp.

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Sergeant Karen Hermiston, Or “Hermie” As People Called Her, Was Courageous And Determined, Earning A Place In Canadian History As The Only Official Female Photographer For The Armed Forces To Work Amidst Combat During World War II

Sergeant Karen Hermiston, Or “Hermie” As People Called Her, Was Courageous And Determined, Earning A Place In Canadian History As The Only Official Female Photographer For The Armed Forces To Work Amidst Combat During World War II

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Multa Nocte 5 hours ago

Whoa! You go, Canada!

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#8

Roger Williams University In Nashville, Tennessee, 1899

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#9

Frances Green, Margaret (Peg) Kirchner, Ann Waldner And Blanche Osborn, Women Airforce Service Pilots During Wwii, Pictured Here As They Leave Their Airplane,

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Janissary35680 Premium 4 hours ago

"Pistol Packing Mamas" (Says so, right on the tin.)

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“Man on the Moon” is another well-known snapshot that captures one of the most significant human accomplishments in history. It’s a photograph of astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s first steps on the moon’s surface by the great Neil Armstrong.

This 1969 picture shows the lone Aldrin standing with the vast expanse of space as his backdrop. Unfortunately, this photo doesn’t deter today’s skeptics who doubt that the event ever happened.

#10

Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower), From The Seneca Nation, 190

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#11

Portrait Of A Sami Family, Norway, Circa 1890

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#12

An Unidentified Soldier, Australia, Ww1

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Multa Nocte 5 hours ago

Handsome lad.

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The 1945 flag-raising photo on Iwo Jima will always be legendary, especially for military veterans, historians, and loyal Americans. Photographed by Joe Rosenthal, it shows a group of US Marines planting the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi to mark its capture and signify America’s victory in World War II.

Despite doubts about its authenticity, the picture never fails to spark feelings of patriotism, especially among those who served during the war.

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Red Cross Nurse And Rescue Dog, Wwi

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#14

Portrait Of A Family. Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943

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Bernd Herbert 4 hours ago

If someone still doesn't know, Manzanar was one of ten concentration camps in the US were Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII. What a shame.

5points

#15

Portrait Of Selika Lazevski, Believed To Be A Horsewoman Who Rode At Nouveau Cirque In Paris

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C B Jones 3 hours ago

Man she looks fierce.

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We’d also like to hear from you, readers. Which of these photos stood out to you the most? How do they make you feel? Let us know in the comments below!

#16

Liberated Survivors Of Auschwitz, 1945

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#17

Portrait Of Cotton Mill Workers In Georgia, U.S., 1909

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#18

Portrait Of The Fisk University Class Of 1888

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Multa Nocte 5 hours ago

Incredible for the time and especially incredible for this being in the southern United States.

3points

#19

Portrait Of Lillian, Cora And Luvenia Ward. Taken In Worcester, Massachusetts, Circa 1900

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Premislaus de Colo 4 hours ago

Lillian - silenty judging your life choices since 1900

4points

#20

Portrait Of Flora Stewart. She Was Said To Be Vivacious With A “Remarkably Retentive Memory.”

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#21

"Love Came To Me, And I Was Not Afraid To Marry The Man I Loved Because Of His Color." - Helen Pitts Douglass

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JoNo 4 hours ago

And she's still gazing at him adoringly content with her decision.

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#22

A Spinner And Her Spinning Wheel. County Galway, Ireland, Circa 1890

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#23

American Soldiers Pay Tribute To The Fallen Animals, 1918

Horses, mules and donkeys were used during WWI to transport ammunition and supplies to the front. They did so through the horrors of shellfire and appalling conditions. Eight million of them died during the war.

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Multa Nocte 5 hours ago

How sad and how bittersweet.

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#24

Paris, 1900

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#25

Tattoo Artist Maud Wagner, U.S., 1907

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Multa Nocte 5 hours ago

Lydia, oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia, oh Lydia the queen of tattoos!

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#26

Portrait Of Ute Chief Severo And His Family, Circa 1885

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#27

Wedding Rings Of Concentration Camp Victims. They Were Found Near Buchenwald By U.S. Army Soldiers In 1945

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Multa Nocte 4 hours ago

🥺

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#28

Portrait Of John Smith, A Chippewa Native American. He Was Also Known As Gaa-Binagwiiyaas, Amongst Other Names

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#29

Portrait Of Iron White Man, A Sioux Native American, Circa 1900

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#30

Iron Thunder, Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder, Slow White Buffalo, All Holding Peace Pipes, Dakota, Circa 1880s

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Multa Nocte 5 hours ago

This is a good looking group of men, but the fellow in the front is extra fine. Just my humble opinion. ;-)

2points

#31

“Jitterbugging On A Saturday Evening,” Mississippi, 1939

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#32

Portrait Of Chaiwa, A Tewa Native American, Circa 1906

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#33

Portrait Of A Navajo Woman, Circa 1904

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#34

Elizabeth L. Gardner Of Rockford, Illinois, A Wasp (Women's Airforce Service Pilot) Pilot, Circa 1940s

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#35

Portrait Of Billie Holiday And Her Dog Mister, NYC, Circa 1947

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#36

Mother & Son, Ireland, Circa 1890

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#37

O-O-Be, A Kiowa Native American, Circa 1895

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Multa Nocte 4 hours ago

Lovely shell decorations.

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#38

Photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston In An 1896 Self-Portrait Of A "New Woman," Taken In Her Washington, Dc Studio

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Tamra 5 hours ago

A shocking display of lower extremities!

6points

#39

Five Year Old Warren Bernard Runs Out Of His Mother's Grasp To His Father, A Soldier From New Westminster, Canada Who Was Going To Fight For Canada In Wwii

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Tamra 5 hours ago

I hope he made it back home to them.

3points

#40

Riding A New Tricycle, 1882. Photo By Chas. W Oldrieve

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Janissary35680 Premium 4 hours ago

Tricycle designed for a steampunk version of Mad Max, "Before the Thunderdome".

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A Snapshot Of Life, Circa 1910

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#42

Florence Was Thirty-Two Years Old, A Mother Of Seven Children, Living In Nipomo, California With Her Children And Partner, Jim Hill, 1936

"I worked in hospitals. I tended bar. I cooked. I worked in the fields. I done a little bit of everything to make a living for my kids."

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#43

Josie, Six Years Old, Bertha, Six Years Old, And Sophie, 10 Years Old. All Shuckers At Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina. Circa 1911

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Gingersnap In Iowa 2 hours ago

Serious looks on such little girls.

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#44

Photograph Of 1924 Miss America Winner, Ruth Malcolmson

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G A 1 hour ago

Ruth was a beauty

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#45

Jewish People From Subcarpathian Rus Await Selection At Auschwitz-Birkenau, May 1944

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Bernd Herbert 4 hours ago

F*****g Nazis. And still people here in Germany want to relativize that. And it's getting worse.

5points

#46

Portrait Of Nora Oo-Teen'a, An Inuit Woman. Alaska, 1903

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Multa Nocte 4 hours ago

That hair - gorgeous!

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#47

Portrait Of Kikisoblu, Also Known As Princess Angeline. Born Sometime In The 1820s, Kikisoblu Was The Daughter Of Chief Seattle Of The Duwamish Tribe

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Portrait Of A Young Girl And Child. Japan, Circa 1908

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#49

An Italian Mother And Child Who Just Arrived At Ellis Island, Circa 1905

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#50

An Albanian Woman From Italy At Ellis Island, Circa 1905

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#51

Women In Chicago Being Arrested For Wearing One Piece Bathing Suits Without The Required Leg Coverings, 1922

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Multa Nocte 5 hours ago

Oh my Lord, cover your eyes to prevent seeing these brazen hussies! 😂

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#52

A Snapshot Of Life From New York, Circa 1910

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#53

Warsaw Ghetto, 1943

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Multa Nocte 4 hours ago

Pitiful, puny soldiers in this photo.

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#54

Before She Became Famous As An Actress In All In The Family, Maude, And Golden Girls, Bea Arthur Worked As A Truck Driver And Typist In The United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve During Wwii

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Helena 4 hours ago

An entire life of kicking your axx and your preconceived notions. I will never be this cool

2points

#55

A Snapshot Of Historical Fashion From Japan, 1910s

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#56

Women Making Fun Of Sign At Beach Requiring Full Bathing Suits. Miami, Florida, 1934

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Helena 4 hours ago

Women hating being regulated since the dawn of time.

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#57

Edward Bouchet Became The First African American To Earn A Phd In The U.S. When He Completed His Dissertation In Physics At Yale In 1876

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#58

A Few Miss Europe Candidates, 1930

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G A 1 hour ago

Girl on the left you could see walking down a street today. She has a bit of a goth look.

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