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Did you know that the first Tour de France happened in 1903? Or that there existed a Fat Men's Club in New York, whose members had to weigh over 200 pounds and learn a secret handshake and password to enter? These are only a few facts from the Facebook group 'History Images'. The group serves us as a window to the past through various pictures.

It consists of more than 544,000 people who are engaging in discussions, exchanging information and gathering their knowledge.

Bored Panda has gathered some of the finest pictures for your curiosity, so without further ado, see them below.

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White Protesters Joined The March On Washington D.c. During The Civil Rights Movement, In August 1963

White Protesters Joined The March On Washington D.c. During The Civil Rights Movement, In August 1963

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Photos provide us with a powerful lens through which we can see and understand history. This Facebook page's 'History Images' act as visual documentation, capturing significant historical events, cultural shifts, and everyday life.

Although photos can be pretty factual, the history of our world has been shrouded in tales and riddles. From ancient civilizations that left behind incredible structures to unexplained disappearances and mythical figures, let's peel back the layers of time and intrigue ourselves with some unsolved mysteries of history.


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Stoney First Nation Member, Guide Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907. (Photo Taken By Mary Schäffer)

Stoney First Nation Member, Guide Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907. (Photo Taken By Mary Schäffer)

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Portrait Of An American Soldier In 1918

Portrait Of An American Soldier In 1918

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Most of us have heard the tales of Britain's King Arthur and his magical sword, Excalibur. The story has been alive for around 1000 years and as of today, no one knows if it's real.

The interesting fact is that the ancient warrior is linked with places all over Britain and the story might have been about a real person, just not so magical. What we surely know is that real royals have been named after him and that to this day, this story inspires us.

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After all, the king is meant to unite the Britons in their darkest time: "Legend has it that he's not actually dead, just sleeping, and that one day, when Britain needs him most, he will rise again and defend the country."


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A Indigenous Man Topples A Statue Of Spanish Conquistador Diego De Mazariegos On The 500th Year Anniversary Of The Discovery Of The Americas. Chiapas, Mexico, 1992

A Indigenous Man Topples A Statue Of Spanish Conquistador Diego De Mazariegos On The 500th Year Anniversary Of The Discovery Of The Americas. Chiapas, Mexico, 1992

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Maori Women From New Zealand In 1902

Maori Women From New Zealand In 1902

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Reporters Who Exposed The Watergate Scandal Watch President Nixon Resign, 1974

Reporters Who Exposed The Watergate Scandal Watch President Nixon Resign, 1974

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Another mystery is the location of Egypt's beloved Cleopatra's tomb. According to ancient writers, she and her lover Mark Antony were buried together in a tomb in 30 B.C.

Plutarch wrote that "the tomb was located near a temple of Isis, an ancient Egyptian goddess, and was a lofty and beautiful monument containing treasures made of gold, silver, emeralds, pearls, ebony and ivory".

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The exact location is a mystery up to this day, though The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities recently made a claim that they found it. Archeologists discovered a tunnel under Egypt’s ancient Taposiris Magna Temple that may lead to the long-lost tomb. 


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French Actress And Animal Lover Brigitte Bardot Pose For A Photo With A Harp Seal Pub In Newfoundland, Canada. Mar 1977. Bardot Traveled To Newfoundland To Publicly Oppose Seal Hunting

French Actress And Animal Lover Brigitte Bardot Pose For A Photo With A Harp Seal Pub In Newfoundland, Canada. Mar 1977. Bardot Traveled To Newfoundland To Publicly Oppose Seal Hunting

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Twenty-Year-Old Arifa, A Member Of The Pro-Government Women's Unit, Guarding Their Village From The Mujahedeen, The Democratic Republic Of Afghanistan, 1987

Twenty-Year-Old Arifa, A Member Of The Pro-Government Women's Unit, Guarding Their Village From The Mujahedeen, The Democratic Republic Of Afghanistan, 1987

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#9

Three Jewish Children On Their Way To Palestine After Being Liberated From The Buchenwald Concentration Camp. The Girl On The Left Is From Poland, The Boy In The Center From Latvia, And The Girl On The Right From Hungary, 1945

Three Jewish Children On Their Way To Palestine After Being Liberated From The Buchenwald Concentration Camp. The Girl On The Left Is From Poland, The Boy In The Center From Latvia, And The Girl On The Right From Hungary, 1945

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Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25th, though there are debates that he wasn't really born on this day. According to 'Live Science', "the date Dec. 25 may have been chosen because it's close in time to Saturnalia, a Roman festival that celebrated the god Saturn.

The earliest records of Dec. 25 being the birthday of Jesus date to the fourth century A.D. — more than 300 years after his birth". According to ancient records, early Christians were never able to decide on the day; in fact, even the exact year is unknown. Thus many Catholic branches celebrate Christmas on a different day.

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#10

Albert Einstein At 5 Years Old. Munich, 1884. [colorized]

Albert Einstein At 5 Years Old. Munich, 1884. [colorized]

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A Photo Of An Engineer Wiring An Early Ibm Computer, 1958 By Berenice Abbott

A Photo Of An Engineer Wiring An Early Ibm Computer, 1958 By Berenice Abbott

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#12

Gas Station In Germany, 1958

Gas Station In Germany, 1958

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Let's learn about one of the big world wonders, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and debate whether it was real. The ancient city of Babylon was located around where modern-day Iraq is and was believed to have the impressive hanging gardens with plants at a height above ground level. The date of their existence is not surely known and modern-day archeologists have not been able to locate the remains of such a place.


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A Sami Woman, Toddler, And Infant In Lapland, Finland, 1917

A Sami Woman, Toddler, And Infant In Lapland, Finland, 1917

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#14

Motorcycle Chariots At New South Wales Police Carnival, 1936

Motorcycle Chariots At New South Wales Police Carnival, 1936

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Titanic Survivors Marjorie And Charlotte Collyer In New York Immediately Following The Sinking Of The Liner In 1912. [colorized]

Titanic Survivors Marjorie And Charlotte Collyer In New York Immediately Following The Sinking Of The Liner In 1912. [colorized]

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Some things we'll never know, but sometimes that's the fun of it all. Let's admire the 'History Images' that freeze moments in time, honor the mysteries of history and embrace the ones that await us in the future. For it is through the exploration of the unknown that we truly come to understand ourselves and the world we inhabit.


#16

Bodybuilder Relna Brewer Showing Her Strength By Ripping A Phone Book Apart, 1938

Bodybuilder Relna Brewer Showing Her Strength By Ripping A Phone Book Apart, 1938

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Indian Chief Speaking To Army Officers About The Construction Of Garrison Dam. North Dakota, 1946

Indian Chief Speaking To Army Officers About The Construction Of Garrison Dam. North Dakota, 1946

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#18

Tippi Hedren Having Her Cigarette Lit By A Crow On The Set Of The Birds, 1963

Tippi Hedren Having Her Cigarette Lit By A Crow On The Set Of The Birds, 1963

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Handsome Young Crow Boy Dressed Up In Sheepskin Chaps And Fringed Gloves, Circa 1910. Photo By Richard Throssel

Handsome Young Crow Boy Dressed Up In Sheepskin Chaps And Fringed Gloves, Circa 1910. Photo By Richard Throssel

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#20

A Japanese Samurai In Full Armor With A Sword, 1867

A Japanese Samurai In Full Armor With A Sword, 1867

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#21

The Endurance Ship Being Stuck In The Antarctic Ice (Forever), 1915

The Endurance Ship Being Stuck In The Antarctic Ice (Forever), 1915

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Henryka "Heniuta" Wieczorek, A Member Of The Polish Underground Resistance, On The Last Day Of The Warsaw Uprising: October 2, 1944. [colorized]

Henryka "Heniuta" Wieczorek, A Member Of The Polish Underground Resistance, On The Last Day Of The Warsaw Uprising: October 2, 1944. [colorized]

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#23

On The Set Of The Movie "Godzilla", 1998

On The Set Of The Movie "Godzilla", 1998

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#24

Jacob White Eyes, Iron Tail And Buffalo Bill Cody At Caffè Greco In Rome During Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Tour In Europe Back In 1890

Jacob White Eyes, Iron Tail And Buffalo Bill Cody At Caffè Greco In Rome During Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Tour In Europe Back In 1890

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#25

A Peanut Vendor From 1890, Wearing A Suit Made Of Peanuts

A Peanut Vendor From 1890, Wearing A Suit Made Of Peanuts

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#26

Two Of The Biggest Names In Japanese Cinema History: Actor Toshiro Mifune And Director Akira Kurosawa On The Set Of Seven Samurai, 1954

Two Of The Biggest Names In Japanese Cinema History: Actor Toshiro Mifune And Director Akira Kurosawa On The Set Of Seven Samurai, 1954

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Mermaids On The Set Film "Peter Pan", 1924

Mermaids On The Set Film "Peter Pan", 1924

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A Woman Wearing An Elaborate Headdress In Japan During C. 1870-1890s

A Woman Wearing An Elaborate Headdress In Japan During C. 1870-1890s

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Land Mower With Air Conditioning, Circa 1950

Land Mower With Air Conditioning, Circa 1950

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#30

Porfirio Diaz And The Aztec Sun Stone, 1910

Porfirio Diaz And The Aztec Sun Stone, 1910

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#31

Panoramic Shot From An Airship Of San Francisco, Razed To The Ground After An Earthquake And Subsequent City-Wide Fire, 1906

Panoramic Shot From An Airship Of San Francisco, Razed To The Ground After An Earthquake And Subsequent City-Wide Fire, 1906

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"A Member Of The Auxiliary Territorial Service, Miss Elizabeth Amery, Computes The Range At 428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, December 1942." Original Color Photograph

"A Member Of The Auxiliary Territorial Service, Miss Elizabeth Amery, Computes The Range At 428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, December 1942." Original Color Photograph

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#33

King Charles III On The Buckingham Palace Balcony After His Mother's Coronation In 1953

King Charles III On The Buckingham Palace Balcony After His Mother's Coronation In 1953

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#34

Burlesque Costumes In The 1800s Were A Bizarre Affair. This Is Eliza Blasina Wearing A Horse-Head Headdress. If You're Interested, I've Compiled A Gallery Of 10 Images Of Burlesque Performers From That Era

Burlesque Costumes In The 1800s Were A Bizarre Affair. This Is Eliza Blasina Wearing A Horse-Head Headdress. If You're Interested, I've Compiled A Gallery Of 10 Images Of Burlesque Performers From That Era

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Ham Is The First Chimpanzee Astronaut To Return From His Legendary 16-Hour Flight In 1961 Year

Ham Is The First Chimpanzee Astronaut To Return From His Legendary 16-Hour Flight In 1961 Year

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#36

An Old Photo Of A Samurai Was Taken By Felice Beato. Japan, Edo Period, 1865

An Old Photo Of A Samurai Was Taken By Felice Beato. Japan, Edo Period, 1865

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#37

Miners In The Serra Pelada Gold Mines In Brazil, 1980s

Miners In The Serra Pelada Gold Mines In Brazil, 1980s

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#38

Annie Edson Taylor Poses With Her Cat And The Barrel She Rode Over The Fall, Of 1901

Annie Edson Taylor Poses With Her Cat And The Barrel She Rode Over The Fall, Of 1901

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#39

Diane Keaton And Al Pacino During The Filming Of The Godfather In 1972

Diane Keaton And Al Pacino During The Filming Of The Godfather In 1972

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#40

The First Tour De France, 1903

The First Tour De France, 1903

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#41

Apollo 13 Splashes Down In The South Pacific. 17 April 1970

Apollo 13 Splashes Down In The South Pacific. 17 April 1970

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#42

Queen Sophia Of Greece, 1915

Queen Sophia Of Greece, 1915

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#43

Testing Prototype Space Suit Intended For Use In Nasa's Apollo Moon Landing Program, Mojave Desert, California 1962

Testing Prototype Space Suit Intended For Use In Nasa's Apollo Moon Landing Program, Mojave Desert, California 1962

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#44

December 17, 1949: Santa Claus Rides A Motorbike With A Sidecar Down Oxford Street In London, England

December 17, 1949: Santa Claus Rides A Motorbike With A Sidecar Down Oxford Street In London, England

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#45

Chippendales Night Club, The First Strip Club In La - 1979. Photo Via - Bettmann Archives

Chippendales Night Club, The First Strip Club In La - 1979. Photo Via - Bettmann Archives

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#46

The New Pramobile Made By Dunckley, London, England C. 1930

The New Pramobile Made By Dunckley, London, England C. 1930

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#47

Man In A Pressure Suit With A Beaker Of Boiling Water In A Vacuum Chamber Simulating An Altitude Of 65,000 Feet, Feb. 8, 1953

Man In A Pressure Suit With A Beaker Of Boiling Water In A Vacuum Chamber Simulating An Altitude Of 65,000 Feet, Feb. 8, 1953

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#48

Acrobats In Japan. Ca. 1900

Acrobats In Japan. Ca. 1900

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#49

Tourists Having Tea And Sunbathing At The Top Of The Great Pyramid, 1938

Tourists Having Tea And Sunbathing At The Top Of The Great Pyramid, 1938

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#50

Mount Rushmore Is Under Construction. This Photograph Was Taken In 1932 While Workmen Were Carving The Face Of George Washington

Mount Rushmore Is Under Construction. This Photograph Was Taken In 1932 While Workmen Were Carving The Face Of George Washington

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#51

The First Image Of Mercury, Was Taken By Nasa's Mariner 10 In 1974

The First Image Of Mercury, Was Taken By Nasa's Mariner 10 In 1974

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#52

House Built From A Tree Stump. "The Stump House On The Lennstrom Farm Near Edgecomb, Washington" 1905

House Built From A Tree Stump. "The Stump House On The Lennstrom Farm Near Edgecomb, Washington" 1905

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#53

Sculptor Felix De Weldon Working On The Plaster Model Of The Us Marine Corps War Memorial, C. 1954. His Artwork Is Located Just Outside Of Arlington National Cemetery, In Virginia

Sculptor Felix De Weldon Working On The Plaster Model Of The Us Marine Corps War Memorial, C. 1954. His Artwork Is Located Just Outside Of Arlington National Cemetery, In Virginia

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#54

The Twin Towers Under Construction At The World Trade Center, 1971

The Twin Towers Under Construction At The World Trade Center, 1971

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#55

Departure Of A Red Cross Train Going To Switzerland, Budapest, Hungary, 1947

Departure Of A Red Cross Train Going To Switzerland, Budapest, Hungary, 1947

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#56

Hindenburg Airship, Flying Over Manhattan In 1937, Shortly Before The Disaster In New Jersey

Hindenburg Airship, Flying Over Manhattan In 1937, Shortly Before The Disaster In New Jersey

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#57

The Mississippi River Freezes Solid In February 1905. A Woman Standing On The Mississippi River Beneath The Eads Bridge At St. Louis, Missouri, With Dozens Of People Behind Her Seen Walking Across The Frozen River

The Mississippi River Freezes Solid In February 1905. A Woman Standing On The Mississippi River Beneath The Eads Bridge At St. Louis, Missouri, With Dozens Of People Behind Her Seen Walking Across The Frozen River

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#58

Saloon In Manitowoc , Wisconsin Note The Child Sized Beer. Circa 1890

Saloon In Manitowoc , Wisconsin Note The Child Sized Beer. Circa 1890

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#59

Searchlights In The Night Sky During An Air-Raid Practice On Gibraltar, 20 November 1942

Searchlights In The Night Sky During An Air-Raid Practice On Gibraltar, 20 November 1942

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Aerial Photo Of The Enormous Hughes H-4 Hercules Wooden Aircraft Being Built - Playa Vista, California - February 1947

Aerial Photo Of The Enormous Hughes H-4 Hercules Wooden Aircraft Being Built - Playa Vista, California - February 1947

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Bonnie Parker, Of Bonnie And Clyde Fame C.1933

Bonnie Parker, Of Bonnie And Clyde Fame C.1933

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#62

A Janitor Sweeps The Floor Of The New York Stock Exchange Following The Wall Street Crash Of 1929

A Janitor Sweeps The Floor Of The New York Stock Exchange Following The Wall Street Crash Of 1929

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#63

Sagrada Família, 1905. Barcelona, Spain. Colorized

Sagrada Família, 1905. Barcelona, Spain. Colorized

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Photo Taken During The Construction (1847-1858) Of The Lighthouse On Tiny Bishop Rock In The Scilly Isles

Photo Taken During The Construction (1847-1858) Of The Lighthouse On Tiny Bishop Rock In The Scilly Isles

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#65

Testing Football Helmets, 1912

Testing Football Helmets, 1912

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#66

Ocean Liners Docked At The New York Passenger Ship Terminal, New York City, Circa 1960

Ocean Liners Docked At The New York Passenger Ship Terminal, New York City, Circa 1960

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#67

Fat Men's Club Of NY (1904) Members Had To Be At Least 200 Pounds, Pay A $1 Fee To Enter, And Learn A Secret Handshake And Password

Fat Men's Club Of NY (1904) Members Had To Be At Least 200 Pounds, Pay A $1 Fee To Enter, And Learn A Secret Handshake And Password

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The Colossi Of Memnon, Two Huge Statues Of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III That Stand Where His Mortuary Temple Was Once Located, As They Appeared In 1857

The Colossi Of Memnon, Two Huge Statues Of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III That Stand Where His Mortuary Temple Was Once Located, As They Appeared In 1857

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#69

Two Boy Scouts Caught Swimming Illegally Near Point Edward. Ontario, Canada, 1911 - By John Boyd

Two Boy Scouts Caught Swimming Illegally Near Point Edward. Ontario, Canada, 1911 - By John Boyd

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Ottoman Soldiers The Defenders Of Gaza In 1917. (Colorized)

Ottoman Soldiers The Defenders Of Gaza In 1917. (Colorized)

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Alexander II In His Office In The Winter Palace, Between Circa 1875 And Circa 1877

Alexander II In His Office In The Winter Palace, Between Circa 1875 And Circa 1877

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The Ruins Of The Roman Temple Of Mercury At Puy De Dôme And A Nearby Observatory, 1900

The Ruins Of The Roman Temple Of Mercury At Puy De Dôme And A Nearby Observatory, 1900

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#73

The Manhattan Bridge Is Under Construction. March 1909

The Manhattan Bridge Is Under Construction. March 1909

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Capt. Lowell H. Smith And Lt. John P. Richter Performed The First Aerial Refueling Using 2 United States Army Air Service Airco Dh-4b Biplanes. 27 June 1923

Capt. Lowell H. Smith And Lt. John P. Richter Performed The First Aerial Refueling Using 2 United States Army Air Service Airco Dh-4b Biplanes. 27 June 1923

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A Rare Photo Of A Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Flown By Eric Winkle Brown, 1945

A Rare Photo Of A Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Flown By Eric Winkle Brown, 1945

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Afghan Hunter With A Fox-Mask, 1970's

Afghan Hunter With A Fox-Mask, 1970's

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Fire Drill In Cloth Hall Museum In Kraków, Poland. The Painting In "Prussian Homage" By Jan Matejko. Poland, 1930

Fire Drill In Cloth Hall Museum In Kraków, Poland. The Painting In "Prussian Homage" By Jan Matejko. Poland, 1930

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A Pan American World Airways Flight Attendant Preparing In-Flight Meals In The Galley Of An Airliner, Circa 1950

A Pan American World Airways Flight Attendant Preparing In-Flight Meals In The Galley Of An Airliner, Circa 1950

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Hydroplane Racer Dean Chenoweth Crashes The Miss Budweiser Hydroplane After A Speed Record Attempt In Which He Reached Over 200 Mph, Lake Washington, Seattle, 1979

Hydroplane Racer Dean Chenoweth Crashes The Miss Budweiser Hydroplane After A Speed Record Attempt In Which He Reached Over 200 Mph, Lake Washington, Seattle, 1979

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#80

French Destroyer Le Triomphant Had Her Bow Painted By Her Crew In Late 1940

French Destroyer Le Triomphant Had Her Bow Painted By Her Crew In Late 1940

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#81

Servicemen Test Radiation Levels On Christmas Island After A Nuclear Bomb Test In 1957

Servicemen Test Radiation Levels On Christmas Island After A Nuclear Bomb Test In 1957

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