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Coal miner waiting to get into the communal shower at the end of his shift, taken in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 1958. by photographer Max Scheler. [592x840]
A soldier trying to ride a Zebra in German East Africa,1910 (1722x1246)
A 1st Marine Division leatherneck grimaces as Japanese mortar fire comes in during the Battle of Peleliu, 1944. [640x512]
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Radiographer wearing a suit for protection against radiation poisoning, taken in France by H. J. Hickman during WWI, c. 1918 [1052x2000]
Gustav Sabac el Cher, born in Berlin March 10th 1868. He was a military musician in the prussian army of african decent [1111x 1609]
May 1940 - A Spahi with his mount and famous blade; proud North African warriors and excellent horsemen serving with the French Army. (Blurb, if interested, in the comments) (1650x1193)
Opium poppy harvest in northern Manchukuo, c. 1930s. [1000 x 724]
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100 years ago today on Veterans Day, November 11, 1921, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated by President Warren G. Harding. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument for deceased U.S. service members whose identities are not known. [750 x 564]
Taken moments after United 175 struck the South Tower, English Doctor Sam Allen, took this picture of the World Trade Center burning from onboard an aircraft at JFK, September 11th 2001 [976x549]
Pfc George A Guckenberger, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in his foxhole near Bastogne. Circa January 1945, He was killed in action on January 14th 1945, aged 22 [1167x1665]
Members of the 369th Infantry Regiment (aka Harlem Hellfighters) arrive in New York after serving in World War I, c. 1918. [2405x1815]
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Protesters fill the streets of Busan, South Korea demanding President Park Chung-Hee's resignation. Busan-Masan Democratic Struggle of October 1979. [700 x 1250]
Armistice celebration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on November 11, 1918. Thousands of people and a replica of the Statue of Liberty on Broad Street (3000 × 1944)
What’s it like to climb aboard World View Explorer and slowly rise to the edge of space? Here’s a glimpse.
Mussolini bows to the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, 1939 [660×872]
Armistice celebration, Trafalgar Square London. November 11th, 1918. [1600 x 1282]
Soldier flashes a "peace" sign for the camera during the Croatian War of Independence between Croatia and Yugoslavia, 1991. [3321x2131]
103 years ago today, on November 11, 1918, the armistice that ended World War I was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne of France [504 x 673]
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Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V in May 1913 [1103 x 1227]
Eiffel Tower in construction, Paris 1888 [736 x 919]
Willis Bench KIA 1942 shot down off the coast of New Guinea after a raid on Lae by 22nd Bomb Group (B-26s). Veteran's Day, a good moment to remember those who may not otherwise be remembered. OC by my Father. [477 X 857]
Forensic analysts examining the skull of Josef Mengele, 1986 (1047x1651)
Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II in hunting clothes ~1900s [858 x 686]
Here, a Balilla boy tells an American sailor visiting Rome all about the II Duce, Italy's new leader. April 27, 1923. [900x1135]
Lest we forget- Burial at sea for a casualty of the battle for Iwo Jima aboard Bayfield-class attack transport USS Hansford, February, 1945. [1212x955] (Original color photo)
Exhausted GIs of the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, after hours of fierce fighting in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, November 18, 1944. [1760x1501]
Shackleton's ship (called endurance) during the imperial expedition to Antarctica, c. 1916 taken by Frank Hurley. [1200x1624]
Black Friday Sale: $4 per month. This offer won't last.
Captive and chained Aboriginals, early 1902 in Wyndham prison, Australia. [1000×1496].
The Weimar Republic is unofficially declared by socialist democract Philipp Scheidemann at the Reichstag. (November 9th, 1918) [477x600]
Apollo 11 astronauts (L to R) Collins, Aldrin and Armstrong wearing sombreros and ponchos are swarmed by thousands in Mexico City as their motorcade is slowed by the crowd. The 1st stop on a Worldwide Goodwill Tour, they would visit 29 cities in 24 countries over 38 days; Sept 29, 1969 [2000 x 1581]
On this day, in 1938, Kristallnacht. German Jewish people woke up to their stores, houses and synagogues vandalized by the Nazis [1080x1070]
The signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918 ended World War 1 hostilities. Well, not quite. Allied troops continued hostilities in Russia, until 1920, fighting the Red Army Bolsheviks who had deposed their tsarist ally. Russians watch Americans marching into Vladivostock. Aug 1918 [1526x928]