The crew of the USS Paul G. Baker lounges and performs maintenance during a peaceful day at sea, 1944. This image is rare among photos of US warships during WWII, as a sailor’s snapshot, it is far more candid than what would have generally been passed by the censors for publication. [2350×1787]

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The first version of a mobile radio telephone being used in, 1924. [1600×1232]

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Mira Zigrin and Georges Skrigin, Yugoslav partisans and members of the Theatre of National Liberation in a play, a part of the 2nd Meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia in Jajce, 1943. [830×684]

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U.S. General George S. Patton, Jr. Commander of the U.S. Third Army, and Lieut. Gen. James H. Doolittle, Commander of the Eighth U.S. Army Air Force, arrive at Los Angeles, California, from Europe. California. 9 June 1945 [600 x 739]

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US Marines blasting out a cave on Hill 382, Iwo Jima, February, 1945. (913×704)

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Early photo of Hitler’s bodyguard: left to right: Julius Schaub; Julius Schreck; Adolf Hitler; Hans Georg Maurer; Gerhard Schneider. ~1920 [600 x 438]

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