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Historical photographs and pictures taken in the context of a verifiable, historically significant event.

Parisians – and untold numbers of refugees from other countries – who had been trapped in Paris since the Germans captured the capital in 1940 – pour into the streets when the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. [507×784]

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Driving Simulators at the 1962 “Century 21 Exposition” World’s Fair in Seattle [855×740]

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The Battle for Cable Street Between the British Union of Fascists and Various Anti-Fascist Groups – London, England (October 4, 1936) [2560×2015]

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British sailors await rescue on the hull of the destroyer Glowworm after being hit by artillery fire from the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper in the North Sea near Narvik. She sank with 109 of her crew. April 8, 1940. [1536 x 880]

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Testing an early “Bell 30” helicopter, 1946 [1024×796]

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Aftermath of the battle of Gela, Sicily, 12 July 1943. American soldiers, civilians and casualties in the cathedral square [1052 x 1228]

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