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Unforgettable rare images from the past, you gotta see this!!

The last photo of the Titanic before she went down
A dapper young Winston Churchill


The Golden Gate Bridge under construction

Buzz Aldrin attempting selfie
Archaeologist Howard Carter open King Tut's casket

Cologne Cathedral after the bombing raids, great efforts were made to avoid it

Mount Rushmore, early days



Anne Frank, peeping out

 

That famous shot of Ernest Hemingway at the Havana Bar

The oldest car in circulation

Queen (Princess) Elizabeth



Fidel Castro with Malcolm X

Stars Wars ... lunch

William Harley and Arthur Davidson

The Last Kiss

thanks to my friend P>D>
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