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At the balcony after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
A traditional Central Asian bride kidnapping in progress, 1872
John D. Rockefeller, the richest man in history, would have had a net worth of $663.4 billion in today’s world.
the Mitford sisters by Cecil Beaton
Janis Joplin with her 1965 Porsche 356C Cabriolet, 1969.
Mercedes Benz 1950s. Photo by F.C. Gundlach
Ford delivers its first car, July 23 1903.
Religious rituals in America are not often public spectacles. A key exception was the tradition of river baptisms that flourished in the South and Midwest between 1880 and 1930. …
A young girl enjoys a cup of tea courtesy of the advancing Allied armies in a sector of Europe now cleared of Hitler’s troops. 1944.
Terrace of café, Paris, circa 1925.