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West German police arrest a young man, one of the angry crowd throwing stones at a bus full of Soviet guards making their way to the Soviet War Memorial, 20th August 1962. The crowd were incensed by the death of 18-year-old Peter Fechter, who was shot while trying to cross the Berlin Wall a few days earlier. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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23 May 2011 08:24:00


A death mask thought to be that of English dramatist William Shakespeare (1566–1616). Found by Dr. Ludwig Becker in Mainz in 1849, the mask was linked to Shakespeare because of its 1616 date and its supposed facial resemblance to the writer. A rival theory, however, maintains that the mask is more likely to be that of English poet Ben Johnson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1900
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23 Jun 2011 10:19:00
1901: A spotless GWR (Great Western Railway) locomotive, the 'Royal Sovereign' waiting to carry Queen Victoria's coffin

A spotless GWR (Great Western Railway) locomotive, the “Royal Sovereign” waiting to carry Queen Victoria's coffin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 28th January 1901
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27 Oct 2011 11:26:00
Priest, Valamo Monastery, Karelia, Russia (then Finland), 1930s. Father Venerius with a birchbark basket. (Photo by Einar Erici)

“Einar Erici (1885–1965) was a physician by profession, working at a tuberculosis hospital in Stockholm, even running a private medical practice. He was by then the most renowned Swedish expert of church organs and organ builders, and his archival collection is today held by the Swedish National Heritage Board. This archive includes mostly writings, such as letters and manuscripts for published articles and essays, but also more than 2 000 black and white photos – original prints, glass plates and film negatives”. – Swedish National Heritage Board

Photo: Priest, Valamo Monastery, Karelia, Russia (then Finland), 1930s. Father Venerius with a birchbark basket. (Photo by Einar Erici)
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09 Dec 2012 11:41:00
People travel by tube on the London Underground to take part in the Pride in London parade, London, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire via AP Photo)

People travel by tube on the London Underground to take part in the Pride in London parade, London, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire via AP Photo)
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09 Oct 2024 04:14:00
Swedish-born actor Dolph Lundgren shows off his muscles by sweeping two women off their feet at the same time, 1986

Swedish-born actor Dolph Lundgren shows off his muscles by sweeping two women off their feet at the same time, 1986. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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14 Oct 2011 09:31:00
British model Jourdan Dunn and London-based hair stylist Issac Poleon attend an event to celebrate the Maximilian Autumn/Winter 2022 collection in The Green Room at The Londoner Hotel on February 20, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Londoner Hotel)

British model Jourdan Dunn and London-based hair stylist Issac Poleon attend an event to celebrate the Maximilian Autumn/Winter 2022 collection in The Green Room at The Londoner Hotel on February 20, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Londoner Hotel)
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27 Feb 2022 04:49:00
Viareggio in 1959. (Photo by Paolo Di Paolo/National Museum of 21st Century Arts)

The “Paolo Di Paolo: Lost World” exhibition presents more than 250 largely unseen images from the photographer’s archive. Di Paolo chronicled life in his country as an economic boom followed the destruction of the second world war. Although those were the years of la dolce vita he was an anti-paparazzo – he shunned the salacious and respected his subjects. The exhibition is at MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome until 30 June. Here: Viareggio in 1959. (Photo by Paolo Di Paolo/National Museum of 21st Century Arts)
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01 May 2019 00:03:00