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The "Iter Avto" (1932) – One of the earliest analog car navigation systems
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The "Iter Avto" (1932) – One of the earliest analog car navigation systems

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Jacob Miller, the Civil War soldier who was shot right between the eyes and lived to tell the tale until he was 87. Photo taken in 1910. [360x780]

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People in 1930s London used to hang baby cages outside apartment windows so their children could “get fresh air.”[360x448]

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Gaspar Wallnöfer, the oldest Austrian soldier of WWI, at 79 years old. September 1917.

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Testing a bulletproof vest at point-blank range, Washington D.C., September 13, 1923. [455x380]

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A 1970 plane hijacking that turned into a party. The man smiling on the left is the hijacker, Christian Belon, joking with the pilots in the cockpit.[1003x629]

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Jan Rose Kasmir, 17, offering a flower to soldiers during the anti-Vietnam war protest at the Pentagon, 1967. Photograph by Marc Riboud. [900x600]

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One of the last known photos of Vladimir Lenin, taken in the summer of 1923 after his third stroke. The USSR banned this photo for years to hide his deteriorating health.[744x1000]

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A young boy experiencing the magic of television, likely for the first time. Washington D.C., 1948 [760x981]

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I can't even fathom what technology will be like in 10 years

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The tragic story behind the infamous 1948 "4 Children for Sale" photo. (1948) [800x1000]

Taken on August 5, 1948, in Chicago, this photo shows 24-year-old Lucille Chalifoux and her four children. Facing eviction and desperate, the family put up a real "4 Children for Sale" sign.

The tragic reality is that within two years, all four children—and the unborn baby she was carrying—were either sold or given away:

* **Rae Ann and Milton:** Sold to a farming family for just a few dollars. They were chained in a barn, forced into hard labor, and suffered horrific abuse.
* **David (the unborn baby):** Adopted by a strict but loving family, later reconnected with his siblings.
* **The Mother:** Remarried and had four more children. When her abandoned children finally found her years later, she showed absolutely no remorse.

Though often misdated to the 1929 Great Depression, this photo remains a heartbreaking symbol of extreme poverty in post-WWII America.

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