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A German dog hospital, treating wounded dispatch dogs coming from the front; ca. 1918

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March 10, 2015 | Categories: European History, European Warfare 1789-1918, History, Human History, Images of History, Life under siege, Military History, Modern Warfare, Photography, World War One | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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The only authenticated image of Abraham Lincoln at the Gettysburg Address; November 19, 1863

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March 10, 2015 | Categories: American Civil War, American History, History, Human History, Images of History, Photography, The Drama Of It All | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Giant Manta Devil Fish became entangled in the anchor rope of fishing boat almost capsizing the heavy boat. A Coast Guard vessel came to the rescue, and killed the 5,000-pound monster Manta Birostris with 22 shots from a high-powered rifle, New Jersey; ca. 1933

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March 10, 2015 | Categories: History, Images of History, Photography, Weird | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment