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American soldiers examining aerial photographs in the battle of Iwo Jima

Photograph of soldiers of Latvian Legion fight to prevent Soviet re-occupation in 1943. This is from On Latvia, a website that provides all the information about Latvia, its sights, and its culture.

Excerpt from the May 1773 copy of 'Gentleman's Magazine' titled 'Some Account of Phillis, a Learned Negro Girl.' This excerpt includes a letter from John Wheatley that describes Phillis' background and education. The excerpt goes on to explain that…

The source discusses the "mental defectiveness" among children in the early 1900s

A portion of an issue of the Sonora Herald (1850)

These unemployed men standing in line outside a soup kitchen in Chicago Illinois.

Brief history of the slave trade in South Carolina

South Korean Marines waiting to go aboard the U.S.S. Pickaway near Pusan, Korea, during Korean War.

The propaganda imagery shows a young child evolving into a rowdy criminal as he drinks more and more.

Translation of the text reads: “LITTLE BY LITTLE, AND YOU END UP WITH A HOOLIGAN. TOLERANCE OF DRINKING IS DANGEROUS. THERE IS BUT A STEP FROM…

Image is of a red-faced man dancing with a bottle of alcohol. The text translates to: "This is a shameful union - a slacker + vodka!"