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Participant of the laughter club. A response to a high number of suicides in the late 1930s.
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A businessman and his secretary beat the heat in a pool without stopping their work, Berlin 1926.
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Incredibly stylish Halloween costume, USA, 1950s.
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Celebrating a record grape harvest, California, 1930.
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Soldiers chopping onions in gas masks to avoid tears, 1941.
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Male support, France, 1930.
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Back when digital photography wasn’t a thing. A woman sneezes during a portrait session.
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Carefree cat life and healthy farm living, 1951.
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Eliza Blasina in a burlesque costume, 1800s.
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Orchestra members performing at an event organized by a rubber tire company, April 1928.
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Genuine female camaraderie and women’s boxing on the rooftop, 1938.
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He was dishonest, yet surprised everyone with his victory.
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Arrest of women for immodest swimsuits, July 1922.
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Police officer serving as a judge in a beauty contest where the most beautiful ankles were chosen, 1930.
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Girls drawing on their legs to simulate stockings during a goods shortage, 1942.
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Testing a protective helmet, 1912.
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A very joyful young couple in love, early 1920s.
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Shorts-clad male waiters serving girls at a café, Texas, 1940s.
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Easter celebration with very happy children in slightly eerie costumes.
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Fashion enthusiast and moon fan, 1895.
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A sportswoman in a funny outfit at the 1908 Olympics.
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A significant moment: the first meeting of 13 sisters with their newborn brother, USA, 1954.
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Perhaps the first paparazzi cat, 1909.
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Casting black cats for a film, 1961. Wonder what the selection criteria were.
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Even dogs used to work back in the day.
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Filming of “Peter Pan,” 1924.
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The best childhood of the past.
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While the boy is getting to know the girls, a dog indulges in his ice cream.
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Shower for penguins, 1930.
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A happy child with such a nanny.