French tank gunner wearing a British Splatter Mask, October 12, 1918. The splatter mask was designed to help protect a tank crew member’s face from shrapnel when looking through the view ports. The mask was leather and had metal eye covers and a chainmail skirt to cover the mouth and chin.

German POW’s being held at gunpoint by Polish resistance members during the Warsaw Uprising. August 20, 1944. The weapon being pointed is the Polish ‘Błyskawica’ submachine gun, which was Poland’s first ever successful SMG. The gun was a design combination of the British Sten gun and the German MP-40, using the best features of both.

Sharing a cigarette during the Tour de France, 1920

This is Emiliano Zapata, he was a leading figure during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), during which he formed and commanded the Liberation Army of the South, an important revolutionary brigade. One of his most famous quotes was “I would rather die standing than live on my knees”.

The iconic American wartime photograph “The Thousand Yard Stare” showing an exhausted 19-year-old US Marine Private Theodore J. Miller in February 1944 after two days of constant fighting at the Battle of Eniwetok. Miller would be killed in a firefight during the invasion of Ebon Atoll a month later on the 24 March 1944.

Tearful wives waving goodbye as a troop train pulls out of a station, 1942

Creole Woman c. 1860

FDR addresses the anxious crowd regarding WWII at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony from the White House South Portico on Christmas Eve 1941. Winston Churchill can be seen on the right.

Private George A. Huckenberger in a trench near Bastogne. In December 1944, he died during a battle at the age of 22

Remember that photo of the construction workers having lunch on the unfinished Empire State Building? Well here’s the photographer Charles Ebbets taking that photo. 9/20/1932

Liu Shaoqi being subjected to public humiliation during the Cultural Revolution. He was once the Chairman of the PRC, and was even considered the successor to Mao. After the two had a falling out, Liu was purged, labeled a capitalist traitor, imprisoned, and tortured to death, 1967

In 1963, the Bronx Zoo created an exhibit called “The Most Dangerous Animal In The World”, in which a mirror was used to show people their reflection, and also added bars to represent a cage. [600×800]

German students taking part in race education classes, 1943

18 year-old mother from Oklahoma, now a California migrant, March 1937. Photo by Dorothea Lange

American soldier reunites with his wife at train station fittingly named”New Hope.” US, 1945