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Wedding portrait of the first recorded marriage between women: the wedding of Marcella Garcia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga in 1901, Spain.

u/cliptemnestra — 9 days ago
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1877 Los Angeles main street looking toward the St Charles hotel when the city still felt like a wild western frontier town

In the 1870s, Los Angeles had nearly seven thousand residents and was evolving from a frontier town into an organised commercial centre. Main Street is seen lined with businesses and buggies, while a shooting gallery sign highlights the era's contradiction where firearms were both a safety concern and everyday recreation. In the background stands the St. Charles Hotel, which began as an adobe house in the 1830s to become a historic landmark.

u/Andro_lover2005 — 10 days ago
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On Oct 6, 1976, China Premier Hua Guofeng and Defense Minister Ye Jianying launched a coup in Beijing, arresting the Gang of Four and Mao Zedong's nephew Mao Yuanxin. The PLA Ground Force and Navy heading to surrounding Shanghai, the last stronghold of the Gang of Four.

u/22dmgxy — 9 days ago
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Forced labourers in the Bor mines, Serbia 1942

A group of Serbs - political prisoners exiled to Bor mines for forced labour. 15.02.1942.

Inventory number 15205

Courtesy of Museum of Yugoslavia.

u/Books_Of_Jeremiah — 9 days ago