23 Rarely Seen Photos From The Past

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Socialist politician, Asanuma assassinated by 17-year-old Yamaguchi in Tokyo, 1963

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Shooting practice for German soldiers in 1935

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Ambrose Burnside - Civil War General who coined the term "sideburns"

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A letter from Gandhi sent to Adolf Hitler in 1939

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German soldiers execute a communist in Munich, 1919

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2 babies for sale

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Original prototype of Mt. Rushmore in 1941 - before funding ran out

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A French radiographer in his protective gear in 1918

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Inside the Cathedral of Amiens during World War II

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A mother and her child in Las Vegas watching nuclear testing 50 miles away

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Ray Campbell takes on Dick Hyland in 1913

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Every time a plane landed on the wrong carrier, it was tradition to graffiti it before sending it back

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Creepy images of melted mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussauds in London, 1930

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This "Punt Gun" - used for duck hunting and had the potential to kill 50 birds in one shot. It was banned in the late 1860s

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A happy chimp holding a newspaper after surviving his trip to space

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New York, 1939 - Hats were mandatory

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Sweden on the day after the traffic patterns changed from driving on the left side to the right side of the road

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Big crowds gather at a boxing match at Yankee Stadium in 1923

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A few dogs rescued from the Titanic

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The great class divide in Great Britain before World War II

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The last ever public execution in the United States, 1936

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U.S. intelligence produce efits of what Hitler may look like if he was to go into hiding

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Moving day for the folks in the suburbs, 1950s