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Fallingwater under snow, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1935.
703
A French women welcomes an American soldier two days after liberation. Strasbourg, France, 22 November 1944.
704
German skull watch, mid-16th C case, mid-18th century movement. British Museum
705
Anne Frank's father, Otto Frank served as a lieutenant during WW1. C. 1914
706
Bisons sculptures found in Le Tuc d'Audoubert cave. Ariege, France, 14,000 years old
708
The jaws of an ancient Megalodon shark that lived around 23 to 3.6 million years ago vs. a modern-day Great White.
709
Greek bronze head of a young man, maybe representing the god Apollo, 4th century BCE.
710
A few of the three hundred crocodile mummies were discovered in the vicinity of the Temple of Kom Ombo in the Aswan Governorate. The temple was built during the Ptolemaic dynasty between 180–47 BCE, and the crocodile mummies are now on display at the Crocodile Museum, Egypt
712
The legend of Kópakonan – The Seal Woman, Mikladalur, Faroe Islands. Seals were believed to be people who voluntarily sought death in the ocean.
713
The Imprint of a Mitsubishi kamikaze Zero along the side of H.M.S Sussex. 1945.
715
Candid shot of Marilyn Monroe eating a hot dog
716
A Victorian archery outfit owned by a Mrs. Fanny Giveen circa. 1855
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A look behind the ‘Big Ben’ clock, London circa 1920. Colorized by @marinaarts
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Sarcophagus from tombs of Yuya and Thuya, discovered in 1905.
719
A 9,000 year old cave painting in Tassili cave, Algeria showing a shaman taking psychedelic mushrooms.
720
Some medieval humor, Abbey of Sainte Foy, Conques, France, c.1050
721
Ksar Nalut is an 11th century fortified granary located in Nalut District, Libya.
722
Oskar Schindler mobbed by hundreds of holocaust survivors in Jerusalem, 1962.
723
Paparazzi mobbing Bill Clinton’s cat ‘Socks’ in 1992.
724
Kathrine Switzer competes in the Boston Marathon-the 1st woman to finish the race. Organizers try to stop her, 1967.
725
Bronze sculpture by Luo Li Rong. Source: bit.ly/3xDW63S
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