Rudolf Krziwanek, Young Crown Prince Rudolf in a historical costume, 1879.

Rudolf Krziwanek, Young Crown Prince Rudolf in a historical costume, 1879.

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An African-American man killed by hanging in a lynching, 1925.
Source: Library of Congress

An African-American man killed by hanging in a lynching, 1925.

Source: Library of Congress

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Ku Klux Klan members march down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, with the Capitol in the background, 1928.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration

Ku Klux Klan members march down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, with the Capitol in the background, 1928.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration

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Main Street, Morne Rouge, Martinique, after the eruption of Mount Pelee, 30 August 1902.
Source: Library of Congress

Main Street, Morne Rouge, Martinique, after the eruption of Mount Pelee, 30 August 1902.

Source: Library of Congress

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William Herman Rau, Grand Central Depot in New York, 1870-1890.
Source: Library of Congress

William Herman Rau, Grand Central Depot in New York, 1870-1890.

Source: Library of Congress

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William Herman Rau, The grand staircase of the RMS Olympic, 1911.
Source: Library of Congress

William Herman Rau, The grand staircase of the RMS Olympic, 1911.

Source: Library of Congress

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Juju charm protecting dugout canoe on riverbank, Suriname, 1954.

Juju charm protecting dugout canoe on riverbank, Suriname, 1954.

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Julius Eduard Muller, Javanese immigrants, brought as contract workers from theDutch East Indies, Suriname, 1890-1900.
Source: Tropenmuseum

Julius Eduard Muller, Javanese immigrants, brought as contract workers from theDutch East Indies, Suriname, 1890-1900.

Source: Tropenmuseum

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Randall Studio, Sojourner Truth, albumen silver print, ca. 1870.
Source: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Randall Studio, Sojourner Truth, albumen silver print, ca. 1870.

Source: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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A bride and her bridesmaids, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 11 September 1929.

A bride and her bridesmaids, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 11 September 1929.

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