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Two bewildered old ladies stand amid the ruins of what was their home, after

a Nazi bombing raid on Newbury, Berkshire, UK, 11th February 1943.

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Photographed by Russell Lee; a little boy buys a hamburger at the

state fair in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA, November 1938.

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Photographed by Edward Quinn, actor Marlon Brando enjoys a quiet moment

during the Film Festival, in Cannes, Cote d'Azur, France, in 1954.

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After completing its maiden voyage, the German airship Hindenburg

enters its hangar in Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, March 1936.

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With neon lights ablaze, glowing billboards reflect on wet

city streets in Times Square, New York, USA, c. 1952.

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A Victorian wedding party surround the newly-married bride and

groom as they pose outside the church, in England, UK, in 1897.

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Photographed by Edward Quinn; artist Pablo Picasso, his family and poet Jean

Cocteau at a bullfight near Cannes, Cote d'Azur, France, 8th November 1955.

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(L to R) Gene Kelly, Marilyn Monroe & Yves Montand relaxing on the set of 'Let's

Make Love' at 20th Century Fox Studios, Hollywood, California, USA, in 1960.

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Police escort three young 'Rockers' to court, after trouble broke out with

a rival gang of 'Mods' in Hastings, East Sussex, UK, 4th August 1964.

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Taken by Alfred Palmer; factory lights are reflected in the noses of A-20 attack

bombers at Douglas Aircraft's plant in Long Beach, California, USA, October 1942.

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(L to R) Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd and director William Wyler

on the set of 'Ben-Hur' at Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy, in 1959.

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This early colour Photochrome print shows a group of

Bedouins in the Holy Land, between 1890 and 1900.

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American writer, painter and poet Jack Kerouac listening to himself

on the radio, in a portrait by John Cohen, USA, 1959.

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The Hollywood sign seen in its original format - as an advert for a new

housing development in Los Angeles, California, USA, c. 1923.

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U.S. President John F. Kennedy & Press Secretary Pierre Salinger watching the 4th America's Cup Race from Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 22nd September 1962.

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The last Shaker eldress of the North Family, Miriam Offord stands at a spinning

wheel in her home in Enfield, Connecticut, USA, in the early 1900s.

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St. Paul's Cathedral, seen through the flames and smoke of surrounding buildings

during a Nazi fire raid on London, UK, Sunday 29th December 1940.

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A candid photo of married actors Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh, dancing at a

party in James Mason's home in Beverly Hills, California, USA, in 1954.

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Swimsuited 'flappers' pose on an Aeromarine, Model 75 seaplane

christened 'Buckeye' in Florida, USA, Spring 1922.

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The view from the Lincoln Memorial of the Civil Rights 'March on Washington

for Jobs and Freedom', Washington D.C, USA, 28th August 1963.

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Members of the London Auxiliary Fire Fighting Service, participating

in a training exercise in Greenwich, London, UK, July 1939.

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Long-distance telephone switchboard operators

at work in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, in 1958.

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Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole relaxing between takes, during

the filming of 'How To Steal A Million' in Paris, France, 1966.

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Children waiting by the wreckage of what was their home, after a Nazi

bombing raid on the East End of London, UK, September 1940.

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(L to R) Celia Johnson, director David Lean and Trevor Howard during filming of

'Brief Encounter' at Burke's Parade, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK, in 1945.

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An anonymous sailor celebrating the surrender of Japan (and the end of WWII)

kisses a nurse in Times Square, New York, USA, 14th August 1945.

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A pro-Irish Republican civil rights march from Liverpool to Nottingham

passes through Oldham, Manchester, UK, in 1962.

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Marilyn Monroe catches the photographer taking a surreptitious snapshot

as she sits in a cafe in Hollywood, California, USA, c.1953.

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A giant dust storm approaches Stratford, Texas, USA

during the 'Dust Bowl' era of the 1930s.

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U.S. President John F. Kennedy's motorcade passes through

crowds of spectators in Dublin, Ireland, 27th June 1963.