History is not all innovations and celebrations. In fact, a lot of it isn’t. There are countless instances of brutality, war, racism, genocide and other disturbing, shameful truths. And while tragedies do not exist only in the past, just take a look at the war Putin is cruelly waging in Ukraine, it is important for us to understand history to try to keep ourselves from repeating the darkest moments.

We’ve gathered a list of disturbing and painful historical photos down below, so we can all shine a light on some of the most unsettling parts of the world’s past. I will warn you, some of these photos are hard to see, but many of them capture important moments in history that we cannot allow ourselves to forget. 

Although it is fascinating and informative, I understand that this list is a bit heavier than many of Bored Panda’s other publications. So after you have taken a moment to look back on these heartbreaking photos, we recommend checking out this article featuring some lighter moments from history that might bring a smile to your face and restore a bit of your faith in humanity.

#1

Anne Frank’s Father Otto, Revisiting The Attic Where They Hid From The Nazis. He Was The Only Surviving Family Member (1960)

Anne Frank’s Father Otto, Revisiting The Attic Where They Hid From The Nazis. He Was The Only Surviving Family Member (1960)

Later the photographer Arnold Newman recalled taking of this photo: “The mood was depressing, and I immediately began photographing him. After a few moments, the Westertoren bells next door began to ring, and Frank turned to me and said: ‘Those were the bells that Anne wrote about.’ He suddenly broke down completely, weeping uncontrollably, and then so did I. We never met again. To this day when I lecture or tell this story to people, I find I choke up; I still can’t help myself.”

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BetterBitterButter
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I first read the book I was around 12 and it was part of our curriculum. At that time I didn't know that her father had survived the camp. There must be so many families who didn't see a single survival. There must be so many who survived to find out they don't know a single person. It's beyond messed up and again humans are sometimes absolute monsters to other humans.

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History is the most exciting story ever told. It has infinite characters, the plots are true yet often unbelievable, and there is something for everyone: romance, intrigue, suspense, comedy, tragedy, and more. But the most exciting and cheerful moments are what many of us like to focus on, as to not feel guilt or shame for our ancestors’ actions. Sometimes, however, we need a reminder of some of the darkest moments to humble ourselves and be reminded that nothing is impossible. If these events took place once, they are likely to be repeated unless we collectively agree to stop them.

This list features some upsetting and disturbing photos, but they are parts of the past that cannot be forgotten. Of course, every country and group of people has their own unique history, so we are not all responsible for racism or genocide. But continuing to stay aware of these tragedies of the past can keep them in the past. Especially if your people were the victims in some of these horrific, photographed events, this list might not be for you. But for my fellow pandas who can handle these disturbing photos, strap in for your dark history lesson of the day.

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    #2

    Runaway Slave Peter, Exposing His Severely Whipped Back

    Runaway Slave Peter, Exposing His Severely Whipped Back

    Peter had received a severe whipping for undisclosed reasons in the fall of 1862. Peter escaped in March 1863 from the 3,000 acre plantation of John & Bridget Lyons, who held him and 40 other people in slavery at the time of the 1860 census.

    Baton Rouge, La., 2 April, 1863: "Overseer Artayou Carrier whipped me. I was two months in bed sore from the whipping. My master come after I was whipped; he discharged the overseer. The very words of poor Peter, taken as he sat for his picture."

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    #3

    Dorothy Counts, The First Black Student To Attend An All-White School In The United States. Shown In This Photo Teased And Mocked By Her White Male Classmates

    Dorothy Counts, The First Black Student To Attend An All-White School In The United States. Shown In This Photo Teased And Mocked By Her White Male Classmates

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    Maggie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A disgrace. How can these people live with themselves.

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    Among the many terrible events humans have caused throughout history, the Holocaust is certainly one of the most famous. As 6 millions Jews were murdered at the hands of the Nazis, as well as countless other disabled people, gay people, Slavs, Romani people, and anyone who opposed Hitler openly, the Holocaust is an extremely dark time to look back on. However, it is very important that the history of World War II and the Holocaust are still taught, today and for generations to come. 

    According to the Montreal Holocaust Museum, we must be educated on this horrific event to understand the impact of history on our society. It was a shocking atrocity that helped transform international politics and justice, as people did not know the warning signs to look out for until it was too late. It seems so blatantly obvious that what the Nazis were doing was wrong, but the fact that it ever happened in the first place cannot be overlooked. We have since used this event to study democracy, dictatorships, propaganda, genocide, intervention, resistance, to try to ensure that it never happens again.    

    #4

    The Dog Tags Of 58,307 US Soldiers Killed During The Vietnam War At The Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago

    The Dog Tags Of 58,307 US Soldiers Killed During The Vietnam War At The Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago

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    Frank Ropen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there a memorial for the civilian victims too?

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    #5

    Human Zoos Existed. These Photos Taken In 1904, Where Us Government Imported 1,300 Indigenous Filipinos From Different Tribes To Display At The St. Louis Exposition In 1904

    Human Zoos Existed. These Photos Taken In 1904, Where Us Government Imported 1,300 Indigenous Filipinos From Different Tribes To Display At The St. Louis Exposition In 1904

    Filipino Zoo Girl was displayed at the Coney Island Zoo in 1904. She was a zoo attraction among the monkeys and lizards to show off the new US possessions in the Philippines. She was bound by ropes. Visitors threw her peanuts.

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    Nash Nopper
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    her soul was destroyed, you can see it in her eyes

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    #6

    War In Ukraine

    War In Ukraine

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    The Montreal Holocaust Museum also notes on their website that even though this was a horrific time in history, the most important thing to focus on when discussing the Holocaust is the victims. The people who lost their lives, family members, and homes are important to talk about because it can be hard to relate to ridiculously large numbers and sterile statistics. The stories of individuals should be told, so we can relate and empathize with the experience they endured as human beings. Millions of people were subjected to unimaginable torture, pain and loss, and their stories cannot be forgotten. 

    Lists like this help us empathize with those who have suffered immense trauma in the past. It is one thing to hear about atrocities, but it can be far more impactful to see the faces of the people who had limbs blown off in war, were enslaved due to the color of their skin, or were the perpetrators inflicting this pain on others. When we see these dark parts of history through photographs, we cannot deny the harsh reality that these events took place.  

    #7

    A Ku Klux Klan Child And A Black State Trooper Meet Each Other, At A Klan Rally Protest In Gainesville, GA (1992)

    A Ku Klux Klan Child And A Black State Trooper Meet Each Other, At A Klan Rally Protest In Gainesville, GA (1992)

    Innocence is mixed with hate. The toddler approached the trooper, who was holding his riot shield on the ground. Seeing his reflection, the boy reached for the shield.

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    #8

    Two Armenian Counter-Militias Fighting The Armenian Genocide Perpetrated By The Turkish Ottomans. 1915

    Two Armenian Counter-Militias Fighting The Armenian Genocide Perpetrated By The Turkish Ottomans. 1915

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    InfectedVoiceBox
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An often forgotten and horrendous part of history, Armenia were treated terribly.

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    #9

    Motel Manager James Brock Pours Muriatic Acid In The Monson Motor Lodge Swimming Pool, To Get Black Swimmers Out Of The Pool. June 18, 1964

    Motel Manager James Brock Pours Muriatic Acid In The Monson Motor Lodge Swimming Pool, To Get Black Swimmers Out Of The Pool. June 18, 1964

    curlysas , Civil Rights Movement Archive Report

    Fiona Matthews
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Monstrous behaviour - such shame on that man.

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    It is important for us to be educated on the bleakest moments in history, so we can prevent them from being repeated. And while Germany has made an enormous effort to reconcile with the world following the events of World War II and to ensure their citizens are educated about the dangers of dictators and fascism, not every nation has learned to bring their darkest moments to light. In the United States, for example, everyone is taught about slavery in school, to an extent. But last year, Republican lawmakers in several US states filed bills attempting to cut funding to schools and colleges teaching lessons from the New York Times’ 1619 Project, curriculum which “aims to reframe the country's history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the United States' national narrative”. Slavery is allowed to be taught in schools, but some lawmakers aim for it to be taught only through a specific and curated lens that paints the nation in the most flattering light.  

    #10

    A Patient Undergoing Treatment For Mental Illness, Germany 1890

    A Patient Undergoing Treatment For Mental Illness, Germany 1890

    This 1890 photo depicts a woman forced into a crucifixion pose and facing a wall. The woman is a patient at a mental institution, undergoing treatment. Believe it or not, forced standing was considered a legitimate part of treatment for mental illness in 19th century Germany.

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    Debbie Barnes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How would staring at a wall for hours on end, ever cure anything? It's the equivalent of doing nothing and expecting change...

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    #11

    Croatian Soldier In Front Of A Wall That Says "God If I Die Young Send Me To Heaven In Hell I Have Already Been"

    Croatian Soldier In Front Of A Wall That Says "God If I Die Young Send Me To Heaven In Hell I Have Already Been"

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    #12

    George McLaurin, First African-American Student Admitted To The University Of Oklahoma, Forced To Sit Apart From White Students. 1948

    George McLaurin, First African-American Student Admitted To The University Of Oklahoma, Forced To Sit Apart From White Students. 1948

    toshiro-mifune , Library of Congress Report

    Frances M
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But they let him in and the university dean was probably in serious danger himself as a result too.

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    The 1619 Project, which was created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and first published in 2019, won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. It is a comprehensive guide featuring audio, essays, poems, graphics and visual art pieces that many Americans were not taught or exposed to from their traditional history books. But as race relations continue to be an issue in the United States, as racism persists against Black citizens even today, students (and adults for that matter) can certainly benefit from a more in-depth history lesson on slavery. Yet some people still want to gloss over the more shameful details of the nation’s past as to not acknowledge its wrongdoings. “Do we want historical facts and details that are researched and published by experts taught? Or do we want nationalism taught?” asks T. Jameson Brewer, an assistant professor at the University of North Georgia. “That’s a very scary sort of suggestion, that schools would engage in ideological nationalism for political needs.”

    #13

    A Few Of The Thousands Of Wedding Rings The Nazis Removed From Holocaust Victims To Salvage The Gold

    A Few Of The Thousands Of Wedding Rings The Nazis Removed From Holocaust Victims To Salvage The Gold

    The U.S. troops found rings, watches, precious stones, eyeglasses, and gold fillings, near Buchenwald concentration camp. 1945 May 5.

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    Fenchurch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Nazis NOT the Germans

    MiriPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nazis were Germans though, not something that appeared all of a sudden out of nowhere... I am German myself and old enough to have met my grandparents. They were in a terrible state before Hitler came into power and happy to accept any improvement, never mind where it came from...

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    Angela B
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every single one, worn by a frightened human being. That is heart breaking. Each piece is a story, a human story. The tragedy still makes me cry. Each human being.

    Miriam L
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This breaks my heart. Wedding rings, simple gold bands, are so important in Jewish culture. They're personal and treasured. My mother wears three rings - her engagement ring, her wedding ring, and a female relative's (I think her grandmother on her father's side, I'm not sure) ring her father gave her. That's the biggest pile of gold rings I've seen in person, and it's what I automatically referenced when I saw this image. I can't understand the scale of families broken, people dehumanized, my relatives murdered in cold blood after being tortured. So many rings in one place represents a crime against my people and all of humanity on a scale I can't comprehend, even living among survivors.

    Rob Chapman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even a simple photo like this highlights the evil of Hitler and his regime. Every ring represents a lost life, a victim of pure hate.

    Caroline Kimber
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A visit to Auschwitz should be mandatory for all history lessons. I love visiting historical sites, and have been to Auschwitz twice. I've never felt the feeling I felt when going there.

    Wicked Moon216
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to go, but I think I would be overwhelmed with grief for all those that were tortured and killed there. I have watched SO MANY documentaries about the Holocaust, and I still can not wrap my head around the hate they had for Jewish people. I just can't believe that there were so many people that were completely ok with killing innocent women, men, and children! None of them had any empathy AT ALL for just human life!!

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    Mavis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't make the distinction of political ideology when mentioning, for example, British or American actions during war. Nor should we when mentioning German actions during war. Yes the German government at the time were nazis politically, but it was Germany that invaded Poland.

    Gluten_free
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is how many wives and children died while still waiting for their fathers to return... Not knowing they never will.

    der sebbl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly it is worse. Whole families died in the concentration camps, killed by German Nazis

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    Patricia O'Rourke
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many destroyed lives, represented by these rings - it's impossible to comprehend the real level of the tragedy we are looking at here.

    Lisa Lysholm
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We know that there were many German civilians who helped to hide Jews, smuggle them out, or even sneak them food in the concentration camps. Not all Germans were Nazis, and not all Germans agreed with the anti-semitism the Nazis propagated. Unfortunately, however, many did....😔 But, important to remember, that after the war, Germany never shirked their shame, relayed to the next generations what they'd done to ensure it never happened again. It's in their history books, never hidden. Turkey could learn from this.

    Nancy Bernard
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks to George Soros who got his start by turning his own people into the Nazis! Now he is a billionaire and dubbed the evilest man in the world. He even looks like the Devil!

    Owen Jarvis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I talked to a German man while on holiday (Not in Germany), and I eventually mentioned WW2, and he turned around and walked away. I have never felt so ashamed of myself. He was the bigger man that day. :[

    Francisco Scaramanga
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do you think he was bigger? Why do you think he didn't want to talk?

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    Chantou Dunord
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these photos were colorized because people did not realize what it represented.

    The Doom Song
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always tear up a little when I see this photo

    Anita Ledford
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Monuments Men recovered so many things and Art that the nazis stole.

    Eileen Evans
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not so long ago......makes you think.

    Kim Lorton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pure, unadulterated evil that lives and lived in the hearts of men.

    G'ma B
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Done by the evil Nazis!

    Kim Bush
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And don't forget about the 2 tons of human hair that was found at Auschwitz. That is from just one death camp... I don't think I want to know what the full total would have been from all the camps.

    Nay Wilson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i think this is the most heart breaking picture i've ever seen. so many innocent people slaughtered :-(

    Jackie Spencer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's something about these piles of loot that the Nazis hoarded that brings it to horrible life for me. I saw a holocaust exhibition at the Maritime Museum in London a few years ago and there was a huge pile of childrens shoes. I properly weeped at that.

    LynzCatastrophe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actual human beings. Treated as if they were nothing. We suck as a species. If there really are aliens out in the universe, they've sent us and decided they were safer far away from this planet as they can see how we destroy each other.

    tara
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought the shoes were upsetting...this is so much worse :( Those rings were supposed to be symbols of hope and enduring love.....

    Sean Sean
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For anyone that wants to try to understand the complexities of pre-war Germany and how the Nazi Party came to power I would highly suggest you read two books by William L. Shirer; The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, and Berlin Diary. He has several others that are worth reading as well, but I feel these two are the most pertinent. He was also there at the time and was the first reporter to do live radio broadcasts from within Nazi Germany.

    Markus Weiler
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Death is a master from Germany" Paul Celan

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    #14

    A Rescue Dog Is Transported Out Of The Debris Of The World Trade Center. The Twin Towers Of The Center Were Destroyed In A September 11 Terrorist Attack

    A Rescue Dog Is Transported Out Of The Debris Of The World Trade Center. The Twin Towers Of The Center Were Destroyed In A September 11 Terrorist Attack

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    #15

    Martin Luther King Jr. With His Son, Pulling Up A Burnt Cross From The Front Lawn Of His Atlanta Home, April 1960

    Martin Luther King Jr. With His Son, Pulling Up A Burnt Cross From The Front Lawn Of His Atlanta Home, April 1960

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    Aaron W
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's amazing to see the USA circling back to where it was 60 years ago.

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    Unfortunately, some states do push for patriotic education over the teaching of facts. In November 2020, Governor Reeves of Mississippi proposed spending $3 million on a ‘Patriotic Education Fund’ that would encourage schools and nonprofits to apply for funding to “educate the next generation on the incredible accomplishments of the American Way”. And if your impulse is to give Governor Reeves the benefit of the doubt, that maybe he just loves his country and did not mean that the way it sounds, you might be interested to know that one of the budget proposals stated, “Across the country, young children have suffered from indoctrination in far-left socialist teachings that emphasize America’s shortcomings over the exceptional achievements of this country.” Turning a blind eye to a nation's past mistakes is a surefire way to guarantee that they are repeated in the future, yet Governor Reeves does not seem concerned about that.

    #16

    Blanche Monnier Was A Woman From Poitiers, France, Who Was Secretly Kept Locked In A Small Room By Her Aristocratic Mother And Brother For 26 Years

    Blanche Monnier Was A Woman From Poitiers, France, Who Was Secretly Kept Locked In A Small Room By Her Aristocratic Mother And Brother For 26 Years

    She was eventually found by police, then middle-aged and in an emaciated and filthy condition; according to officials, Monnier had not seen any sunlight for her entire captivity.

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    Mayra
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe she was locked away to keep her from marrying someone her mom didn’t approve of, so awful

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    #17

    A Photo Of Zyta Sus, One Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children Who Were Kidnapped By The Nazi Regime

    A Photo Of Zyta Sus, One Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children Who Were Kidnapped By The Nazi Regime

    After being deemed "desirable", she received a new identity and was given up for adoption. After the war, Zyta was taken to an orphanage. She never found her real family. 1942, Poland.

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    K- THULU
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to work with an old polish guy , and this happened to him...he was deemed to be "aryan " enough and sent to germany, and ended up fighting in the army in the dying days of the war......luckily found his family when he returned to poland.....

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    #18

    A Japanese Family Returning Home (Seattle, Washington) From A Relocation Center Camp In Hunt, Idaho On May 10, 1945

    A Japanese Family Returning Home (Seattle, Washington) From A Relocation Center Camp In Hunt, Idaho On May 10, 1945

    HistoryInPics Report

    MonkeyInTheMiddle
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can say that now, as a Washingtonian, we've accepted MANY cultures into our state, so at least it's changed. There are many Asian and Nordic cultures and families that live here specifically.

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    We all know that sweeping issues under the rug does not make them disappear. Whether it’s an argument with our significant other that we’ve been avoiding out of fear of confrontation or the painful past of a nation, refusing to address a problem only exacerbates it. It may take time for history to repeat itself, but it naturally does, unless something is done to prevent it. “You cannot heal divisions by pretending they don’t exist,” says James Grossman, the executive director of the American Historical Association. “The way to address divisions is to understand the history of those divisions.” A great way to confront the most horrific parts of history is to see photos of them. It may feel like these events took place ages ago, but there is photographic evidence of them. We should not feel too far removed from any of these occurrences.

    #19

    Magdalene Asylums, Also Known As Magdalene Laundries. Places Of "Reform" For Women That Didn't Fit The Idea Of A Good Upstanding Citizen

    Magdalene Asylums, Also Known As Magdalene Laundries. Places Of "Reform" For Women That Didn't Fit The Idea Of A Good Upstanding Citizen

    The most well known ones were in Ireland. The women and girls were treated badly by asylum staff, most of whom were nuns.

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    #20

    WWII Gas Masks For Babies

    WWII Gas Masks For Babies

    Throughout World War II, the threat of chemical warfare frightened citizens and soldiers across Europe. To prepare for a possible gas attack, civilians could have protected themselves with gas masks. But what about children and infants who were too small to wear a conventional mask? This eerie 1940 photograph shows nurses testing out new “gas masks” for babies.

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    Enothor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is our species. This is humanity

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    #21

    Father Luis Manuel Padilla Holds A Wounded Government Rifleman Shot Down In The Streets Of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    Father Luis Manuel Padilla Holds A Wounded Government Rifleman Shot Down In The Streets Of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    During a bloody revolt against President Betancourt in June 1962.

    Hector Rondon , Through A Historic Lens Report

    Den Ver
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    50 years later - May 2022 - A Venezuelan priest denounced police killings. Now he could face prison. ... https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/a-venezuelan-priest-denounced-police

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    Another reason photos like these are important for people to see is because they show the reality of a situation. Propaganda has run rampant in communities led by dictators like Hitler, but these photos tell the truth of what happened. Regardless of how many times Hitler used fear to create obedience or painted Jews as the enemy of the German people throughout propaganda, we know that he was the perpetrator of pure evil. Joseph Goebbels was also a key player in spreading Nazi propaganda and portraying Hitler as a strong, stable leader that Germany needed to become a powerful nation. He used a variety of media outlets, including newspapers, film, radio and posters to ensure his messages were spread. It is harrowing to hear that people were susceptible to such outlandish propaganda, but the evidence we can see today makes it abundantly clear that atrocities were taking place, regardless of what the leaders were saying.

    #22

    Ebensee Concentration Camp Prisoners. 1945

    Ebensee Concentration Camp Prisoners. 1945

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    #23

    With Her Brother On Her Back, A War-Weary Korean Girl Tiredly Trudges By A Stalled M-26 Tank At Haengju, Korea. 1951-09-06

    With Her Brother On Her Back, A War-Weary Korean Girl Tiredly Trudges By A Stalled M-26 Tank At Haengju, Korea. 1951-09-06

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    #24

    Mugshots Of Two Men Imprisoned For Having Intercourse With Each Other. Stockholm, Sweden In 1897

    Mugshots Of Two Men Imprisoned For Having Intercourse With Each Other. Stockholm, Sweden In 1897

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    Aussie Atheist
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's still illegal in some countries, some countries in force the death penalty

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    Propaganda is still a tactic used around the world today. Vladimir Putin is one of the most blatant users of propaganda, as he claims that the war he is waging in Ukraine is a “special peacekeeping operation”. Materials being taught in Russian schools actually explicitly state that the operation is not a war. In fact, any websites mentioning the war as an invasion, attack or war will be blocked by Russia’s internet censor board. Russia is a frightening example of how propaganda and patriotism are being pushed to the citizens through propaganda, as 83% of the population reported in April 2022 that they support Putin. But those of us who have access to the facts of the situation cannot deny them. There are countless photos, videos and stories from civilians showing that this invasion was unprovoked and certainly not justified.

    #25

    Unknown Man During The Depression, Circa 1932

    Unknown Man During The Depression, Circa 1932

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    Chich
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And we all think we have it tough now.

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    #26

    Coal Miners In Belgium Crammed Into A Coal Mine Elevator, Coming Up After A Day Of Work, Circa 1900

    Coal Miners In Belgium Crammed Into A Coal Mine Elevator, Coming Up After A Day Of Work, Circa 1900

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    Miss Cris
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This still exist. Miners are in and from other countries. And their owners from USA,China, Europe ?including Belgium), etc. This is not (only) a pic from the past. Your mobile has minerals caved by these people.

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    #27

    The Earliest Known Picture Of The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, Taken Just Moments After The Meltdown And Explosion Of Unit 4 On April 26, 1986

    The Earliest Known Picture Of The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, Taken Just Moments After The Meltdown And Explosion Of Unit 4 On April 26, 1986

    This is believed to be the first photograph ever taken of the accident, and the only photo that survives from that morning. Igor Kostin was a photographer from Kiev who became world famous for his images of the the clean-up operation. Kostin claims the image is very noisy because radiation was destroying the film in his camera. Of all the shots he took on that flight, this is the only one that wasn't ruined.

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    Jyri Hakola
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This cannot be just moments after. 1) disaster happened at night 2) there are no smoke so the graphite fire had been already extinguished

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    #28

    "Servants, Be Obedient To Your Masters" - The Bible Written For Caribbean Slaves. It Was Edited To Remove Any References To Freedom And To Send A Very Specific Message To Slaves

    "Servants, Be Obedient To Your Masters" - The Bible Written For Caribbean Slaves. It Was Edited To Remove Any References To Freedom And To Send A Very Specific Message To Slaves

    museumofBible Report

    Den Ver
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which of the Ten Commandments would be best replaced with a clearly stated ban on slavery (no images, don't take name in vain)?

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    #29

    Hungarian Jews Being Selected By Nazis To Be Sent To The Gas Chamber At Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Auschwitz Album 1944

    Hungarian Jews Being Selected By Nazis To Be Sent To The Gas Chamber At Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Auschwitz Album 1944

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    #30

    Instant Of Test Nuclear Detonation Captured By Harold Edgerton's Rapatronic Camera With Shutter Speed Of One Hundred Millionth Of A Second. Circa 1950s

    Instant Of Test Nuclear Detonation Captured By Harold Edgerton's Rapatronic Camera With Shutter Speed Of One Hundred Millionth Of A Second. Circa 1950s

    Automatic camera by Harold Edgerton situated 7 miles from blast with 10 foot lens. Shutter speed equaled 1/100,000,000 of a second exposure.

    synternia , Harold Edgerton Report

    Becki Boop
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy gosh darn mother hecking shitake fudge. This is the scariest photo I've ever seen.

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    #31

    Omagh Bombing

    Omagh Bombing

    The red Vauxhall Cavalier contains the bomb. This photograph was taken shortly before the explosion; the camera was found afterward in the rubble. The man and child in the photo both survived.

    Wesley Johnston Report

    guhh
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but the photographer was tragically killed.

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    #32

    "A Watch Stopped At 08:15 AM Found In Hiroshima". August 1945

    "A Watch Stopped At 08:15 AM Found In Hiroshima". August 1945

    tiggerclaw , abcnews Report

    #33

    An Ambulance Driver From The Indian Army Clenches His Hands, Indicating The Intense Pain In His Leg Which Has Been Almost Completely Blown Off. Korean War (1951)

    An Ambulance Driver From The Indian Army Clenches His Hands, Indicating The Intense Pain In His Leg Which Has Been Almost Completely Blown Off. Korean War (1951)

    revolutionbubbletea Report

    guhh
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    holy s**t. He must have been in so much pain

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    #34

    All Women And Girls Using Radium Paint With No Protection Or Warnings In 1922

    All Women And Girls Using Radium Paint With No Protection Or Warnings In 1922

    The radium girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. After being told that the paint was harmless, the women in each facility ingested deadly amounts of radium after being instructed to "Point" their brushes on their lips in order to give them a fine tip. Some also painted their fingernails, face, and teeth with the glowing substance. 
     

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    Francisco Scaramanga
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was not known then that radium was dangerous. Radium was popular until the early 1930s. It was commonly added not only to paint, but also to medicines, cosmetics, baby wool, condoms, toothpaste, sweets, etc.

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    #35

    An Inmate At The Rab Concentration Camp

    An Inmate At The Rab Concentration Camp

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    #36

    Nurses In Their Bomb Trenches Between Hospital Wards. France 1918

    Nurses In Their Bomb Trenches Between Hospital Wards. France 1918

    pubwithnobeer , ajhydell.com Report

    #37

    Nazi Rally Attended By The 20,000 Americans. Madison Square Garden, 1939

    Nazi Rally Attended By The 20,000 Americans. Madison Square Garden, 1939

    grittzcz , Marshall Curry Report

    #38

    Red Rebels Are Being Executed In Varkaus During The Insurrection In Finland In 1918

    Red Rebels Are Being Executed In Varkaus During The Insurrection In Finland In 1918

    Ivar Ekström Report

    SirWriteALot
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every time I see a photo like this I wonder what goes through your mind, when you're facing certain death. I wonder, how you can stay still like that and not crumble down, fight, run or do something to save yourself. Horrible.

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    #39

    The Irrepressible Australians At Anzac. An Australian Bringing A Wounded Comrade To The Hospital. Dardanelles Campaign, Circa 1915

    The Irrepressible Australians At Anzac. An Australian Bringing A Wounded Comrade To The Hospital. Dardanelles Campaign, Circa 1915

    National Archives Catalog Report

    Gemma Nunn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an Australian I would just like to say that the Anzacs were Australians and New Zealanders, our mates over the ditch deserve respect for their help during wars.

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    #40

    Nagasaki, Japan, Under Atomic Bomb Attack

    Nagasaki, Japan, Under Atomic Bomb Attack

    Library Of Congress Report

    #41

    Captured Chinese Soldiers Beg For Their Lives Thinking That They Are Going To Be Executed, Korea 1951

    Captured Chinese Soldiers Beg For Their Lives Thinking That They Are Going To Be Executed, Korea 1951

    Worthy1 Report

    #42

    Rear View Of Woman Standing At Berlin Wall, In The West Sector, With Hands Raised. After Waiting Three Hours To See Her East Berlin Friends And Relatives

    Rear View Of Woman Standing At Berlin Wall, In The West Sector, With Hands Raised. After Waiting Three Hours To See Her East Berlin Friends And Relatives

    Dan Budnik Report

    #43

    A Scene At A London Railway Station Showing Troops Arriving While Kiddies Who Are Being Evacuated From London Leave

    A Scene At A London Railway Station Showing Troops Arriving While Kiddies Who Are Being Evacuated From London Leave

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    Ange Marsden
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandfather was evacuated to Canada with his 3 brothers for four years from when he was 13-17 years old. 2 brothers to a household in separate towns. My grandfather loved Canada for the rest of his life and now my brother lives there. Thanks Canada 🇨🇦

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    #44

    "Colored" Drinking Fountain From The Mid-20th Century With African-American Drinking

    "Colored" Drinking Fountain From The Mid-20th Century With African-American Drinking

    Russell Lee Report

    OmBoyGanesh
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Person misread the the sign and is now banned from BP. Downvotes are a way to police people being inappropriate, not confused or ignorant to the subject matter. Think Facebook has a problem with being an echo chamber & confirmation bias??? On BoredPanda, the users get to perma-ban you from the site if you have a dissenting opinion or misunderstand. 10 downvotes = week suspension. 20 = user banned.

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    #45

    Flash Burns On Steps Of Sumitomo Bank Company, Hiroshima Branch

    Flash Burns On Steps Of Sumitomo Bank Company, Hiroshima Branch

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    Helen Waight
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never again. We have considerably more powerful nukes now that can do even more horror and frankly any nation with them should have to see all the images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Never again should a nuclear weapon be used.

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    #46

    The Gadget, The First Atomic Bomb, 1945

    The Gadget, The First Atomic Bomb, 1945

    U.S. Department of Energy Report

    #47

    The Ku Klux Klan On Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue, 1928

    The Ku Klux Klan On Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue, 1928

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    Sheepdude
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at all those dunce hats Edit: First off, how did this get more likes than the actual post?! Second of all, f**k off @ben you racist bigoted shitbag, how about you go drive off a cliff in your red, un-muffled, crappy a*s pickup. Oh and don't forget to finger trump's a*s before you do.

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    #48

    Adolf Hitler And His Entourage Walk Near The Eiffel Tower In Paris On June 23, 1940, Following The Occupation Of France By The Nazis

    Adolf Hitler And His Entourage Walk Near The Eiffel Tower In Paris On June 23, 1940, Following The Occupation Of France By The Nazis

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    Chich
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IIRC, workers cut the cables so he couldn't ride up the tower :)

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    #49

    Ku Klux Klan Parade 9/13/26

    Ku Klux Klan Parade 9/13/26

    National Photo Company Collection Report

    Aryaan Kasi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry I am a non-American don't know much about US history.. Were these parades allowed by the Government at that time or was this just a show of force towards the Government?

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    #50

    Children Of An Eastern Suburb Of London, Who Have Been Made Homeless By German Bombings, Sit Outside The Wreckage Of What Was Their Home, September 1940

    Children Of An Eastern Suburb Of London, Who Have Been Made Homeless By German Bombings, Sit Outside The Wreckage Of What Was Their Home, September 1940

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    Ange Marsden
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma had no childhood photos because they lost them in the bombings, it's like her life didn't exist before the age of 18

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    #51

    12-Year-Old Dragoljub Jelačić Defending Belgrade In WWI

    12-Year-Old Dragoljub Jelačić Defending Belgrade In WWI

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    Caro
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg, as young as one of my kids. What a shame. Hope he survived

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    #52

    Auschwitz Camp Guards On A Day Trip (1944), It's Just Astounding To Look At

    Auschwitz Camp Guards On A Day Trip (1944), It's Just Astounding To Look At

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Report

    Katie Lutesinger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It just goes to show that just because someone looks "nice" and "friendly" in a photograph that doesn't mean they're a good person.

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    #53

    Exterior View Of The Union Carbide Pesticide Factory Scene Of The World's Worst Industrial Disaster In 1985

    Exterior View Of The Union Carbide Pesticide Factory Scene Of The World's Worst Industrial Disaster In 1985

    The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984. The industrial disaster is considered the world's worst in history. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. The highly toxic substance made its way into and around the small towns located near the plant.

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    Szirra
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The survivors were hardly compensated by Dow Chemical. The sight is leaking mercury to this day.

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    #54

    Nazi Rally Being Held At The "Cathedral Of Light" In Nuremberg

    Nazi Rally Being Held At The "Cathedral Of Light" In Nuremberg

    Designed by Albert Speer, the "cathedral" actually consisted of 152 anti-aircraft searchlights, at intervals of 12 meters, aimed skyward to create a series of vertical bars surrounding the audience. 1937.

    vienna95 , Historic Photographs Report

    SirWriteALot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gotta hand it to those creeps ... they knew how to set a mood.

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    #55

    Bruno Tesch (Left), A Chemist, Entrepreneur, And Co-Inventor Of Pesticide Zyklon B, Goes On Trial With Two Coworkers

    Bruno Tesch (Left), A Chemist, Entrepreneur, And Co-Inventor Of Pesticide Zyklon B, Goes On Trial With Two Coworkers

    He was trialed for selling his invention to the Nazis, knowing how it would be used. The men are accused of letting millions of people die so they could get rich (Hamburg, 1946).

    lightiggy Report

    Katie Lutesinger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fortunately, after that no-one ever caused untold human suffering and cruelty in order to get rich ever again.

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    #56

    Photo Of The Aviation Accident Known As "The Day The Music Died", That Occurred On February 3, 1959, Near Clear Lake, Iowa

    Photo Of The Aviation Accident Known As "The Day The Music Died", That Occurred On February 3, 1959, Near Clear Lake, Iowa

    Rock&roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson perished in this plane crash.

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    #57

    Pennsylvania Breaker Boys. The Dust Was So Dense At Times As To Obscure The View. This Dust Penetrates The Utmost Recess Of The Boy's Lungs. South Pittston, Pennsylvania 1911

    Pennsylvania Breaker Boys. The Dust Was So Dense At Times As To Obscure The View. This Dust Penetrates The Utmost Recess Of The Boy's Lungs. South Pittston, Pennsylvania 1911

    A breaker boy was a coal-mining worker in the US and the UK whose job was to separate impurities from coal by hand in a coal breaker. Although breaker boys were primarily children, elderly coal miners who could no longer work in the mines because of age, disease, or accident were also sometimes employed as breaker boys. The use of breaker boys began in the mid-1860s. Although public disapproval of the employment of children as breaker boys existed by the mid-1880s, the practice did not end until the early 1920s.

    Lewis Hine , wikipedia.org Report

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure their lives were all significantly shortened by miner's lung (Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly known as "black lung disease," occurs when coal dust is inhaled).

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    #58

    The Imprint Of A Mitsubishi Kamikaze Along The Side Of HMS Sussex

    The Imprint Of A Mitsubishi Kamikaze Along The Side Of HMS Sussex

    The imprint of a Japanese kamikaze aircraft on the side of HMS Sussex. Incredibly, the aircraft hit the side of the HMS Sussex and fell into the ocean without damaging the ship. C. 1944.

    Australian war memorial Report

    Freddie Torsten
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never understood the idea of kamikaze pilots. Yeah, you might kill a few people but you loose a competent pilot and an expensive aircraft. Can't be worth it? Was it more the idea of it, to strike fear in the enemy?

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    #59

    In 1970 A Sniper Blew Up A Semi Truck Hauling 20 Tons Of Dynamite On Interstate 44 Near Springfield, MO. This Is The Resultant Crater

    In 1970 A Sniper Blew Up A Semi Truck Hauling 20 Tons Of Dynamite On Interstate 44 Near Springfield, MO. This Is The Resultant Crater

    cdllife.com Report

    Walter Bravenboer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://cdllife.com/2019/49-years-ago-today-a-sniper-blew-up-a-semi-hauling-20-tons-of-dynamite-killing-the-driver/

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    #60

    Young Boy In Sarajevo Using A Destroyed Tank's Cannon As Makeshift Monkey Bars To Have Some Fun, During The Bosnian War (1990s)

    Young Boy In Sarajevo Using A Destroyed Tank's Cannon As Makeshift Monkey Bars To Have Some Fun, During The Bosnian War (1990s)

    UltimateLazer Report

    Jellicle bat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least someone is kind of happy (War is still bad).

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    #61

    Holocaust Jews In A Railway Car

    Holocaust Jews In A Railway Car

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    Oerff On Tour
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of those iconic pictures portraying jews being transported in cattle cars. Unfortunately these pictures are the exception. 95%of the deported jews were transported in regular passenger carriages (although overcrowded) The Germans had a better use for cattle and cargo carriages: transporting goods for the army! The only time they used these for jews, was when they took old stock (almost derelict) carriages, was when they needed more for their army taken from occupied counties. Then they would (conveniently) pack them with jews and send them via a concentration camp to where they were needed. (Which could also mean the scrappers, for there was a shortage of raw materials like steel. )

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    #62

    A "Red Train" Of Carts From The "Wave Of Proletarian Revolution" Collective Farm In The Village Of Oleksiyivka, Kharkiv Oblast In 1932

    A "Red Train" Of Carts From The "Wave Of Proletarian Revolution" Collective Farm In The Village Of Oleksiyivka, Kharkiv Oblast In 1932

    "Red Trains" took the first harvest of the season's crop to the government depots. During the "Holodomor", a man-made famine imposed by the Soviet Government, these brigades were part of the Government's policy of deliberately taking away the food of the peasants so as to facilitate their starvation.

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    Ange Marsden
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't millions of Ukranians die during this famine?

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    #63

    Sinking Of MS Estonia, 28 September 1994

    Sinking Of MS Estonia, 28 September 1994

    The photographer used camera flash to signal for help, accidentally capturing another man sitting on the capsized hull. The sinking claimed 852 lives. The photographer and the person accidentally captured in these photos both survived.

    Toppo Report

    censorshipsucks
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't see anything in this picture... what am I looking at?

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    #64

    A Rare Photograph Showing Both Stalin And Trotsky At Felix Dzierżyński’s Funeral In July 1926. Also Pictured Are Molotov, Kamenev And Zinoviev

    A Rare Photograph Showing Both Stalin And Trotsky At Felix Dzierżyński’s Funeral In July 1926. Also Pictured Are Molotov, Kamenev And Zinoviev

    Stalin would eventually execute or imprison almost everyone in this photo.

    vanmorrishalen Report

    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In highschool history class they actually showed us a political cartoon from those days in which Stalin finally runs out of people to execute and "sentences himself to death for talking in his sleep".

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    #65

    This Is U.S. General Jacob Smith. During The Philippine-American War, He Ordered His Troops To Kill Everyone After Being Ambushed

    This Is U.S. General Jacob Smith. During The Philippine-American War, He Ordered His Troops To Kill Everyone After Being Ambushed

    He told his major "I wish you to kill and burn". When the officer asked for an age limit, smith replied "10 years". His troops would massacre at least 2000 civilians.

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    #66

    A Cafe Near The Tobacco Market, Durham, North Carolina. Separate Doors For "White" And For "Colored"

    A Cafe Near The Tobacco Market, Durham, North Carolina. Separate Doors For "White" And For "Colored"

    Jack Delano Report

    Den Ver
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this the idea behind MAGA?

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    #67

    A Soldier Preparing To Dispose Of A Bomb In Northern Ireland, Circa 1970s

    A Soldier Preparing To Dispose Of A Bomb In Northern Ireland, Circa 1970s

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    martin734
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The poster on the wall to the left (Edited from right) seems rather apt.

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    #68

    Soviets Invasion Of Prague, 1968

    Soviets Invasion Of Prague, 1968

    A crowd of protesters surrounded soviet tanks during the first days of the invasion.

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    #69

    Prison Labor, Pitt County North Carolina, 1910. The Prisoners Were Transported In Caged Wagons To Road Work Projects

    Prison Labor, Pitt County North Carolina, 1910. The Prisoners Were Transported In Caged Wagons To Road Work Projects

    Chain gang of convicts engaged in road work. Pitt County, North Carolina. Autumn 1910. The inmates were quartered in the wagons shown in the picture. Wagons were equipped with bunks and move from place to place as labor is utilized. The central figure in the picture is J.Z. McLawhon, who was at that time county superintendent of chain gangs. The dogs are bloodhounds used for running down any attempted escapes.

    Library of Congress Report

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not against hard labour as a punishment for crime... many persons currently incarcerated in the UK would benefit from a similar approach.

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    #70

    German Reichsmarschall, Commander Of The Luftwaffe Hermann Goering (1893 - 1946) During Cross Examination At His Trial For War Crimes, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946

    German Reichsmarschall, Commander Of The Luftwaffe Hermann Goering (1893 - 1946) During Cross Examination At His Trial For War Crimes, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Report

    #71

    The Bar Has A Sign That Reads "Positively No Beer Sold To Indians" Birney, Montana. August 1941

    The Bar Has A Sign That Reads "Positively No Beer Sold To Indians" Birney, Montana. August 1941

    Marion Post Wolcott Report

    Ange Marsden
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Next to the "God Bless America" the country we stole from the Indians sign

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    #72

    Korean War Refugees Aboard USS Weiss. 1952, September 16

    Korean War Refugees Aboard USS Weiss. 1952, September 16

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    #73

    The Dust Bowl Dust Storm Approaches Stratford, Texas In 1935

    The Dust Bowl Dust Storm Approaches Stratford, Texas In 1935

    NOAA George E. Marsh Album Report

    Tired_Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God imagine seeing this in person. It must have been terrifying

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    #74

    February 24, 1970 - 14-Year-Old Keith Sapsford, From Australia, Died When He Fell 200 Ft Out Of The Wheel-Well Of A Plane, As It Took Off From Sydney On A Flight To Tokyo

    February 24, 1970 - 14-Year-Old Keith Sapsford, From Australia, Died When He Fell 200 Ft Out Of The Wheel-Well Of A Plane, As It Took Off From Sydney On A Flight To Tokyo

    Australian photographer John Gilpin, inadvertently snapped a photo of Sapsford in mid-air as he was falling.

    John Gilpin Report

    #75

    May 25, 1979 - American Airlines Flight 191 Was Departing O'Hare International Airport When It Crashed Into The Ground After The Left Engine Detached From The Wing

    May 25, 1979 - American Airlines Flight 191 Was Departing O'Hare International Airport When It Crashed Into The Ground After The Left Engine Detached From The Wing

    All 258 passengers and 13 crew members aboard American Airlines Flight 191 perished. Along with two people on the ground. 

    Michael Laughlin Report

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The accident was caused by cutting corners during an engine-out maintenance procedure to save money. Nobody gets fired for following the manufacturer's specified procedures. Don't get creative, just do it the right way.

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    #76

    Crew Members Of B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay”, That Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima In 1945

    Crew Members Of B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay”, That Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima In 1945

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    MargyB
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Enola Gay was the name of one of their mothers, or someones mother. I wonder if she was proud?

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    #77

    Swimmers At A Las Vegas Hotel Watch The Mushroom Cloud From An Atomic Bomb Detonation 75 Miles Away In 1953

    Swimmers At A Las Vegas Hotel Watch The Mushroom Cloud From An Atomic Bomb Detonation 75 Miles Away In 1953

    The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce even issued a calendar marking the dates of nuclear explosions and the best places to see those explosions. The tests were marketed as a tourist attraction and Las Vegas was called "Atomic City". People even had picnics to watch the explosions as close to the Ground Zero as the regulations allowed.

    Entartika , lvcva.com Report

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    #78

    Senator Robert F. Kennedy Delivers Remarks To His Supporters Around Midnight In The Ambassador Hotel Moments Before Being Assassinated By Sirhan Sirhan. 5 June 1968

    Senator Robert F. Kennedy Delivers Remarks To His Supporters Around Midnight In The Ambassador Hotel Moments Before Being Assassinated By Sirhan Sirhan. 5 June 1968

    JFK Library Report

    Owen Jarvis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those Kennedys don't have a lot of luck.

    #79

    Aerial Photo Of A French Gas Attack On The Somme, Ca. 1917

    Aerial Photo Of A French Gas Attack On The Somme, Ca. 1917

    Xoloj , warmuseum.ca Report

    #80

    Hitler Jugend Soldiers Of The 12th SS Panzer Division Captured During The Battle Of The Bulge. December, 1944

    Hitler Jugend Soldiers Of The 12th SS Panzer Division Captured During The Battle Of The Bulge. December, 1944

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    #81

    Austrian Nazis And Local Residents Watch As Jews Are Forced To Scrub The Pavement After Nazi Annexation

    Austrian Nazis And Local Residents Watch As Jews Are Forced To Scrub The Pavement After Nazi Annexation

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    LuckyL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The smiles on their faces make me sick!

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    #82

    Some Shell Cases On The Roadside In The Front Area, The Contents Of Which Have Been Dispatched Over Into The German Lines

    Some Shell Cases On The Roadside In The Front Area, The Contents Of Which Have Been Dispatched Over Into The German Lines

    National Library of Scotland Report

    #83

    Aftermath Of An Early Car Bomb. The Intended Victim Was Blown To Pieces. Stockholm, Sweden In 1926

    Aftermath Of An Early Car Bomb. The Intended Victim Was Blown To Pieces. Stockholm, Sweden In 1926

    eam2468 , Wikimedia Commons Report

    Elin Stenqvist
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was a taxi and the driver somehow survived. The passenger, Sixten Flyborg, was killed instantly and his upper body was never found.

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    #84

    USS ESSEX-Based TBMs And SB2Cs Dropping Bombs On Hakodate, Japan

    USS ESSEX-Based TBMs And SB2Cs Dropping Bombs On Hakodate, Japan

    National Archives Catalog Report

    Owen Jarvis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bombing of the Japanese duriing WW2 is often overlooked, because of the nuclear bombs. But there were a lot more besides those.

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    #85

    Civil Rights Activists Dressed Up As Ku Klux Klan Members To Protest Racists Supporting The Presidential Campaign Of Barry Goldwater

    Civil Rights Activists Dressed Up As Ku Klux Klan Members To Protest Racists Supporting The Presidential Campaign Of Barry Goldwater

    Library of Congress Report

    #86

    The Automobile Crash That Resulted In James Dean's Death On Sept. 30, 1955 In Cholame, California

    The Automobile Crash That Resulted In James Dean's Death On Sept. 30, 1955 In Cholame, California

    reddit.com Report

    Kim Shannon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, it's hard to believe there was anything left to bury after that

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    #87

    Burning Of 80 Ft. Cross, KKK, 8/9/1925

    Burning Of 80 Ft. Cross, KKK, 8/9/1925

    Library of Congress Report

    Smutná_elfka
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was wondering why does the KKK burn crosses? I think they are Christians, no? Shouldn't they be worship crosses instead of burning them? Sorry I just don't understand it.

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    #88

    USS SANTA FE Lays Alongside USS FRANKLIN Rendering Assistance After The Carrier Had Been Hit And Set Afire By A Japanese Dive Bomber

    USS SANTA FE Lays Alongside USS FRANKLIN Rendering Assistance After The Carrier Had Been Hit And Set Afire By A Japanese Dive Bomber

    Albert Bullock Report

    #89

    In The 1950s It Wasn’t Uncommon For Los Angeles To Have Two Sunrises — Photographers And Reporters Observe Atomic Explosion In The Distance In Awe

    In The 1950s It Wasn’t Uncommon For Los Angeles To Have Two Sunrises — Photographers And Reporters Observe Atomic Explosion In The Distance In Awe

    Photographers captured an atomic blast at News Nob, the designated site for reporters to record images of the atmospheric tests, northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 24, 1957. In reaction to people’s interest, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce promoted the dates and times for these tests. Calendars and community announcements would be published months in advance for tourists to plan and enjoy the spectacle of the mushroom cloud, and the Las Vegas News Bureau would capture the blasts from various perspectives and these images were published around the world.

    ElfenDidLie , lvcva.com Report

    #90

    Germans Burning Village In Bosnia

    Germans Burning Village In Bosnia

    Wikimedia Commons Report

    bendyandthe inkmachine she/her
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow i missed the village and just read it as germans burning in Bosnia

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    #91

    This Japanese Photograph Was Taken In A Japanese Carrier Before The Attack On Pearl Harbor. 1941, December 7

    This Japanese Photograph Was Taken In A Japanese Carrier Before The Attack On Pearl Harbor. 1941, December 7

    National Archives Catalog Report

    #92

    Pearl Harbor Attack. The Photograph Was Taken From A Japanese Plane During The Torpedo Attack On Ships Moored On Both Sides Of Ford Island, 7 December 1941

    Pearl Harbor Attack. The Photograph Was Taken From A Japanese Plane During The Torpedo Attack On Ships Moored On Both Sides Of Ford Island, 7 December 1941

    The view looks about east, with the supply depot, submarine base and fuel tank farm in the right center distance. A torpedo has just hit USS West Virginia on the far side of Ford Island (center). Other battleships moored nearby are (from left): Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee (inboard of West Virginia), Oklahoma (torpedoed and listing) alongside Maryland, and California. On the near side of Ford Island, to the left, are light cruisers Detroit and Raleigh, target and training ship Utah and seaplane tender Tangier. Raleigh and Utah have been torpedoed, and Utah is listing sharply to port. Japanese planes are visible in the right center (over Ford Island) and over the Navy Yard at the right. Japanese writing in the lower right states that the photograph was reproduced by authorization of the Navy Ministry. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Imperial Japanese Navy Report