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Throughout human history, photographs have captured raw, poignant moments that resonate deeply with our shared human experience. From the the desperate mother's gaze during the Great Depression captured in "Migrant Mother", to the jubilant sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square at the end of World War II, these emotional snapshots offer an unfiltered insight into the highs and lows, the triumphs and tragedies, of our collective past.

Instagram page by the name of "Pictures of Humanity" collects such photographs all in one place to share with their audience. Today we'd like to share some of the best ones with you, Pandas.

#1

Sign Seen At A March For Women's Rights In Pakistan. 2020

Sign Seen At A March For Women's Rights In Pakistan. 2020

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    Two Parents Listening To The Heart Transplanted From Their 23 Year Old Son, Who Died Of An Opioid Overdose. 2018

    Two Parents Listening To The Heart Transplanted From Their 23 Year Old Son, Who Died Of An Opioid Overdose. 2018

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

    Oh that is so sad and warm at the same time 😔

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    #3

    Punk Rocker Lets Curious Child Touch His Jacket. 2012

    Punk Rocker Lets Curious Child Touch His Jacket. 2012

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    Jez Coates
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A beautiful interaction of two very different people - other than that they both have warm hearts.

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    #4

    Margeret Hamilton, Lead Software Engineer Of The Apollo Project, Standing Next To The Code She Wrote By Hand That Helped Take Us To The Moon. 1969

    Margeret Hamilton, Lead Software Engineer Of The Apollo Project, Standing Next To The Code She Wrote By Hand That Helped Take Us To The Moon. 1969

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

    ...and she was only 33 years old at the time. Respect...

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    #5

    Siblings Found In Earthquake Rubble After Being Trapped For 17 Hours. Both Were Successfully Rescued. 2023

    Siblings Found In Earthquake Rubble After Being Trapped For 17 Hours. Both Were Successfully Rescued. 2023

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    #6

    Protesting The Ban On High School Girls Wearing Slacks In Brooklyn, NY. 1942

    Protesting The Ban On High School Girls Wearing Slacks In Brooklyn, NY. 1942

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    GrillMeASalmon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if it ain't the most well-dressed protest I've ever come by...

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    #7

    Albert Einstein Giving A Lecture At Lincoln University, A Historically Black College. 1946

    Albert Einstein Giving A Lecture At Lincoln University, A Historically Black College. 1946

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are probably more things common between them than the love of science.

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    #8

    A Mother Laughs At Her Husband Who Just Fainted. 1986

    A Mother Laughs At Her Husband Who Just Fainted. 1986

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Tell me again who is the stronger sex?"

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    #9

    Chinese Doctor Saying Goodbye To His Wife Before Leaving For Wuhan To Treat Coronavirus Patients. 2020

    Chinese Doctor Saying Goodbye To His Wife Before Leaving For Wuhan To Treat Coronavirus Patients. 2020

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    #10

    A Father Watches His Son Become A Dad. 2017

    A Father Watches His Son Become A Dad. 2017

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    Ziggyc
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Incredible feeling..walking on to meet my Grandson a couple of hours after he was born and seeing my son with his baby lying on his chest...beautiful

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    #11

    Heavy Metal Fan In Botswana, Africa. 2011 By Frank Marshall

    Heavy Metal Fan In Botswana, Africa. 2011 By Frank Marshall

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    Darryl Martin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are no words to express how cool this person looks.

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    #12

    A Man Listens To His Phonograph In His Destroyed Bedroom In Aleppo, Syria. 2017 By Joseph Eid

    A Man Listens To His Phonograph In His Destroyed Bedroom In Aleppo, Syria. 2017 By Joseph Eid

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    #13

    Whang-Od Oggay Is A Filipina Tattoo Artist. Currently 106 Years Old, She Is The Oldest Known Person To Practice Mambabatok, An Ancient Traditional Form Of Kalinga Tattooing

    Whang-Od Oggay Is A Filipina Tattoo Artist. Currently 106 Years Old, She Is The Oldest Known Person To Practice Mambabatok, An Ancient Traditional Form Of Kalinga Tattooing

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are very few people I've seen not only have tattoos but WEARING their tattoos. She does look great.

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    #14

    Two Girls Greet Their Wounded Father Returning Home From War. 1940

    Two Girls Greet Their Wounded Father Returning Home From War. 1940

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    #15

    Walking Practice At The Polio Hospital. 1953

    Walking Practice At The Polio Hospital. 1953

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    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That determined look on her cute face 😊

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    #16

    She's In Someone's Locket. 1940s

    She's In Someone's Locket. 1940s

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    #17

    The Earliest Known Photograph Of A Surfer. Hawaii, 1898

    The Earliest Known Photograph Of A Surfer. Hawaii, 1898

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I wonder if the tradition of surfing would die with me."

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    #18

    A 95 Year Old Grandmother Becomes The First Patient To Recover From Covid-19 In Modena, Italy. 2020

    A 95 Year Old Grandmother Becomes The First Patient To Recover From Covid-19 In Modena, Italy. 2020

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    Tessa
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for her and brave doctors! Italy suffered from a COVID crisis as one of the first countries in Europe.

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    #19

    Australian Man And His Dog Watching Their World Burn. 2020

    Australian Man And His Dog Watching Their World Burn. 2020

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    Argle Bargle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope this year's fires aren't as bad, but they've started early.

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    #20

    Bride Leaving Her Recently Bombed Home To Get Married. 1940

    Bride Leaving Her Recently Bombed Home To Get Married. 1940

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    GrillMeASalmon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed." 'Invictus' by W E Henley.

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    #21

    A Buddhist Monk Prays While Holding The Hand Of A Man Who Died At A Train Station In China. 2011

    A Buddhist Monk Prays While Holding The Hand Of A Man Who Died At A Train Station In China. 2011

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    #22

    Iraqi Protestor Sits On The Chairs Of The Elected Officials That Have Failed Them. 2019

    Iraqi Protestor Sits On The Chairs Of The Elected Officials That Have Failed Them. 2019

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably he would do much better than them.

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    #23

    A Drive-In Restaurant In Dallas, Texas Caters To Women With Men As Car Hops. 1940

    A Drive-In Restaurant In Dallas, Texas Caters To Women With Men As Car Hops. 1940

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    Holly Stevens
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure a lot of dudes stopped by as well

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    #24

    Milkman Continues Working During The Bombing Of London. 1940 By Fred Morley

    Milkman Continues Working During The Bombing Of London. 1940 By Fred Morley

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    #25

    Father Bathes His Daughter And Niece In Their Bombed Home In Gaza. 2015 By @emadsnassar

    Father Bathes His Daughter And Niece In Their Bombed Home In Gaza. 2015 By @emadsnassar

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    vennyp0o
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The little things while making the best of a horrific situation.

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    #26

    Buzz Aldrin Takes The First Ever Selfie In Space. 1966

    Buzz Aldrin Takes The First Ever Selfie In Space. 1966

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish every selfie would live up to this standard. We could live without all those influencers.

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    #27

    Open-Air School In The Netherlands. 1957

    Open-Air School In The Netherlands. 1957

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    #28

    The Day Sweet Rationing Ended In England. 1953

    The Day Sweet Rationing Ended In England. 1953

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    #29

    Nasa Before Modern Computers. 1961

    Nasa Before Modern Computers. 1961

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    Elizabeth Elliot
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "To work as a physicist at Nasa you'll need a head for heights." "Don't you mean numbers?" "I know what I said."

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    #30

    Boy Watching A TV For The First Time In A Store Window. 1948

    Boy Watching A TV For The First Time In A Store Window. 1948

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father traveled for a day just to see a color TV.

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    #31

    An Italian Boy Helps His Little Brother Who Lost His Leg During The Bombing Of Naples. 1944

    An Italian Boy Helps His Little Brother Who Lost His Leg During The Bombing Of Naples. 1944

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    #32

    Us And El Salvador Under 16 Basketball Teams. 2019

    Us And El Salvador Under 16 Basketball Teams. 2019

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    Ace
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nutrition is a wonderful thing.

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    #33

    The Great North Dakota Blizzard Of 1966

    The Great North Dakota Blizzard Of 1966

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "See, it's much easier to fix the wire on these short poles when the weather turns bad."

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    #34

    Teachers On Spring Break. 1910

    Teachers On Spring Break. 1910

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even at that time teachers needed some booze to be able to return to the school.

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    #35

    Jazz Artist Big Jay Mcneely Performing In Los Angelos. 1951

    Jazz Artist Big Jay Mcneely Performing In Los Angelos. 1951

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    #36

    Sailor Returns Home After 14 Months At Sea. 1966

    Sailor Returns Home After 14 Months At Sea. 1966

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    Jez Coates
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the sailor is bringing the baby as a gift??! :/

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    #37

    Police Officer Looks After An Abandoned Baby. 1971

    Police Officer Looks After An Abandoned Baby. 1971

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    vennyp0o
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gha...my first thought was 'did she open the drawer for the picture'? 😁

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    #38

    Six Year Old Wins Cranberry Pie Eating Competition After Eating A 10 Inch Pie In 15 Seconds. 1948

    Six Year Old Wins Cranberry Pie Eating Competition After Eating A 10 Inch Pie In 15 Seconds. 1948

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    #39

    A Stewardess Examines A New Uniform Proposal For Scandinavian Airlines. It Was Not Approved. 1964

    A Stewardess Examines A New Uniform Proposal For Scandinavian Airlines. It Was Not Approved. 1964

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    #40

    Rollerskating To Work In New York City. 1940

    Rollerskating To Work In New York City. 1940

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    #41

    A Guard Passes Out As Queen Elizabeth II Rides By. 1970

    A Guard Passes Out As Queen Elizabeth II Rides By. 1970

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    Jez Coates
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tommy was always seen as the most laid back member of the regiment...

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    #42

    Children In France Playing With A Toy Guillotine. 1959

    Children In France Playing With A Toy Guillotine. 1959

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    A Bystander Attempts To Catch A Cup Of Moonshine Being Poured Out By Police During The Prohibition Era. 1925

    A Bystander Attempts To Catch A Cup Of Moonshine Being Poured Out By Police During The Prohibition Era. 1925

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    Katey Doll
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No need for the cup, pour it straight down my throat.

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    #44

    Robert Wadlow, The Tallest Person In Recorded History. 1930s

    Robert Wadlow, The Tallest Person In Recorded History. 1930s

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

    First from the right(among the three men)

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    #45

    Child Car Seats In 1940

    Child Car Seats In 1940

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More like a child sized catapult seat.

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    #46

    Testing American Football Helmets. 1912

    Testing American Football Helmets. 1912

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    A Man Floating In The Dead Sea With A Book And An Umbrella. 1920

    A Man Floating In The Dead Sea With A Book And An Umbrella. 1920

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    PeepPeep the duck
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really wanna float here, I’m a natural floater and ‘otter’ about for ages in water, but I want to try this water and feel like I’m ‘Jesus-ing’ on water

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    #48

    Japanese Opposition Members Trying To Block The Passing Of New Immigration Laws. 2020

    Japanese Opposition Members Trying To Block The Passing Of New Immigration Laws. 2020

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    Bear Hall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I have to go to pee! I have to go to pee!"

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    #49

    Parents Attempt To Heal A Child Suffering From Rickets By Dragging Him Through A Healing Tree. 1918

    Parents Attempt To Heal A Child Suffering From Rickets By Dragging Him Through A Healing Tree. 1918

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    Delta Dawn
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the 1918 version of taking ivermectin for covid

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    #50

    Mexican Police Take A Lunch Break During Protests. 2016

    Mexican Police Take A Lunch Break During Protests. 2016

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    #51

    A Man Begging For His Wife's Forgiveness At Divorce Court In Chicago. 1948

    A Man Begging For His Wife's Forgiveness At Divorce Court In Chicago. 1948

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    #52

    Miss Universe Contestants Look On As Miss New Zealand Passes Out From Heat Exhaustion. 1954

    Miss Universe Contestants Look On As Miss New Zealand Passes Out From Heat Exhaustion. 1954

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    Caffeinated Hedgehog
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    16 years later, she is now serving as a guard for Queen Elizabeth II

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