A naval warrant officer and his children. Japan, 1910

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My grandmother and great grandmother late 1920s China. Since she was the only child, they kept her hair short like a boy so that she would be respected as the future head of the household. She also told me she refused to take this picture until they bribed her with grapes.

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Kanō Jigoro, the legendary founder of Judo. Despite being a smaller man, he could toss large men with ease, but only after persistent studying and practice. On his death bed, he asked that he be buried in a white belt instead of a black belt. He wanted to be remembered as a learner, not a master.

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Civil war veteran poses with his grandchildren, circa 1880. Cabinet card

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A Civil War Veteran poses with his grandchildren, Mt. Pleasant, PA, c. 1900. The Library of Congress.

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The fate and feet of three Chinese girls - a bare footed slave, a girl with bound feet, and a Christian with unbound feet - ca. early 1900s

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Future Emperor of Japan Michinomiya Hirohito as an infant (1902)

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On this day in 1918 – Tsar Nicholas II and his family were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.

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Joseph Stalin with his son Vasily and daughter Svetlana, 1935

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Family poses with their children for their professional studio photo, circa 1913. Glass negative

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Mixed couple with their baby in Saitama, Japan, (1947)

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Young Dwight D. Eisenhower and his new wife Mamie, 1916

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My mom in the middle with my grandmother and her sisters. My great grandmother is holding my mom. Okinawa 1968