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Series of photographs of a riot in Bangkok.

A flesh-hawker along San Francisco's Broadway strip tries to seduce people to enter the nude bar. New to the trade, the man's facade slipped and the loneliness of the situation became obvious.

On a bitter cold January day the ice started to crack around a 16-year-old ice fisherman on a large quarry lake. He lay spread eagle on the ice--to distribute his weight while awaiting rescue. He kept sinking lower and lower, breaking through the…

Story documents disposition of a derelict's body from its discovery in Denver's Cherry Creek to its identification in the morgue and burial at Ft. Logan National Cemetery for veterans.

A car driven by Mrs. Leslie Cady with her two children, Susan, 9, and Jane, 6, drove off a mountain highway into the rain swollen waters of Clear Creek. Mrs. Cady and her children were unhurt but trapped in the middle of the river for two hours…

When Rally Day comes to Good Hope Baptist Church, it's like a homecoming. Kinfolk and old friends gather from afar for preaching, music, and dinner. As a deacon, Carolinas sits apart, cooling himself with a fan that bears the likeness of the Rev.…

Ronald Reagan jumping over a puddle.

A recent outbreak of rats in Senegal prompted USAID to institute an incentive program whereby ten rat tails will bring 1 kg. rice. Tools of the trade are fishnet to cover burrows, container to pour water into burrows, and stick to club or beat rats…

Since 1974, Ted Clark, better known as teddy bear on the line, has inspected and repaired rail lines in the twin cities as a gandy dancer for the Milwaukee Railroad. Repairing the lines is a never ending job that ignores weather and the time of day.

Photograph of railroad tracks and an old railroad station.