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A revolt in the West African republic of Liberia against a small group of ruling elite, descendants of American slaves, began with the assassination of the 66-year-old president, Will R. Tolbert in Monrovia. Soldiers seized, shot and disemboweled…

Following an April coup in the African nation of Liberia the new military government executed thirteen former government officials. This photograph was made the instant they died.

Maurice Evans, better known for Shakespeare, was making up for a role in 'Holiday'.

After 100 years in storage, the bamboo filament in this Edison light bulb is still capable of carrying a current at the Smithsonian Institution.

Seventy-three-year-old entertainer, Melvin Burkhart, of Tampa, Florida, shows one of his faces in the tradition of 'Girning'. Melvin is billed as the 'anatomical wonder' and was photographed while working the sideshow with the James E. Strates…

Harley Fisher proudly showed off his young granddaughter to a crowd assembled at a farm auction.

For every line and whisker on his face, Old Joe, as he wishes to be called, can give you a story. From his early days as a mule skinner, to his varied accounts of World War Two, he can keep your imagination on its tip toes.

Ruby Black, the 'doll lady' of Possum Trot, CA holds three of the carved dolls her husband made for her before his death. The dolls were named 'Hope, Faith, and Charity'. Ruby died in late 1980 and the unique dolls disappeared from public view.

Over 100 people died in Kansas City during the heatwave of 1980. Ninety-three-year-old George Ousley suffered, but was one of the survivors.

An elderly catholic woman, dressed in her finest winter clothes, beams at a grandchild in her family courtyard.