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well i learned my lesson. I ain't taking me down this time. i miss you guys too much to risk it.

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Joan Crawford photographed by Edward Steichen for Vogue, 1932.

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The 1988 Democratic National Convention, as illustrated by Al Hirschfeld.

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Charlotte Rampling by Hans Feurer, 1969

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Jessica Tandy as Ophelia in 'Hamlet' by Yvonne Gregory, 1934

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FDR and his dog Fala on the cover of Liberty magazine, 1942.

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Happy #WorldTurtleDay! Here’s a kind turtle helping a monkey out with a ride, from the Lights of Canopus, a 19th-century Persian version of an ancient Indian collection of animal fables. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/illustrations-from-the-lights-of-canopus-1847

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Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales (1913), a book of Turkish folk stories collected by Hungarian-born linguist Ignác Kúnos, with illustrations by Hungarian illustrator Willy Pogany: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/forty-four-turkish-fairy-tales-1913

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Jazz fusion bassist Jaco Pastorius riding a subway train in Tokyo, Japan, in 1981. Photo by Shigeru Uchiyama.

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Charlotte Rampling and Tennessee Williams at the Cannes Film Festival, 1976.

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John Cale and Lou Reed in New York City in 1968. Photo by Joel Meyerowitz.

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Photographer Dennis Stock captures American jazz pianist and bandleader Earl Hines performing in San Francisco in 1958.

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Laurie Anderson  (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Anderson's debut studio album Big Science was released in 1982 and has since been followed by a number of studio and live albums. She starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave. Photo by Christopher Anderson.

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French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday in 1962.

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French actresses Catherine Deneuve (left) and Françoise Dorléac alongside American actor George Chakiris on the set of the 1967 film The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) written and directed by Jacques Demy (5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990).

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L to R: Charlton Heston, James Baldwin, Marlon Brando & Harry Belafonte at The March On Washington - August 28, 1963.

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Marlene Dietrich, Kirk Douglas and Gina Lollobrigida rehearse for a charity concert in Paris, August 1955. 

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James Baldwin in Durham, North Carolina, in 1963. Photo by Steve Schapiro.