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'The eagle couldn't have picked a better person'
Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone touches hearts, goes viral.'The eagle couldn't have picked a better person' This beautiful photo was taken in 2011 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. The eagle had landed on the grave of Sgt Maurice Ruch, enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in Decmber of 1941. Known for his keen eye, he became a rifle marksman and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. He served four years in the military and earned a bronze star.
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The Aftermath Of War. Can't begin to imagine how they must have felt...
a man walking across a tall bridge in the middle of a city with high rise buildings
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Steel Worker on Socony Mobil Building, 1955.
an old black and white photo of people walking down the street
Mullen’s Alley (February 12, 1888), photo by Jacob Riis. “There were thousands of homeless children on the streets (of NYC), often abandoned by their parents… and in the summer months 3-4 babies would suffocate in the airless tenements every night.”
an old black and white photo of a woman with necklaces on her neck, looking at the camera
Ha-o-zinne (the wife of Naiche) - Chiricahua Apache - 1898
an old black and white photo of a city with tall buildings in the middle of it
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Columbus Circle, New York 1930
an old black and white photo of people standing on the street corner with teddy bears
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Park Avenue and 55th street, c.1950 © weegee, from New York. Portrait of a City.
an old black and white photo of a city street with horse drawn carriages on it
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NYC. Manhattan 1910
black and white photograph of men standing on top of a train track in an industrial area
Happy 130th Birthday, Brooklyn Bridge!
Brooklyn Bridge under construction | Happy 130th Birthday, Brooklyn Bridge!