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Bank Burning Money, Tezpur, Assam

Date: 1962
Description: Bank burning money in Tezpur, Assam during the Sino-Indian Border Conflict. The large pile of paper is steadily burning and a group of men are watching fro...
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Santiago Veranda at Night

Date: 1959
Description: Veranda in Santiago, Cuba at night with tables and chairs lit by a hanging lamp. The veranda looks down onto city lights and the bay at sunset.
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Soldier with Dog

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier at a base in Panama sitting with the base's mascot, a small dog. The dog has matted, muddy fur and is sitting on wooden steps. A few steps above ...
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Commandos L Armory

Date: 1963
Description: Members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L in a garage functioning as an improvised armory. Group members gather around a stack of crates and are watchin...
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Three Algerian Boys

Date: 08 1957
Description: Three Algerian boys posing outdoors near a column. The tallest boy, wearing striped pants, a button up shirt, and sandals, is standing in the middle of the...
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Commandos L Making Explosives

Date: 1963
Description: Two members of the anti-Castro group Commandos L making explosive devices at the group's barracks/armory. One member is hammering cans closed on a table wh...
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Aerial View, Luang Prabang

Date: 05 1961
Description: Aerial view of the town of Luang Prabang, Laos. Trees are interspersed among houses and roads and green mountains encircle the town. The golden roof of Pho...
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Tank and Keukacham

Date: 1961
Description: View of Keukacham village, Laos from behind a tank. A partially thatched building is in the foreground and other buildings on a dirt road are visible in th...
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Burning Rubble in Building

Date: 06 1962
Description: Interior of a wrecked building in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam, after a Viet Cong attack. Plaster from the walls and pieces of the roof form a heap of charred rubble...
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Gift Cows, U.S. Marine Helicopter Base

Date: 06 1962
Description: Gift cows at the U.S. Marine Helicopter base in Soc Trang, Vietnam. Military and civilian men stand posing in a group in a field. Two of the men hold the r...
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Guard at Intersection

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Guard at a restricted intersection of Henrique and Duarte streets at the border of the U.S. section of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Castro Forces

Date: 1959
Description: Group of soldiers backing Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution gathered in a small room with open doorways. One man is seated at a table writing, while oth...
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Cao Dai Temple

Date: 07 1961
Description: Elevated view of the interior of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh, Vietnam during services.
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Vietnamese Funeral

Date: 05 1962
Description: Funeral at Binh Hung, Vietnam for several members of the Vietnamese Sea Swallows battalion who were killed in combat against Viet Cong forces on May 29. El...
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Men with Malaria Control Truck in Iran

Date: 1952
Description: Elevated view of two men and a group of children in a courtyard. One of the men is driving a Malaria Control truck, and the other man is standing by the pa...

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