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The History of the Twentieth Century in Black and White Photography, Pt. 71"
Photos from the archives of BBC, reflecting all the most significant events of the twentieth century. Many of these photos are kind of symbols century and are both historical and artistic value. Not one generation photo correspondents were brought up on these pictures. So this selection can be safely considered masterpieces of world photography.
(man, even I can't believe I actually found the historical significance and source of this image)
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corbis.] -- (all relevant info for the image is found in the above link)