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A young cotton picker at the Kern County migrant camp in California, November 1936, photographed by Dorothea Lange.

36 upvotes • zadraaa

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Strength test of the wooden body of the DKW F8. At least 28 people standing on the traveling car. Germany, 1939.

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Joe Reed's Guinness Book of World Records jump, 1998. The stunt rider jumped between buildings on a 250cc motorcycle. The distance between the buildings was 19.8 meters. Reed made the jump to a height of 35.4 m.

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Felix Baumgartner's jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (29 meters), the world record for the lowest jump in basejumping, 1999.

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Merle Larson manually starts the engine of his Piper J3 airplane, USA, 1946.

34 upvotes • zadraaa

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Sunshine Skyway Bridge after collision with a Summit Venture dry cargo ship, May 9, 1980. Thirty-five people were killed in the bridge collapse. St. Pete, Florida.

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Hardware Store, Omaha, Nebraska, 1940

33 upvotes • Violuthier

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Lonnie E. Smith casts his ballot in the Texas Democratic Primary after the Supreme Court ruled that white primaries were unconstitutional. Photo taken on July 22, 1944

32 upvotes • IllustriousDudeIDK

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Human menu at Barney Googles in NYC. 1968

30 upvotes • tittieslady0

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Behind the scenes, X Files, the Unnatural

29 upvotes • RainbowAl-PE

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A young cotton picker at the Kern County migrant camp in California, November 1936, photographed by Dorothea Lange.	36	zadraaa
Strength test of the wooden body of the DKW F8. At least 28 people standing on the traveling car. Germany, 1939.	36	zadraaa
Joe Reed's Guinness Book of World Records jump, 1998. The stunt rider jumped between buildings on a 250cc motorcycle. The distance between the buildings was 19.8 meters. Reed made the jump to a height of 35.4 m.	36	zadraaa
Felix Baumgartner's jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (29 meters), the world record for the lowest jump in basejumping, 1999.	35	zadraaa
Merle Larson manually starts the engine of his Piper J3 airplane, USA, 1946.	34	zadraaa
Sunshine Skyway Bridge after collision with a Summit Venture dry cargo ship, May 9, 1980. Thirty-five people were killed in the bridge collapse. St. Pete, Florida.	34	zadraaa
Hardware Store, Omaha, Nebraska, 1940	33	Violuthier
Lonnie E. Smith casts his ballot in the Texas Democratic Primary after the Supreme Court ruled that white primaries were unconstitutional. Photo taken on July 22, 1944	32	IllustriousDudeIDK
Human menu at Barney Googles in NYC. 1968	30	tittieslady0
Behind the scenes, X Files, the Unnatural	29	RainbowAl-PE