If you would like to become a mod in this community, kindly PM the mod.HistoryPorn is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!
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Pictures of old artifacts and museum pieces should go to History Artifacts
Illustrations and paintings should go to History Illustrations
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From what I can gather nothing much is really known about this photo. Often cited as the earliest 'news' photograph, as it captured an event. Who the man was or his crime are lost to time.
And he'd do it again, if given the choice!
Bake him away toys!
They bread him the riot act.
That's a valid reason.
Throw away the key.