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7 Jan, 11 tweets, 4 min read
Thread: a collection of photographs of 19th-century Japan, taken by Felice Beato.

"Beato lived in Japan from 1862 until about 1885, and dedicated himself to the comprehensive documentation of every aspect of the country."

All originally hand-tinted (not colorized).

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Pliny the Younger was invited to a dinner party in Rome in 97-8 AD. He then wrote a letter to tell his friend Avitus all about it:

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Colorized by me: Tank crew with Sherman tank during training maneuvers. Camp Cooke, California. 28 March 1944.

Original is courtesy of Signal Corps.
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Colorized by me: 2nd Battalion, 27th Marines landing on Iwo Jima, World War II.

Original is courtesy of Signal Corps, Bob Campbell.
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The five-week battle saw some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific War.
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Yo, we can buy this town for only $1.6 million. Who's coming with me

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#OnThisDay in 1870, construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.

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