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Harriet Wilder
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Join date: Aug 1, 2025
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Jan 28, 2026 ∙ 4 min
René Groebli and Rita Dürmüller’s 1953 Honeymoon Photographs In Paris
In 1953, newlyweds René Groebli and Rita Dürmüller wandered Paris with a camera. Their honeymoon photographs captured love, movement, and everyday life in a city recovering from war, creating one of the most intimate photographic records of post war Paris.
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Oct 24, 2025 ∙ 6 min
Goldie Williams: The Defiant Face of Vagrancy, Race, and Respectability in 1890s America
Goldie Williams’ 1898 mugshot still draws attention today. Arrested for “vagrancy,” she lived in a world where poverty and race could be treated as crimes. Her quiet confidence offers a glimpse of dignity in difficult times.
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Oct 16, 2025 ∙ 7 min
Mathias Rust: The Teen Pilot Who Landed in Red Square
In 1987, a German teenager flew a Cessna into Soviet airspace and landed beside Red Square. His flight stunned the world, humiliated the Kremlin, and even helped Gorbachev’s reforms. The incredible true story of Mathias Rust – the boy who built a bridge to the East.
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