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What's your favourite historical photo and why? (thelemmy.club)

submitted 7 months ago by ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Thanks. Did you just expect everyone to just know this when you posted the photo?

You guys have such a crazy history. And present.

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[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's a very famous photo here.

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[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Not here

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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 months ago

wouldn't really expect it to be

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