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Rare photos of the old and the dead

imgur.com Feb 11, 2012

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caseycooldFeb 12, 2012Buried

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"Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Warren G. Harding, and Harvey Firestone"
Wow, these are pretty awesome.

cb810Feb 12, 2012Buried

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you even took the title from reddit...

novenatorFeb 12, 2012Buried

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Michael Jackson punching out Mr. T was a hoot.

particleman420Feb 12, 2012Buried

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Cobain/Grohl pics sure are rare!!!

OMG did they know each other or something?!?! (it's cool because it's Ru Paul)

the rest are pretty cool too

ognatovskiyFeb 12, 2012Buried

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In modern society a man cannot take a picture with a little girl without people thinking pedophile.

grabateFeb 12, 2012Buried

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That Walt Disney photo is just creepy.

whacklyFeb 12, 2012Buried

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idiot or not... that picture is quite the collection of magnificent bastards and includes more than one nazi sympathizer.

blackwing602Feb 12, 2012Buried

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Captions go below photos. Not above them. Thanks.

particleman420Feb 12, 2012Buried

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learn some history:
"Some of the primary and more famous Americans and companies that were involved with the fascist regimes of Europe are: William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Kennedy (JFK's father), Charles Lindbergh, John Rockefeller, Andrew Mellon (head of Alcoa, banker, and Secretary of Treasury), DuPont, General Motors, Standard Oil (now Exxon), Ford, ITT, Allen Dulles (later head of the CIA), Prescott Bush, National City Bank, and General Electric."

http://rationalrevolution.net/war/american_supporters_of_the_europ.htm

bdanenbergFeb 12, 2012Buried

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Dugg for calling Warren G. Harding a "magnificent bastard". Too true!

scohrs34Feb 12, 2012Buried

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as you comment that from your cell phone, driving your ford :P

pamanaFeb 13, 2012Buried

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with the Lightbulbs on.

singgihsetiaFeb 12, 2012Buried

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these are pretty impressive.

caiyulunFeb 12, 2012Buried

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RIP!

GoodGuyGregFeb 12, 2012Buried

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There are incredible.

carlgeersFeb 12, 2012Buried

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Man, I know this will sound troll like but I have this monkey on my back that keeps boxing my ears and I need to shake it off.

Why aren't photographers credited on these images? Why can't sites like imgur.com require that the images uploaded be signed digitally by their creators in order to be posted? Is it just to let work, yes work, carefully crafted by imaging professionals be used without consent and/or credit?

Wouldn't it be easy to spot people violating copyright if they are falsely claiming ownership? So many people get up in arms about copyright but I can guarantee you that most of them aren't creating these images. I agree, it's a new age but it doesn't have to be an age of unjustified entitlement. Just because it's there doesn't mean you should take advantage of it because you think someone's work should be available for free. Artists have to cover the costs of production and feed their families so at least give them credit if you are going to hijack their images.

Let's keep the interwebs an artist friendly place. Encourage sites to take action to help creative people get the recognition they deserve for the work the sites are profiting from.

gordonpFeb 12, 2012Buried

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Dave Grohl AND Kirt Cobain together in the same photo?
When did that happen??

(Yes, I'm being a sarcastic ass)

theboiFeb 12, 2012Buried

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the bob marley pic with the jackson 5 is a cool pic.

censorshipsuxFeb 12, 2012Buried

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I made a comment about that last night and mentioned how sad it was coming from a digg staffer and was promptly banned for it. They must have added a butthurt clause in the TOS.

No reason to visit digg anymore.

StonnaFeb 12, 2012Buried

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Gandhi is a bad ass

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