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Pictures of SAS soldiers abseiling down the walls of the Iranian Embassy moments before they rescued hostages inside have become synonymous with the regiment. But ahead of Tuesday’s 40th anniversary of the assault, which made the elite regiment a household name, rarely seen images of a different part of the daring mission have emerged – and nor was that without its own intense drama. Our pictures show the 19 freed hostages being funnelled through the smoke out of the embassy in central London and into the safety of a holding area in the garden of the building next door.

No printed record, only a feast of photos and a peak into Brief Moments in History of such individuals as Geronimo, Alexander Graham Bell, Butch Cassidy, U. S. Grant, Lincoln's son, Teddy Roosevelt/family, old streets of Ireland, New York City....

50 Rare Historical Photos Enjoy https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11rlvsv5QnaWGyR4bJdHNHNZG2x80pmh3ruGzAUgXuGM/edit#slide=id.p01

Rare Star Trek Photos Show Green Orion Slavegirls Like You’ve Never Seen Them The original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," included a lot more of the scenes where Vina is turned into a green Orion slavegirl who dances for Captain Pike — but they were cut because they were too saucy for prime time television. Now, some rare Trek behind-the-scenes pictures include a brand new look at the unshown parts of Vina's dance sequence. Including a part where the poor slavegirl gets whipped. Turns out being an Orion slavegirl isn't all dancing and quoting poetry. Tom Redlaw, aka Bird of...

These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color.