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On this day in 1895, Alfred Nobel instructed that his fortune be given as prizes to those who benefit the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize#Nobel_Foundation

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On this day in 1895, Alfred Nobel signed a will instructing that his fortune be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize#Nobel_Foundation

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Jack Delano, a photographer for the U.S. government's Farm Security Administration, shot this famous public domain photo of Chicago's Union Station in 1943. Other photographers working for the FSA include Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks. See more on this public domain photo:  http://buff.ly/1Ngh6mO See more on Jack Delano: http://buff.ly/1jnSFHV (see attached) 




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