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British police officer and Chinese PLA soldier in Chung Ying Street 中英街, a street on the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, October 1949

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British police officer and Chinese PLA soldier in Chung Ying Street 中英街, a street on the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, October 1949

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photo by Jack Birns of Life Magazine

Colonial cop fit vs Revolutionary drip

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Mommy, why is that double-amputee wearing tap dancing shoes?

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