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Jessica Helfand|Paris 140

Paris One Forty: Week Sixteen

The Louvre, visting cats, taxidermy’s magical world, street typefaces, cafe chairs.

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Light Overcoming Darkness

Donald Trump kisses his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 20, 2016.

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Older Sisters Rule

A young girl dreams of becoming a summer festival queen like her older sister, Conesville, Iowa.

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Your Civic Duty, An Incredible Right

A woman casts her ballot in the Afghan presidential election in Herat, Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, 2004. For the first time in 20 years, Afghan women were allowed to vote in the 2004 presidential election.

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The Three Amigos

In 2000, November 7th was election day. And what a day it was.

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The Rough Rider

Supporters of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega attack elected Vice President Guillermo (Billy) Ford in Panama City, May 10, 1989.

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I Do Solemnly Swear

President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States on the West Front of the Capitol as his wife Michelle looks on in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2009.

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Make America Great Again?

Inside the convention the Jumbotron projected a vision of strength and unapologetic aggression. Speech after speech worked to reinforce the need for order and security.

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Who Needs a Hug?

US President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton embrace on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Trick or Treat

Children across the country celebrate Halloween dressed as goblins, Hollywood starlets, and super heroes. Pictured here in Tampa, FL, Wonder Woman, Cat Woman, and Princess Leia prepare for Halloween treats and frightful adventures.

Jessica Helfand|Paris 140

Paris One Forty: Week Fifteen

There are moments and places in Paris where the visual evocation of time’s inevitable passage is simply meaningless.

Jessica Helfand|Paris 140

Paris One Forty: Week Fourteen

Corsets, posters, entomology, L’Ecole des Beaux Arts, doll as cutlery + more from the streets of Paris.