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![[2 American beaver in foreground, with 2 more in background, in natural surroundings]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTEvMDEvMDEvMi1hbWVyaWNhbi1iZWF2ZXItaW4tZm9yZWdyb3VuZC13aXRoLTItbW9yZS1pbi1iYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWluLW5hdHVyYWwtc3Vycm91bmRpbmdzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/211/jpg "[2 American beaver in foreground, with 2 more in background, in natural surroundings]")
![[Group of Native Americans (possibly Winnebago) wearing blankets, some standing before log fence, others sitting, canopied shelter in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZ3JvdXAtb2YtbmF0aXZlLWFtZXJpY2Fucy1wb3NzaWJseS13aW5uZWJhZ28td2VhcmluZy1ibGFua2V0cy1zb21lLXN0YW5kaW5nLWYzZmI1Zi02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Group of Native Americans (possibly Winnebago) wearing blankets, some standing before log fence, others sitting, canopied shelter in background]")
![[African Americans posed in front of house]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvYWZyaWNhbi1hbWVyaWNhbnMtcG9zZWQtaW4tZnJvbnQtb2YtaG91c2UtYjg5ODA5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/34/webp "[African Americans posed in front of house]")
![[West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the foreground]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvd2VzdC1mcm9udC1vZi10aGUtdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdpdGgtY293cy1pbi10aGUtZm9yZWdyb3VuZC04MWYwODctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the foreground]")
![[People in front of buildings, possibly at American University, Beirut]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTgvMDEvMDEvcGVvcGxlLWluLWZyb250LW9mLWJ1aWxkaW5ncy1wb3NzaWJseS1hdC1hbWVyaWNhbi11bml2ZXJzaXR5LWJlaXJ1dC02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[People in front of buildings, possibly at American University, Beirut]")
![[Two men in the first American automobile, 1890's]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjcvMDEvMDEvdHdvLW1lbi1pbi10aGUtZmlyc3QtYW1lcmljYW4tYXV0b21vYmlsZS0xODkwcy02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Two men in the first American automobile, 1890's]")
![[Indian Bob (no. 2), full length, squatting by camp fire, in front of tent, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDQvMDEvMDEvaW5kaWFuLWJvYi1uby0yLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXNxdWF0dGluZy1ieS1jYW1wLWZpcmUtaW4tZnJvbnQtb2YtdGVudC1mYWNpbmctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Indian Bob (no. 2), full length, squatting by camp fire, in front of tent, facing right]")
