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![[A Class in basketry at Mandane, Cebu, Philippine Islands]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvYS1jbGFzcy1pbi1iYXNrZXRyeS1hdC1tYW5kYW5lLWNlYnUtcGhpbGlwcGluZS1pc2xhbmRzLWZlZmEzZi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/254/jpg "[A Class in basketry at Mandane, Cebu, Philippine Islands]")
![Maret French School, [Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvbWFyZXQtZnJlbmNoLXNjaG9vbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "Maret French School, [Washington, D.C.]")
![[Five girls lying on mat in gymnasium in front of basketball scoreboard, Western High School, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEvZml2ZS1naXJscy1seWluZy1vbi1tYXQtaW4tZ3ltbmFzaXVtLWluLWZyb250LW9mLWJhc2tldGJhbGwtc2NvcmVib2FyZC13ZXN0ZXJuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Five girls lying on mat in gymnasium in front of basketball scoreboard, Western High School, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Market on the wharf, Nassau, Bahama Islands]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvbWFya2V0LW9uLXRoZS13aGFyZi1uYXNzYXUtYmFoYW1hLWlzbGFuZHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Market on the wharf, Nassau, Bahama Islands]")
![[Bamboo organ in church, Las Piñas, Luzon Island, Philippines] - Frank G. Carpenter collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvYmFtYm9vLW9yZ2FuLWluLWNodXJjaC1sYXMtcGluYXMtbHV6b24taXNsYW5kLXBoaWxpcHBpbmVzLTU0NTVjZC02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Bamboo organ in church, Las Piñas, Luzon Island, Philippines] - Frank G. Carpenter collection")
![Portrait photo of [Track team, Manila, Philippine Islands]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvdHJhY2stdGVhbS1tYW5pbGEtcGhpbGlwcGluZS1pc2xhbmRzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "Portrait photo of [Track team, Manila, Philippine Islands]")
![[Opium den on Malinta Street, Manila, Philippine Islands] - Frank G. Carpenter collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvb3BpdW0tZGVuLW9uLW1hbGludGEtc3RyZWV0LW1hbmlsYS1waGlsaXBwaW5lLWlzbGFuZHMtMzZmODg5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Opium den on Malinta Street, Manila, Philippine Islands] - Frank G. Carpenter collection")
![[Canoes along the shore at the market, Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvY2Fub2VzLWFsb25nLXRoZS1zaG9yZS1hdC10aGUtbWFya2V0LWhhZ29ub3ktYnVsYWNhbi1waGlsaXBwaW5lcy00N2NmNjgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Canoes along the shore at the market, Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines]")
