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![[An alley, in a city in the South, ca. 1930]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvYW4tYWxsZXktaW4tYS1jaXR5LWluLXRoZS1zb3V0aC1jYS0xOTMwLTA5ODFmYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/422/jpg "[An alley, in a city in the South, ca. 1930]")
![Saginaw City [Michigan 1867]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjcvMDEvMDEvc2FnaW5hdy1jaXR5LW1pY2hpZ2FuLTE4NjctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "Saginaw City [Michigan 1867]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
![[Atlanta, Ga. Confederate palisades, on north side of city]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvYXRsYW50YS1nYS1jb25mZWRlcmF0ZS1wYWxpc2FkZXMtb24tbm9ydGgtc2lkZS1vZi1jaXR5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/37/webp "[Atlanta, Ga. Confederate palisades, on north side of city]")
![[Atlanta, Ga. Confederate palisades, on north side of city]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvYXRsYW50YS1nYS1jb25mZWRlcmF0ZS1wYWxpc2FkZXMtb24tbm9ydGgtc2lkZS1vZi1jaXR5LTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/33/webp "[Atlanta, Ga. Confederate palisades, on north side of city]")
![[Fifth Avenue, south from Thirty-sixth Street, New York, N.Y.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvZmlmdGgtYXZlbnVlLXNvdXRoLWZyb20tdGhpcnR5LXNpeHRoLXN0cmVldC1uZXcteW9yay1ueS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Fifth Avenue, south from Thirty-sixth Street, New York, N.Y.]")
![[Baltimore fire, 1904] General view of South Baltimore](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDQvMDEvMDEvYmFsdGltb3JlLWZpcmUtMTkwNC1nZW5lcmFsLXZpZXctb2Ytc291dGgtYmFsdGltb3JlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Baltimore fire, 1904] General view of South Baltimore")
![[View of city in Middle East] - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTgvMDEvMDEvdmlldy1vZi1jaXR5LWluLW1pZGRsZS1lYXN0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[View of city in Middle East] - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph")
