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![[Author Frederick O'Brien and half nude Samoan girl, seated and facing each other, in the South Pacific]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjIvMDEvMDEvYXV0aG9yLWZyZWRlcmljay1vYnJpZW4tYW5kLWhhbGYtbnVkZS1zYW1vYW4tZ2lybC1zZWF0ZWQtYW5kLWZhY2luZy1lYWNoLW90aGVyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/405/jpg "[Author Frederick O'Brien and half nude Samoan girl, seated and facing each other, in the South Pacific]")
![[Female Samoan dancers in the South Pacific]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjMvZmVtYWxlLXNhbW9hbi1kYW5jZXJzLWluLXRoZS1zb3V0aC1wYWNpZmljLTA0ZmIzMi02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Female Samoan dancers in the South Pacific]")
![[Two women posed, seated, Saigon, South Vietnam] - Frank G. Carpenter collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvdHdvLXdvbWVuLXBvc2VkLXNlYXRlZC1zYWlnb24tc291dGgtdmlldG5hbS02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "[Two women posed, seated, Saigon, South Vietnam] - Frank G. Carpenter collection")
![[Unidentified woman and girl, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDcvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLWFuZC1naXJsLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtNGNmNTc5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Unidentified woman and girl, seated, facing front]")
![[Back view of fashion models in swim suits, two kneeling wearing swim fins, and one seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvYmFjay12aWV3LW9mLWZhc2hpb24tbW9kZWxzLWluLXN3aW0tc3VpdHMtdHdvLWtuZWVsaW5nLXdlYXJpbmctc3dpbS1maW5zLWFuZC02MjJjODUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Back view of fashion models in swim suits, two kneeling wearing swim fins, and one seated]")
![[Young woman (Nancy Lovis (Kraft)) in Middle Eastern costume and jeweled headband, with hand to forehead, seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYveW91bmctd29tYW4tbmFuY3ktbG92aXMta3JhZnQtaW4tbWlkZGxlLWVhc3Rlcm4tY29zdHVtZS1hbmQtamV3ZWxlZC1oZWFkYmFuZC1lMmEzZDktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "[Young woman (Nancy Lovis (Kraft)) in Middle Eastern costume and jeweled headband, with hand to forehead, seated]")
![[Bethlehem from south with woman figure (Sofie) at the well clad in richly embroidered costume]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzgvMDEvMDEvYmV0aGxlaGVtLWZyb20tc291dGgtd2l0aC13b21hbi1maWd1cmUtc29maWUtYXQtdGhlLXdlbGwtY2xhZC1pbi1yaWNobHktZW1icm9pZGVyZWQtMS02NDAuanBn/40/29/webp "[Bethlehem from south with woman figure (Sofie) at the well clad in richly embroidered costume]")
