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![[Civil War soldier, with one leg, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding guitar]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLXNvbGRpZXItd2l0aC1vbmUtbGVnLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtaG9sZGluZy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/399/jpg "[Civil War soldier, with one leg, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding guitar]")
![[Full-length portrait of a man in convict clothing and leg irons, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS1tYW4taW4tY29udmljdC1jbG90aGluZy1hbmQtbGVnLWlyb25zLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctMjk1ZDkzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "[Full-length portrait of a man in convict clothing and leg irons, seated, facing front]")
![[World War I soldier, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, with two hats on table]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvd29ybGQtd2FyLWktc29sZGllci1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LXdpdGgtdHdvLWhhdHMtOTM0NDU5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[World War I soldier, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, with two hats on table]")
![[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDQvMDEvMDEvamFtZXMtYmFua2hlYWQtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LWluLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXVuaWZvcm0td2l0aC1zd29yZC02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword]")
![[Full-length portrait of the grand lama of the Selenginsk lamasery, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtdGhlLWdyYW5kLWxhbWEtb2YtdGhlLXNlbGVuZ2luc2stbGFtYXNlcnktc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy0zMjEwYTAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/65/webp "[Full-length portrait of the grand lama of the Selenginsk lamasery, seated, facing front]")
![[Half-length portrait of man, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjMvaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbWFuLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtMjQyYTI0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/65/webp "[Half-length portrait of man, seated, facing front]")
![[Half-length portrait of a man seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS1tYW4tc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC0yNGVkMDEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Half-length portrait of a man seated, facing front]")
