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![[Convict railroad workers, Ussuri region, Siberia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTUvMDEvMDEvY29udmljdC1yYWlscm9hZC13b3JrZXJzLXVzc3VyaS1yZWdpb24tc2liZXJpYS02NDAuanBn/320/244/jpg "[Convict railroad workers, Ussuri region, Siberia]")
![[City children--in free bath at the Battery, New York City]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvY2l0eS1jaGlsZHJlbi1pbi1mcmVlLWJhdGgtYXQtdGhlLWJhdHRlcnktbmV3LXlvcmstY2l0eS1iN2M0ZTgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[City children--in free bath at the Battery, New York City]")
![[Convict railway workers, Ussuri region, Siberia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTUvMDEvMDEvY29udmljdC1yYWlsd2F5LXdvcmtlcnMtdXNzdXJpLXJlZ2lvbi1zaWJlcmlhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Convict railway workers, Ussuri region, Siberia]")
![[Railroad station, Trans-Siberian Railroad, Russia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvcmFpbHJvYWQtc3RhdGlvbi10cmFucy1zaWJlcmlhbi1yYWlscm9hZC1ydXNzaWEtYzViMTkxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Railroad station, Trans-Siberian Railroad, Russia]")
![[Sioux City, Iowa], gelatin silver print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvc2lvdXgtY2l0eS1pb3dhLTYxMzU1Mi02NDAuanBn/40/7/webp "[Sioux City, Iowa], gelatin silver print")
![[Ashland, Wisconsin] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTgvMDEvMDEvYXNobGFuZC13aXNjb25zaW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Ashland, Wisconsin] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.")
![[Soldier saluting on iceberg, Enisei River, Siberia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvc29sZGllci1zYWx1dGluZy1vbi1pY2ViZXJnLWVuaXNlaS1yaXZlci1zaWJlcmlhLWUwZTU4Yy02NDAuanBn/40/25/webp "[Soldier saluting on iceberg, Enisei River, Siberia]")
