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![[Girl in nightgown holding candle on steps]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC1pbi1uaWdodGdvd24taG9sZGluZy1jYW5kbGUtb24tc3RlcHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/399/jpg "[Girl in nightgown holding candle on steps]")
![[Old bearded man with hand on the Asian boy's shoulder]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvb2xkLWJlYXJkZWQtbWFuLXdpdGgtaGFuZC1vbi10aGUtYXNpYW4tYm95cy1zaG91bGRlci02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Old bearded man with hand on the Asian boy's shoulder]")
![[Woman with candle looking down at girl in bed]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4td2l0aC1jYW5kbGUtbG9va2luZy1kb3duLWF0LWdpcmwtaW4tYmVkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/42/webp "[Woman with candle looking down at girl in bed]")
![[Girl in dress with white collar]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC1pbi1kcmVzcy13aXRoLXdoaXRlLWNvbGxhci0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Girl in dress with white collar]")
![[Girl in dress with white collar]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC1pbi1kcmVzcy13aXRoLXdoaXRlLWNvbGxhci02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Girl in dress with white collar]")
![[Girl in dress with white collar]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC1pbi1kcmVzcy13aXRoLXdoaXRlLWNvbGxhci0yLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Girl in dress with white collar]")
![Prokudin Gorskii: [Religious candlestick]. Color separation negative](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvcmVsaWdpb3VzLWNhbmRsZXN0aWNrLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/35/webp "Prokudin Gorskii: [Religious candlestick]. Color separation negative")
![[Chorus girl in striped skirt and striped socks]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvY2hvcnVzLWdpcmwtaW4tc3RyaXBlZC1za2lydC1hbmQtc3RyaXBlZC1zb2Nrcy02ZTEyNWMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/76/webp "[Chorus girl in striped skirt and striped socks]")
