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![[Group portrait of Japanese medical personnel and others dressed in Western and traditional style clothing seated near a building over which hang small flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvZ3JvdXAtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtamFwYW5lc2UtbWVkaWNhbC1wZXJzb25uZWwtYW5kLW90aGVycy1kcmVzc2VkLWluLXdlc3Rlcm4tZDhjODgzLTEwMjQuanBn/320/205/jpg "[Group portrait of Japanese medical personnel and others dressed in Western and traditional style clothing seated near a building over which hang small flags]")
![[Banquet scene with flag draping and men seated holding up listening device to one ear]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvYmFucXVldC1zY2VuZS13aXRoLWZsYWctZHJhcGluZy1hbmQtbWVuLXNlYXRlZC1ob2xkaW5nLXVwLWxpc3RlbmluZy1kZXZpY2UtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Banquet scene with flag draping and men seated holding up listening device to one ear]")
![[Full-length portrait of a man dressed as a monk, seated on a cloth-covered crate]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS1tYW4tZHJlc3NlZC1hcy1hLW1vbmstc2VhdGVkLW9uLWEtY2xvdGgtY292ZXJlZC1jcmF0ZS0zYWYzOWEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Full-length portrait of a man dressed as a monk, seated on a cloth-covered crate]")
![[Three women and a man in western attire, seated on camels, several local men stand before the camels holding the reins, a pyramid and the sphinx in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvdGhyZWUtd29tZW4tYW5kLWEtbWFuLWluLXdlc3Rlcm4tYXR0aXJlLXNlYXRlZC1vbi1jYW1lbHMtc2V2ZXJhbC1sb2NhbC1tZW4tMjBiOTJiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Three women and a man in western attire, seated on camels, several local men stand before the camels holding the reins, a pyramid and the sphinx in background]")
![[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]")
![[Young woman in Middle Eastern costume and jeweled headband, seated on floor]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMveW91bmctd29tYW4taW4tbWlkZGxlLWVhc3Rlcm4tY29zdHVtZS1hbmQtamV3ZWxlZC1oZWFkYmFuZC1zZWF0ZWQtb24tZmxvb3ItZjQ5MzlmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Young woman in Middle Eastern costume and jeweled headband, seated on floor]")
![[Unidentified soldier in Union artillery uniform sitting in front of American flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTAvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tdW5pb24tYXJ0aWxsZXJ5LXVuaWZvcm0tc2l0dGluZy1pbi1mcm9udC1vZi1hbWVyaWNhbi1hNjgxMWMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "[Unidentified soldier in Union artillery uniform sitting in front of American flag]")
