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![[Nome (and vicinity), Alaska, 1900]: Wreckage along Snake River, Nome [caused by storm]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvbm9tZS1hbmQtdmljaW5pdHktYWxhc2thLTE5MDAtd3JlY2thZ2UtYWxvbmctc25ha2Utcml2ZXItbm9tZS1jYXVzZWQtYnktc3Rvcm0tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/246/jpg "[Nome (and vicinity), Alaska, 1900]: Wreckage along Snake River, Nome [caused by storm]")
![[Nome (and vicinity), Alaska, 1900]: Herd of reindeer](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvbm9tZS1hbmQtdmljaW5pdHktYWxhc2thLTE5MDAtaGVyZC1vZi1yZWluZGVlci02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Nome (and vicinity), Alaska, 1900]: Herd of reindeer")
![[Smokestack by river, probably the Huron River, Ypsilanti, Michigan]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvc21va2VzdGFjay1ieS1yaXZlci1wcm9iYWJseS10aGUtaHVyb24tcml2ZXIteXBzaWxhbnRpLW1pY2hpZ2FuLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Smokestack by river, probably the Huron River, Ypsilanti, Michigan]")
![[Saranac River, boulder bend, Adirondacks, N.Y.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvc2FyYW5hYy1yaXZlci1ib3VsZGVyLWJlbmQtYWRpcm9uZGFja3MtbnktMS02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Saranac River, boulder bend, Adirondacks, N.Y.]")
![[Kern River, the Cascades, with the Sierra foot hills in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYva2Vybi1yaXZlci10aGUtY2FzY2FkZXMtd2l0aC10aGUtc2llcnJhLWZvb3QtaGlsbHMtaW4tYmFja2dyb3VuZC02NmY0YzMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Kern River, the Cascades, with the Sierra foot hills in background]")
![[Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, Calif.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDkvYnJpZGFsLXZlaWwtZmFsbC15b3NlbWl0ZS12YWxsZXktY2FsaWYtMzI3MGVhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, Calif.]")
![[River with buildings in background, probably the Huron River, Ypsilanti, Michigan]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvcml2ZXItd2l0aC1idWlsZGluZ3MtaW4tYmFja2dyb3VuZC1wcm9iYWJseS10aGUtaHVyb24tcml2ZXIteXBzaWxhbnRpLW1pY2hpZ2FuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[River with buildings in background, probably the Huron River, Ypsilanti, Michigan]")
