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![[Old bearded man with hand on the Asian boy's shoulder]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvb2xkLWJlYXJkZWQtbWFuLXdpdGgtaGFuZC1vbi10aGUtYXNpYW4tYm95cy1zaG91bGRlci02NDAuanBn/320/396/jpg "[Old bearded man with hand on the Asian boy's shoulder]")
![[Girl in nightgown holding candle on steps]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC1pbi1uaWdodGdvd24taG9sZGluZy1jYW5kbGUtb24tc3RlcHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Girl in nightgown holding candle on steps]")
![[Bearded man with hand on shoulder of young woman]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvYmVhcmRlZC1tYW4td2l0aC1oYW5kLW9uLXNob3VsZGVyLW9mLXlvdW5nLXdvbWFuLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Bearded man with hand on shoulder of young woman]")
![[Bust of bearded old man with gnarled hands]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvYnVzdC1vZi1iZWFyZGVkLW9sZC1tYW4td2l0aC1nbmFybGVkLWhhbmRzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Bust of bearded old man with gnarled hands]")
![[Five Asian children holding up small barbells]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvZml2ZS1hc2lhbi1jaGlsZHJlbi1ob2xkaW5nLXVwLXNtYWxsLWJhcmJlbGxzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Five Asian children holding up small barbells]")
![[Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with handlebar mustache, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDkvaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLWEtbWFuLXdpdGgtaGFuZGxlYmFyLW11c3RhY2hlLWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC0yNzFlNTMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with handlebar mustache, facing front]")
![[African American boy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvYWZyaWNhbi1hbWVyaWNhbi1ib3ktaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1mMWIyYmMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[African American boy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]")
![[Young African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDcveW91bmctYWZyaWNhbi1hbWVyaWNhbi1tYW4taGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1yaWdodC0wYTBkNTQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Young African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]")
