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![[Side view of a shirtless man pushing a metal bar which appears to be attached to a weighted exercise(?) machine]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvc2lkZS12aWV3LW9mLWEtc2hpcnRsZXNzLW1hbi1wdXNoaW5nLWEtbWV0YWwtYmFyLXdoaWNoLWFwcGVhcnMtdG8tYmUtYXR0YWNoZWQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/397/jpg "[Side view of a shirtless man pushing a metal bar which appears to be attached to a weighted exercise(?) machine]")
![[Occupational portrait of a man pressing cloth with iron]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDAvMDEvMDEvb2NjdXBhdGlvbmFsLXBvcnRyYWl0LW9mLWEtbWFuLXByZXNzaW5nLWNsb3RoLXdpdGgtaXJvbi0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Occupational portrait of a man pressing cloth with iron]")
![[Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: men using levers for loosening rails]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvbWlsaXRhcnktcmFpbHJvYWQtb3BlcmF0aW9ucy1pbi1ub3J0aGVybi12aXJnaW5pYS1tZW4tdXNpbmctbGV2ZXJzLWZvci1sb29zZW5pbmctYTE3ZjNjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Military railroad operations in northern Virginia: men using levers for loosening rails]")
![[Men standing in line, one holding metal plate]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NDAvMDEvMDEvbWVuLXN0YW5kaW5nLWluLWxpbmUtb25lLWhvbGRpbmctbWV0YWwtcGxhdGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[Men standing in line, one holding metal plate]")
![[Strongman posed with muscles flexed]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvc3Ryb25nbWFuLXBvc2VkLXdpdGgtbXVzY2xlcy1mbGV4ZWQtYTg3MTBlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Strongman posed with muscles flexed]")
![Portrait photo of [Man standing beside railroad tracks]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvbWFuLXN0YW5kaW5nLWJlc2lkZS1yYWlscm9hZC10cmFja3MtMi02NDAuanBn/40/104/webp "Portrait photo of [Man standing beside railroad tracks]")
![[Half-length portrait of bearded man wearing artist's smock and cap and holding a sculpting tool, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYmVhcmRlZC1tYW4td2VhcmluZy1hcnRpc3RzLXNtb2NrLWFuZC1jYXAtYW5kLWhvbGRpbmctMTI3MTkzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/60/webp "[Half-length portrait of bearded man wearing artist's smock and cap and holding a sculpting tool, facing front]")
