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![[Two thatched cottages on the edge of a river]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3NDQvMDEvMDEvdHdvLXRoYXRjaGVkLWNvdHRhZ2VzLW9uLXRoZS1lZGdlLW9mLWEtcml2ZXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/185/jpg "[Two thatched cottages on the edge of a river]")
![[Boats docked at the shore of a river in a wooded area]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvYm9hdHMtZG9ja2VkLWF0LXRoZS1zaG9yZS1vZi1hLXJpdmVyLWluLWEtd29vZGVkLWFyZWEtYjExZTYwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Boats docked at the shore of a river in a wooded area]")
![[Cattle fording a river]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvY2F0dGxlLWZvcmRpbmctYS1yaXZlci05YjhkMDItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Cattle fording a river]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
![[Crane on construction site at edge of river]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTIvMDEvMDEvY3JhbmUtb24tY29uc3RydWN0aW9uLXNpdGUtYXQtZWRnZS1vZi1yaXZlci02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[Crane on construction site at edge of river]")
![[Sloped hill near the river] - A black and white photo of a river and trees](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTQvc2xvcGVkLWhpbGwtbmVhci10aGUtcml2ZXItYjRjYTliLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Sloped hill near the river] - A black and white photo of a river and trees")
![[Thatched roof hut by a stream in a tropical forest]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzAvMDEvMDEvdGhhdGNoZWQtcm9vZi1odXQtYnktYS1zdHJlYW0taW4tYS10cm9waWNhbC1mb3Jlc3QtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/20/webp "[Thatched roof hut by a stream in a tropical forest]")
![[Yellowstone River above the falls] - photo by William Henry Jackson](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzEvMDEvMDEveWVsbG93c3RvbmUtcml2ZXItYWJvdmUtdGhlLWZhbGxzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Yellowstone River above the falls] - photo by William Henry Jackson")
