LOC's Public Domain Archive
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![[Unidentified woman holding child in her lap]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDcvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLWhvbGRpbmctY2hpbGQtaW4taGVyLWxhcC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/404/jpg "[Unidentified woman holding child in her lap]")
![[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform in front of painted backdrop showing view from porch; unidentified woman with small child on her lap]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tY29uZmVkZXJhdGUtdW5pZm9ybS1pbi1mcm9udC1vZi1wYWludGVkLWJhY2tkcm9wLXNob3dpbmctOWMxZGY1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/45/webp "[Unidentified soldier in Confederate uniform in front of painted backdrop showing view from porch; unidentified woman with small child on her lap]")
![[Sculpture of reclining woman with a child in her arms]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTIvMDEvMDEvc2N1bHB0dXJlLW9mLXJlY2xpbmluZy13b21hbi13aXRoLWEtY2hpbGQtaW4taGVyLWFybXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Sculpture of reclining woman with a child in her arms]")
![[Unidentified woman and child in front of porch]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLWFuZC1jaGlsZC1pbi1mcm9udC1vZi1wb3JjaC02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Unidentified woman and child in front of porch]")
![[Woman holding child] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzYvMDEvMDEvd29tYW4taG9sZGluZy1jaGlsZC02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Woman holding child] - Public domain portrait photograph")
![[Unidentified child standing in front of porch]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWNoaWxkLXN0YW5kaW5nLWluLWZyb250LW9mLXBvcmNoLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Unidentified child standing in front of porch]")
![[Unidentified woman] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/55/webp "[Unidentified woman] - Public domain portrait photograph")
![[Unidentified woman] - Public domain portrait photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLTkwMWYxOS02NDAuanBn/40/46/webp "[Unidentified woman] - Public domain portrait photograph")
