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![[Masonic chart] - Print, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvbWFzb25pYy1jaGFydC04YjViNzgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Masonic chart] - Print, Library of Congress collection")
![[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding his spectacles and pencil (retouched to stand out)]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1hbmQtaG9sZGluZy1oaXMtc3BlY3RhY2xlcy0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, seated and holding his spectacles and pencil (retouched to stand out)]")
![[William Howard Taft, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in a mason's garb]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvd2lsbGlhbS1ob3dhcmQtdGFmdC1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zdGFuZGluZy1mYWNpbmctcmlnaHQtaW4tYS1tYXNvbnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[William Howard Taft, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in a mason's garb]")
![[King Kelly, Chicago White Stockings, baseball card portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTkva2luZy1rZWxseS1jaGljYWdvLXdoaXRlLXN0b2NraW5ncy1iYXNlYmFsbC1jYXJkLXBvcnRyYWl0LWE4NWZiYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/69/webp "[King Kelly, Chicago White Stockings, baseball card portrait]")
![[Holstengate, Lubeck, Germany], Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvaG9sc3RlbmdhdGUtbHViZWNrLWdlcm1hbnktYzVjOGM5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/53/webp "[Holstengate, Lubeck, Germany], Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.")
![[Da Mulla Palace, Venice, Italy] view, photochrome print postcard.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvZGEtbXVsbGEtcGFsYWNlLXZlbmljZS1pdGFseS1lMWNiYzUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Da Mulla Palace, Venice, Italy] view, photochrome print postcard.")
![[Harry Houdini, King of Cards]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTUvMDEvMDEvaGFycnktaG91ZGluaS1raW5nLW9mLWNhcmRzLXNtYWxsLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[Harry Houdini, King of Cards]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection")
![[Warren G. Harding, half-length portrait, seated in vehicle, facing right, wearing mason's hat]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvd2FycmVuLWctaGFyZGluZy1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtaW4tdmVoaWNsZS1mYWNpbmctcmlnaHQtd2VhcmluZy02NDAuanBn/40/56/webp "[Warren G. Harding, half-length portrait, seated in vehicle, facing right, wearing mason's hat]")
![[Full-length profile portrait of a woman, possibly Turkman or Kirgiz, standing on a carpet at the entrance to a yurt, dressed in traditional clothing and jewelry]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcHJvZmlsZS1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1hLXdvbWFuLXBvc3NpYmx5LXR1cmttYW4tb3Ita2lyZ2l6LXN0YW5kaW5nLTMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Full-length profile portrait of a woman, possibly Turkman or Kirgiz, standing on a carpet at the entrance to a yurt, dressed in traditional clothing and jewelry]")
![Ruins of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvcnVpbnMtb2YtY2l0eS1oYWxsLTE5MDYtZWFydGhxdWFrZS1zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLWNhbGlmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "Ruins of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]")
![Frank F. Gibson, 1305 Linden St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger No. 7. 14 years of age. 1 year in service. Visits houses of prostitution. Guides soldiers to segregated district. Smokes. Still at school and works from 8:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Louis [i.e. Lewis] W. Hine, May, 1910.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvZnJhbmstZi1naWJzb24tMTMwNS1saW5kZW4tc3Qtd2VzdGVybi11bmlvbi10ZWxlZ3JhcGgtY28tbWVzc2VuZ2VyLW5vLTctMTQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "Frank F. Gibson, 1305 Linden St. Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger No. 7. 14 years of age. 1 year in service. Visits houses of prostitution. Guides soldiers to segregated district. Smokes. Still at school and works from 8:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M. Investigator, Edward F. Brown. Location: Wilmington, Delaware / Photo by Louis [i.e. Lewis] W. Hine, May, 1910.")
![[Lamas playing cymbals during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTYvbGFtYXMtcGxheWluZy1jeW1iYWxzLWR1cmluZy1uZXcteWVhcnMtY2VyZW1vbnktZ2FuZ3Rvay1zaWtraW0tYTA0YmI3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/27/webp "[Lamas playing cymbals during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[High school route boys. Adolescents. Some in back row have been newsboys for seven, eight and nine years.] Location: New Haven, Connecticut.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvaGlnaC1zY2hvb2wtcm91dGUtYm95cy1hZG9sZXNjZW50cy1zb21lLWluLWJhY2stcm93LWhhdmUtYmVlbi1uZXdzYm95cy1mb3ItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[High school route boys. Adolescents. Some in back row have been newsboys for seven, eight and nine years.] Location: New Haven, Connecticut.")
![Oldsmobile Sales Co., Rock Creek Park, [Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTkvMDEvMDEvb2xkc21vYmlsZS1zYWxlcy1jby1yb2NrLWNyZWVrLXBhcmstd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy0zLTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "Oldsmobile Sales Co., Rock Creek Park, [Washington, D.C.]")
![Bathing beach beauty contest, [1920], Eliz. Roache (most beautiful suit)](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvYmF0aGluZy1iZWFjaC1iZWF1dHktY29udGVzdC0xOTIwLWVsaXotcm9hY2hlLW1vc3QtYmVhdXRpZnVsLXN1aXQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "Bathing beach beauty contest, [1920], Eliz. Roache (most beautiful suit)")
![[King Palden Thondup Namgyal accepting scarves, including one scarf from Alice Kandell, at his coronation, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkva2luZy1wYWxkZW4tdGhvbmR1cC1uYW1neWFsLWFjY2VwdGluZy1zY2FydmVzLWluY2x1ZGluZy1vbmUtc2NhcmYtZnJvbS1hbGljZS03MDk5YWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[King Palden Thondup Namgyal accepting scarves, including one scarf from Alice Kandell, at his coronation, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Queen and Prince of Sikkim playing outdoors, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTYvcXVlZW4tYW5kLXByaW5jZS1vZi1zaWtraW0tcGxheWluZy1vdXRkb29ycy1zaWtraW0tZDg2Y2UyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/27/webp "[Queen and Prince of Sikkim playing outdoors, Sikkim]")
![[Prince Palden Gyumed and Princess Hope Leezum seated on white scarves, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjUvMDEvMDEvcHJpbmNlLXBhbGRlbi1neXVtZWQtYW5kLXByaW5jZXNzLWhvcGUtbGVlenVtLXNlYXRlZC1vbi13aGl0ZS1zY2FydmVzLXNpa2tpbS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Prince Palden Gyumed and Princess Hope Leezum seated on white scarves, Sikkim]")
![[King and Queen of Sikkim and their daughter Hope Leezum watch birthday celebrations, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIva2luZy1hbmQtcXVlZW4tb2Ytc2lra2ltLWFuZC10aGVpci1kYXVnaHRlci1ob3BlLWxlZXp1bS13YXRjaC1iaXJ0aGRheS1jZWxlYnJhdGlvbnMtNjY2MmZmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[King and Queen of Sikkim and their daughter Hope Leezum watch birthday celebrations, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, seated, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvaG9wZS1jb29rZS1xdWVlbi1vZi1zaWtraW0tc2VhdGVkLXRocmVlLXF1YXJ0ZXItbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LWEwYTJiMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/57/webp "[Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, seated, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]")
![[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) during the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvcGFsZGVuLXRob25kdXAtbmFtZ3lhbC1raW5nLW9mLXNpa2tpbS1hbmQtaG9wZS1jb29rZS1xdWVlbi1vZi1zaWtraW0taW4tYnJvY2FkZWQtODgwZjE2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Palden Thondup Namgyal, King of Sikkim, and Hope Cooke, Queen of Sikkim, in brocaded dress, walking to the Tsuklakhang Main Temple (Palace Temple) during the King's birthday celebration, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvY2VudHJhbC1kb21lLXBhcmlzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24tMTg4OS02ODE3MWMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and ceramics, for M. Perusson and Desfontaines, architect T. Ferret, located near the base of Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvcGF2aWxpb24tcGVydXNzb24tZXhoaWJpdC1vZi1icmlja3MtZW5hbWVscy10ZXJyZS1jb3R0YS1hbmQtY2VyYW1pY3MtZm9yLW0tZWIxY2I0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/58/webp "[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and ceramics, for M. Perusson and Desfontaines, architect T. Ferret, located near the base of Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvY2VudHJhbC1kb21lLXBhcmlzLWV4cG9zaXRpb24tMTg4OS0zNWY1NDctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Central Dome, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
![[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and ceramics, for M. Perusson and Desfontaines, architect T. Ferret, located near the base of Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvcGF2aWxpb24tcGVydXNzb24tZXhoaWJpdC1vZi1icmlja3MtZW5hbWVscy10ZXJyZS1jb3R0YS1hbmQtY2VyYW1pY3MtZm9yLW0tNWVkOTI2LTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[Pavilion Perusson, exhibit of bricks, enamels, terre-cotta and ceramics, for M. Perusson and Desfontaines, architect T. Ferret, located near the base of Eiffel Tower, Paris Exposition, 1889]")
