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Untitled (Man at Niagara Falls)

Untitled (Man at Niagara Falls)

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

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Jérusalem, Mosquée D'Omar; Palestine - Art Institute of Chicago

Jérusalem, Mosquée D'Omar; Palestine - Art Institute of Chicago

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Élie-Louis, duc Decazes (French statesman and diplomat, 1819-1886)

Élie-Louis, duc Decazes (French statesman and diplomat, 1819-1886)

Public domain photograph of Adrien Tournachon, also known as Nadar, 19th-century France, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Adrien Tournachon, also known as... More

Francis Frith - The Town and Lake of Tiberius, from the South

Francis Frith - The Town and Lake of Tiberius, from the South

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Francis Frith - Damascus, 19th century

Francis Frith - Damascus, 19th century

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of ...

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Alexandre Dumas (French novelist and playwright, 1802-1870), portrait photograph

Alexandre Dumas (French novelist and playwright, 1802-1870), portrait ...

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Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking North

Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking North

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Brickmaking (Norfolk), England - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Brickmaking (Norfolk), England - Public domain dedication, Art Institu...

Peter Henry Emerson (8 April 1856 – 29 January 1936) was a British photographer, writer, and naturalist known for his photographs of the people and landscapes of East Anglia, England. He is also known for his b... More

Hallam, Lord Tennyson, England - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Hallam, Lord Tennyson, England - Public domain dedication, Art Institu...

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Nadar - Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc (French architect, 1814-1879), portrait photograph

Nadar - Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc (French architect, 1814-1879), portrait ...

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Gournah, Statue de Memnon; Thèbes

Gournah, Statue de Memnon; Thèbes

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Village de Hamameh, Haute-Egypte

Village de Hamameh, Haute-Egypte

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Battle Ground of Resacca, GA, No. 4

Battle Ground of Resacca, GA, No. 4

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A black and white photo of an old building Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

A black and white photo of an old building Untitled, 19th century, Eng...

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Types of Mojave Indians. This tribe inhabits the region of the lower Colorado, or western Arizona.Physically, they are the finest specimens in all the West, many of the males attaining to the height of 6 feet

Types of Mojave Indians. This tribe inhabits the region of the lower C...

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Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking South

Cañon of Kanab Wash, Colorado River, Looking South

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An old book with writing on it Auld Lang Syne Album, England - Public domain dedication image

An old book with writing on it Auld Lang Syne Album, England - Public ...

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George Sand (born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, French novelist, 1804-1876)

George Sand (born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, French novelist, 1804-...

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Alphonse Daudet (French novelist, 1849-1897), portrait photograph

Alphonse Daudet (French novelist, 1849-1897), portrait photograph

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Railway Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls

Railway Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls

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Abby Frances Snow, 2 1/2 years old

Abby Frances Snow, 2 1/2 years old

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Crimean War - Marshal Pélissier, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - Marshal Pélissier, England, by Roger Fenton

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Francis Frith - Pharoah's Bed, Philæ, from the Great Temple

Francis Frith - Pharoah's Bed, Philæ, from the Great Temple

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Francis Frith - Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives, No.2

Francis Frith - Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives, No.2

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President Lincoln on Battle-Field of Antietam

President Lincoln on Battle-Field of Antietam

Picryl description: Public domain image of war, military conflict, infantry, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish p... More

Goat Island, Lighthouse - Drawing. Public domain image.

Goat Island, Lighthouse - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Sherman and His Generals - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Sherman and His Generals - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of ...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Salt Lake City, Camp Douglas and Wasatch Mountains in the Background

Salt Lake City, Camp Douglas and Wasatch Mountains in the Background

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Tunnel No. 3, Weber Canon, Utah

Tunnel No. 3, Weber Canon, Utah

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Alfred Stieglitz - Fiola Flannery, Kitty Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz - Fiola Flannery, Kitty Stieglitz

Public domain photograph of picnic, leisure time, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey ... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Fontaine dans la Cour de Marbre

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Fontaine dans la Cour de Marbre

Public domain photograph - sculpture, 19th-century albumen silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photograp... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Grille du Chateau

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Grille du Chateau

Public domain photograph of ornamental engraving print, decor, decorated panel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his ph... More

The George Cowper Album, England

The George Cowper Album, England

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Giuseppe Verdi (Italian composer, 1813-1901), portrait photograph

Giuseppe Verdi (Italian composer, 1813-1901), portrait photograph

Public domain photo of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

David Octavius Hill - Two Friars

David Octavius Hill - Two Friars

Public domain photograph - David Octavius Hill, salted paper print, 19th-century Scotland, artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter a... More

William Henry Fox Talbot - Melrose Abbey, England

William Henry Fox Talbot - Melrose Abbey, England

Public domain image of a historic building, 13th, 14th, and 15th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Pyramide de Chéphren, Egypte Moyenne

Pyramide de Chéphren, Egypte Moyenne

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Trossell's House, Battle-Field of Gettysburg

Trossell's House, Battle-Field of Gettysburg

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The "Hell Hole," New Hope Church, GA

The "Hell Hole," New Hope Church, GA

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John Lemoinne, portrait photograph - Art Institute of Chicago

John Lemoinne, portrait photograph - Art Institute of Chicago

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Emile De Girardin, portrait photograph

Emile De Girardin, portrait photograph

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Poacher - A Hare in View, (Suffolk), England

The Poacher - A Hare in View, (Suffolk), England

Peter Henry Emerson (8 April 1856 – 29 January 1936) was a British photographer, writer, and naturalist known for his photographs of the people and landscapes of East Anglia, England. He is also known for his b... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Coin de Parc

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Coin de Parc

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of t... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Bassin de Neptune

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Bassin de Neptune

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fountain, historic landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known fo... More

Charles Baudelaire (French poet, critic, and writer, 1821-1867), portrait photograph

Charles Baudelaire (French poet, critic, and writer, 1821-1867), portr...

Public domain image of a male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Phoebe Matthews and Captain Oliver Matthews

Phoebe Matthews and Captain Oliver Matthews

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Library, Yale University - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Library, Yale University - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of ...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Untitled, 19th century - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Untitled, 19th century - Daguerreotype, Public domain

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Untitled (portrait of a child) - Victorian era public domain image

Untitled (portrait of a child) - Victorian era public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mosquée et Tombeau des Ayoubites, Le Kaire

Mosquée et Tombeau des Ayoubites, Le Kaire

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Kalabscheh, Vue Générale du Temple de Kalabscheh (Talmis); Nubie

Kalabscheh, Vue Générale du Temple de Kalabscheh (Talmis); Nubie

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Crimean War - The Valley of the Shadow of Death, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - The Valley of the Shadow of Death, England, by Roger Fen...

Public domain photograph by Roger Fenton, 19th-century early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Roger Fenton was a British photographer, born in 1819 in Crimsworth, ... More

An old picture of a woman holding a cross Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

An old picture of a woman holding a cross Untitled, 19th century, Engl...

Public domain photograph - 19th-century albumen print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Crimean War - The Railway Street at Balaklava, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - The Railway Street at Balaklava, England, by Roger Fento...

Public domain photograph by Roger Fenton, 19th-century early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Roger Fenton was a British photographer, born in 1819 in Crimsworth, ... More

Crimean War - General Bosquet, England, by Roger Fenton

Crimean War - General Bosquet, England, by Roger Fenton

Public domain photograph by Roger Fenton, 19th-century early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Roger Fenton was a British photographer, born in 1819 in Crimsworth, ... More

An old picture of a woman holding a baby Untitled, 19th century, England - Art Institute of Chicago

An old picture of a woman holding a baby Untitled, 19th century, Engla...

Public domain photograph - portrait, 19th-century albumen print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Francis Frith - Nazareth, From the North-West

Francis Frith - Nazareth, From the North-West

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Icon Studying the Art of War, public domain photograph

Icon Studying the Art of War, public domain photograph

Picryl description: Public domain image of 17th, 18th, 19th-century military units, army, war, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scott... More

Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon - Public domain dedication, Art Institu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cart, carriage, wagon, 18th-19th century design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pontoon Bridge Across The James

Pontoon Bridge Across The James

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Louis-Léon-César Faidherbe, portrait photograph

Louis-Léon-César Faidherbe, portrait photograph

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A Slippery Path - Winter Scene (Norfolk), England

A Slippery Path - Winter Scene (Norfolk), England

Peter Henry Emerson (8 April 1856 – 29 January 1936) was a British photographer, writer, and naturalist known for his photographs of the people and landscapes of East Anglia, England. He is also known for his b... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Bosquet de l' Arc de Triomphe

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Bosquet de l' Arc de Triomphe

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture an... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a monument or sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture an... More

William Henry Fox Talbot - The Chess Players, England

William Henry Fox Talbot - The Chess Players, England

Public domain photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 19th-century artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description William Henry Fox Talbot was a British scientis... More

Temple De Jupiter à Baalbeck (Héliopolis, Intérieur Du Naos; Syrie

Temple De Jupiter à Baalbeck (Héliopolis, Intérieur Du Naos; Syrie

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Ibsamboul, Colosse Oriental Du Spéos De Phrè, Vu De Profil; Nubie

Ibsamboul, Colosse Oriental Du Spéos De Phrè, Vu De Profil; Nubie

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Kalabscheh, Sculptures De La Façade Postérieure Du Temple; Nubie

Kalabscheh, Sculptures De La Façade Postérieure Du Temple; Nubie

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Amiens Cathedral, West Facade, Central Portal, Bisson Freres Photo

Amiens Cathedral, West Facade, Central Portal, Bisson Freres Photo

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Saint Maclou de Rouen, Bisson Freres Photo

Saint Maclou de Rouen, Bisson Freres Photo

Public domain image of a cathedral or church building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Francis Frith - View at Luxor - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Francis Frith - View at Luxor - Public domain dedication, Art Institut...

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Portrait of Brahms - Public domain  print

Portrait of Brahms - Public domain print

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Julia Margaret Cameron - Julia Jackson, England

Julia Margaret Cameron - Julia Jackson, England

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Julia Margaret Cameron (11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) began her photography career later in life, ... More

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee - Art Institute of Chicago

The Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee - Art Institute of Chicago

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hector Giacomelli (French painter, illustrator, and printmaker, 1822-1904), portrait photograph

Hector Giacomelli (French painter, illustrator, and printmaker, 1822-1...

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Rain Sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah

Rain Sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah

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Circle Walls, Cañon de Chelle. Here the Cañon bends from an easterly direction nearly due north, the walls maintaining a perpendicular height of about 1.200 feet

Circle Walls, Cañon de Chelle. Here the Cañon bends from an easterly d...

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Eugène Atget - Versailles, Vase par Ballin

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Vase par Ballin

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street... More

Nadar - Francis Planté (French pianist, 1839-1934), portrait photograph

Nadar - Francis Planté (French pianist, 1839-1934), portrait photograp...

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Charles Garnier (French architect, 1825-1898), portrait photograph

Charles Garnier (French architect, 1825-1898), portrait photograph

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Eben Matthews as a Child - Victorian era public domain image

Eben Matthews as a Child - Victorian era public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mary Underwood, Olive Underwood and Susan Underwood

Mary Underwood, Olive Underwood and Susan Underwood

Picryl description: Public domain image of a daguerreotype portrait, early photography, 19th century, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ibsamboul, Partie Méridionale Du Spéos D'Hathor; Nubie

Ibsamboul, Partie Méridionale Du Spéos D'Hathor; Nubie

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Sir J. Montagu Steele (1820-1890), Military Secretary, Crimea, England

Sir J. Montagu Steele (1820-1890), Military Secretary, Crimea, England

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Sir George de Lacy Evans (1787-1870), General, Taken at the Crimea

Sir George de Lacy Evans (1787-1870), General, Taken at the Crimea

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Copy of Carleton Watkins' "Galen Clark Before the Grizzly Giant,"

Copy of Carleton Watkins' "Galen Clark Before the Grizzly Giant,"

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Francis Frith - Cleopatra's Temple at Erment, near Thebes

Francis Frith - Cleopatra's Temple at Erment, near Thebes

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Culpeper, Virginia - Victorian era public domain image

Culpeper, Virginia - Victorian era public domain image

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Residence Chief Quartermaster Third Army Corps, Brandy Station

Residence Chief Quartermaster Third Army Corps, Brandy Station

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Pine Mountain - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

Pine Mountain - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

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Thousand Mile Tree, Wilhelmina's Pass

Thousand Mile Tree, Wilhelmina's Pass

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Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R.

Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R.

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Julia Margaret Cameron - Mrs. Thackeray Ritchie, England

Julia Margaret Cameron - Mrs. Thackeray Ritchie, England

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Julia Margaret Cameron (11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) began her photography career ... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Vase par Ballin

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Vase par Ballin

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street... More

Alfred Stieglitz - Aileen Flannery - Art Institute of Chicago

Alfred Stieglitz - Aileen Flannery - Art Institute of Chicago

Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1864 and died in 1946. He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of photograp... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Le Parc

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Le Parc

Public domain photograph - sculpture, 19th-century albumen silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photograp... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Enlèvement de Proserpine par Pluton par Girardon, (detail)

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Enlèvement de Proserpine par Pluton par Gir...

Public domain photograph - sculpture, 19th-century albumen silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photograp... More

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Vase par Cornu

Eugène Atget - Versailles, Vase par Cornu

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street... More

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