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Unidentified street with railway tracks, Montreal, QC, 1920

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Unidentified street with railway tracks, Montreal, QC, 1920

creator: Wm. Notman & Son
Unidentified street with railway tracks, Montreal, QC, 1920,
1920
Musée McCord Museum: VIEW-19346

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Finlay, deerstalker in the employ of Campbell of Islay

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Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill
Finlay, deerstalker in the employ of Campbell of Islay, about 1845
National Galleries of Scotland Commons: PGP HA 530

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View of cactus and surrounding area “Saguaros, Saguaro National Monument,” Arizona. (Vertical Orientation)

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creator: Ansel Adams
View of cactus and surrounding area “Saguaros, Saguaro National Monument,” Arizona. (Vertical Orientation),
creation date: unknown
The U.S. National Archives: 79-AA-N05

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Luqaiot – Kittitas

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Luqaiot - Kittitas

creator: Edward S. Curtis
Luqaiot – Kittitas, c. 1907-1930
Smithsonian Institution: SIL7-058-09

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Welcome to the Year of the Tiger

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Best of The Commons

Guò nián hǎo!

Jonge tijgers in Artis, [Young tigers in the zoo], August 17, 1964
Nationaal Archief: 916-7779

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Best of The Commons

… from Indicommons, the Galt Museum & Archives, and the Canadian Women’s Army Corps.

CWAC Valentine’s Day 1944, 14 February 1944
Galt Museum & Archives: P19891053006

February 6, 1937

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Best of The Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3073105916/

Ted Hood
Peggy Bacon in mid-air backflip, Bondi Beach, Sydney, February 6, 1937
State Library of New South Wales: 19451

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[Edvard Grieg with hat and coat]

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[Edvard Grieg with hat and coat]

creator: E. Djupdræt
[Edvard Grieg with hat and coat], April 1907
Bergen Public Library

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Emmy Towsey (Taussig) and Evelyn Ippen, Bodenwieser Ballet in Centennial Park, Sydney, ca. 1939 / Max Dupain

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Emmy Towsey (Taussig) and Evelyn Ippen, Bodenwieser Ballet in Centennial Park, Sydney, ca. 1939 / Max Dupain

creator: Max Dupain
Emmy Towsey (Taussig) and Evelyn Ippen, Bodenwieser Ballet in Centennial Park, Sydney, ca. 1939 / Max Dupain,
ca. 1939
State Library of New South Wales:414459

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[Three Dutch women.]

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[Three Dutch women.]

creator]:Sherman, Augustus F. (Augustus Francis)
[Three Dutch women.], c1905
New York Public Library: 1206548

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