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Copy of an engraving showing African Americans hiding in the swamps of Louisiana with a campfire and under a lean-to, 1873. They hid as a result of the Colfax Massacre or Riot, when, due to a contested election, white militia attacked freedmen inside the Colfax courthouse. After an engraving by James Langridge. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images)
(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) Textilindustrie: Herstellung von Levi Strauss Jeansdas Versandhaus in San Francisco- 1882 (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Stereograph of the Mount of the Holy Cross and Roche Mountains in the distance, Colorado, 1873. Image courtesy USGS. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).
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