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  • Gate stations for a WWII Japanese internment camp under Sierra Nevada.
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  • The century-old houses at Idarado Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, were moved to the site iin 1948, over a high mountain pass from  Eureka, which had just become a ghost town, itself.
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  • The century-old houses at Idarado Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, were moved to the site iin 1948, over a high mountain pass from  Eureka, which had just become a ghost town, itself.
    COe 191002-178.jpg
  • The century-old houses at Idarado Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, were moved to the site iin 1948, over a high mountain pass from  Eureka, which had just become a ghost town, itself.
    COe 191001-389.jpg
  • Rebuilt structures of unclear usage dominate Choquequirao, an Inca royal ceremonial site set high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
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  • The century-old houses at Idarado Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, were moved to the site iin 1948, over a high mountain pass from  Eureka, which had just become a ghost town, itself.
    COe 191002-189.jpg
  • The century-old houses at Idarado Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, were moved to the site iin 1948, over a high mountain pass from  Eureka, which had just become a ghost town, itself.
    COe 191002-149.jpg
  • The Inca royal ceremonial site, Choquequirao sits high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.  This is considered to be a sister center to Machu Picchu and was mapped and investigated by Hiram Bingam in 1909, two years before he found the latter.  It has recently been renovated by the Peruvian government and is becoming an adventure travel destination.
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  • Smithsonian archaeologist & forensics specialist, Dr. Bruno Frohlich, unearths a bronze-age skull at a site above Delger River near Muren, Mongolia.  This may be 2700+ years old.
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  • Smithsonian Museum archaeologist Dr. William Fitzhugh & Tovuudorj Sanjmyatov ("Sasha") (MR), a famed pioneer of Monolian archaeology, study a 2700+ year-old khirigsur burial mound at Ulaan Tolgoi site near Lake Erkhel & Muren, Mongolia.
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  • Smithsonian archaeologist Dr. William Fitzhugh take compass bearing on the orientation of an ancient horse skull in a 2700+ year-old, bronze age  "khirigsuur" burial mound at Ulaan Tolgoi site near Lake Erkhel, north of Muren, Mongolia.
    MGe 060626-010.jpg
  • The century-old houses at Idarado Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, were moved to the site iin 1948, over a high mountain pass from  Eureka, which had just become a ghost town, itself.
    COe 191002-153.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
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  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
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  • Photographers stand among Native American prayer cloths that adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-548.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
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  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-327.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-325.jpg
  • A traveler walks by huge, intricately hewn stone blocks at Sacsayhuamán, an Inca ruin near Cuzco, Peru, that was the site of one of their last decisive battles with Pizzaro and the Spanish conquistadors.
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  • Mysterious terraces and reconstructed buildings dominate Choquequirao, an Inca royal ceremonial site set high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
    PT 4029.jpg
  • Mysterious terraces and reconstructed buildings dominate Choquequirao, an Inca royal ceremonial site set high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
    PT 4026.jpg
  • Mysterious terraces and reconstructed buildings dominate Choquequirao, an Inca royal ceremonial site set high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
    PT 4015.jpg
  • Mysterious, reconstructed terraces, temples and other buildings dominate Choquequirao, an Inca royal ceremonial site set high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
    PT 4003.jpg
  • The ancient Inca ceremonial site, Choquequirao sits high on a ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
    PT 3951.jpg
  • The Inca royal ceremonial site, Choquequirao sits high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.  This is considered to be a sister center to Machu Picchu and was mapped and investigated by Hiram Bingam in 1909, two years before he found the latter.  It has recently been renovated by the Peruvian government and is becoming an adventure travel destination.
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  • Tourists walk past "The Treasury," a signature feature of Petra, a World Heritage Site in Jordan.
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  • Travelers admire pillars in one of huge, carved buildings in Jordan's mysterious Petra, a World Heritage Site.
    JD 0371.jpg
  • Travelers hike through the Siq, a massive slot canyon leading the the ancient city of Petra, a World Heritage Site in Jordan.
    JD 0251.jpg
  • Qutab Minar, in Delhi, India, is the world’ tallest freestanding brick and rock minaret. It stands 72 meters and was built by India’s first Islamic rulers between 1193 & 1386. It and contemporaneous surrounding structures are all part of the Qutab complex, a UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Qutab Minar, in Delhi, India, is the world’ tallest freestanding brick and rock minaret. It stands 72 meters and was built by India’s first Islamic rulers between 1193 & 1386. It and contemporaneous surrounding structures are all part of the Qutab complex, a UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Qutab Minar, in Delhi, India, is the world’ tallest freestanding brick and rock minaret. It stands 72 meters and was built by India’s first Islamic rulers between 1193 & 1386. It and contemporaneous surrounding structures are all part of the Qutab complex, a UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • A photographer frames Native American prayer cloths that adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
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  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-581.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-575.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-574.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-564.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-563.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-559.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-331.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-323.jpg
  • Huge, intricately hewn stone blocks at Sacsayhuamán, an massive Inca ruin near Cuzco, Peru, that was the site of one of their last decisive battles with Pizzaro and the Spanish conquistadors.
    PT 4423.jpg
  • Adventure travelers hike along terraces at Choquequirao. an ancient Inca royal ceremonial site located high on a remote ridge in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba.
    PT 4051.jpg
  • A camel waits to carry tourist through Jordan's mysterious Petra, a World Heritage Site.
    JD 0522.jpg
  • Mountain police enter the Siq, a huge slot canyon leading to Petra, a World Heritage Site.  Behind is "The Treasury," one of this ancient city's signature features.
    JD 0277.jpg
  • Qutab Minar, in Delhi, India, is the world’ tallest freestanding brick and rock minaret. It stands 72 meters and was built by India’s first Islamic rulers between 1193 & 1386. In the foreground is the base of Alau Minar, a similar minaret that was never finished.  Both are part of the Qutab complex, a world heritage site.
    DL 1408.jpg
  • Qutab Minar, in Delhi, India, is the world’ tallest freestanding brick and rock minaret. It stands 72 meters and was built by India’s first Islamic rulers between 1193 & 1386. It and contemporaneous surrounding structures are all part of the Qutab complex, a UNESCO world heritage site.
    DL 1312.jpg
  • Qutab Minar, in Delhi, India, is the world’ tallest freestanding brick and rock minaret. It stands 72 meters and was built by India’s first Islamic rulers between 1193 & 1386. It and contemporaneous surrounding structures are all part of the Qutab complex, a UNESCO world heritage site. In the foreground is the mysterious Iron Pillar where,  according to the traditional belief, any one who can encircle the column with their arms, facing backwards, can have a wish granted.
    DL 1303.jpg
  • The Yankeet Girl Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, used this "hoist house" to lift miners and gold and silver ore. from its deep vertical shaft
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  • Old mine buildings teeter on mountainsides  in the Red Mountain Mining District near Silverton, Colorado.
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  • Old mine buildings teeter on mountainsides  in the Red Mountain Mining District near Silverton, Colorado.
    COe 191002-267.jpg
  • The Yankeet Girl Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, used this "hoist house" to lift miners and gold and silver ore. from its deep vertical shaft
    COe 191002-261.jpg
  • The Yankeet Girl Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, used this "hoist house" to lift miners and gold and silver ore. from its deep vertical shaft
    COe 191002-253.jpg
  • Waste water flows out of a mine shaft near Silverton, Colorado.
    COe 191001-229.jpg
  • Old mining equipment scatters the mountainsides near Silverton, Colorado.
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  • The Old Mill at the ghost town of Crystal , Colorado, was built in 1893 wth a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
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  • The Old Mill at the ghost town of Crystal , Colorado, was built in 1893 wth a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
    COe 190930-357.jpg
  • The Old Mill at the ghost town of Crystal , Colorado, was built in 1893 wth a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
    COe 190930-141.jpg
  • The Old Mill at the ghost town of Crystal , Colorado, was built in 1893 wth a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
    COe 190930-115.jpg
  • Old mine buildings teeter on mountainsides  in the Red Mountain Mining District near Silverton, Colorado.
    COe 191002-325.jpg
  • The Yankeet Girl Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, used this "hoist house" to lift miners and gold and silver ore. from its deep vertical shaft
    COe 191002-296.jpg
  • The Yankeet Girl Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, used this "hoist house" to lift miners and gold and silver ore. from its deep vertical shaft
    COe 191002-281.jpg
  • Old mine buildings teeter on mountainsides  in the Red Mountain Mining District near Silverton, Colorado.
    COe 191002-278.jpg
  • An old tram teeters above the Idarado Mine near Silverton, Colorado.
    COe 191002-233.jpg
  • A wastewater treatment plant mitigates mining damage near Silverton, Colorado.
    COe 191001-243.jpg
  • Waste water flows out of a mine shaft near Silverton, Colorado.
    COe 191001-205.jpg
  • The Old Mill at the ghost town of Crystal , Colorado, was built in 1893 wth a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
    COe 190930-157.jpg
  • The Old Mill at the ghost town of Crystal , Colorado, was built in 1893 wth a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
    COe 190930-134.jpg
  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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  • Visitors explore Montana's Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
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  • An old wagon stands near abandoned houses and stores at California's Bodie Ghost Town State Park.
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  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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  • A child plays in the grass at a military cemetary beside Montana's Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Montana
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  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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  • A monument honors American Indian heritage at Montana's Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
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  • A headstones mark where an Indian died while attacking General George Custer's 7th Calvary at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on June 25, 1876.
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  • Headstones mark where soldiers commanded by General George Custer died at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on June 25, 1876.
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  • Visitors explore Montana's Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
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  • Headstones mark where Indians died while attacking General George Custer's 7th Calvary at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on June 25, 1876.
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  • Headstones mark where soldiers commanded by General George Custer died at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on June 25, 1876.
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  • Headstones mark where soldiers commanded by General George Custer died at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on June 25, 1876.
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  • Headstones mark where soldiers commanded by General George Custer died at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on June 25, 1876.
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  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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  • Monuments mark where General George Custer and some of his men fell at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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  • Monuments mark where General George Custer and some of his men fell at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
    MTe 110416-011.jpg
  • Monuments mark where General George Custer and some of his men fell at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
    MTe 110416-009.jpg
  • The Old Mill at the ghost town of Crystal , Colorado, was built in 1893 wth a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
    COe 190930-162.jpg
  • The Old Mill at the ghost town of Crystal , Colorado, was built in 1893 wth a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
    COe 190930-125.jpg
  • Visitors wander through ruins of Sacsayhuamán, an extensive Inca ruin near Cuzco, Peru, where one of their last great battles against Pizzaro and the Spanish conquistadors occurred.
    PT 4446.jpg
  • Visitors wander through ruins of Sacsayhuamán, an extensive Inca ruin near Cuzco, Peru, where one of their last great battles against Pizzaro and the Spanish conquistadors occurred.
    PT 4442.jpg
  • Huge, intricately carved stone blocks near Cuzco, Peru are all that remains of Sacsayhuaman, once a massive Inca temple  carved by the Inca.
    PT 4415.jpg
  • Mysterious Inca structures spread below Mount Huayna Picchu
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  • Terraces and ancient buildings at Machu Picchu.
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  • Machu Picchu, an Inca ruin below Mount Huayna Picchu.
    PE 6032.jpg
  • An archaeologist holds ancient Nabatean pottery shards he found in Jordan's mysterious Petra.
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  • A horse pulls a cart through the Siq, a dramatic slot canyon leading to Petra, Jordon,
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  • Petra, Jordan. Visitor at the Obelisk Tomb, carved into sandstone cliff by ancient Nabateans.
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  • Lhasa, Tibet, China.  Potala Palace, former abode of the exiled Dalai Lama, reflects in a pool in 1986. The view is now cluttered with modern Chinese structures.
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  • An old wagon stands near abandoned houses and buildings at California's Bodie Ghost Town State Park.
    CA 3826.jpg
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