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Settlers awaiting the official signal that they may cross onto the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and claim tribal land deemed “surplus” by the U.S. government, Pocatello, Idaho, 1902.
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Settlers awaiting the official signal that they may cross onto the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and claim tribal land deemed “surplus” by the U.S. government, Pocatello, Idaho, 1902.
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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