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Image of a wee green frog in a woody habitat. Sorry I don't know more about frogs!
Neon motel vacancy sign lit up at night
Welcome to LinkedIn etched on glass doors at the company entrance.
Thank you written on the side of a building
A typewriter with a piece of paper on which is written best of metafilter
A wall of post-it notes
A stack of books displayed spine backwards
A photo of more than a dozen colorful fedora style hats crowded into the frame at a hat store.
A black and white photo of a view of a group of people from behind with one person raising their hand
IRS form 1023, application for recognition of exemption from federal taxation
Black and white photo of a glass wall with a sign saying meeting room
A typewriter with a piece of paper headed, in type, Best of MetaFilter
image of a silhouette of a group of people, including adults of different ages, and children, standing together and holding hands. The background features a gradient sky transitioning from light near the horizon to a darker tone at the top, suggesting either dawn or dusk. A faint outline of a fence or railing is visible along the bottom right.
A black-and-white, detailed illustration of a fish. The fish has a rounded, stocky body covered with textured patterns resembling scales and bumps. Its head is large with a prominent, somewhat grumpy expression, and it has short fins
18th Century portrait of Francis Williams in his study: A historical painting depicts a Black man in 18th-century attire standing in a study or library. He is dressed in a blue coat with yellow trim, white stockings, and black shoes, and is wearing a white wig. The surroundings feature a large bookshelf filled with books, a wooden chair, a table with an open book, his hand lying upon it, a globe, and a celestial globe. A window behind him shows a landscape with a building and trees under a twilight blue sky. The floor is checkered, and a curtain with a intricate tassel hangs to the right.
image from Muséum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Photo of a blue butterfly on white background: Dorsal view of male butterfly which was captured in Peru and is stored in Muséum de Toulouse
Not the book cover; art via pixabay.com: depiction of an ancient stepped pyramid resembling Mayan architecture, set against a vibrant natural backdrop. The structure, surrounded by lush green jungle, is illuminated by soft lights along its steps. A calm, vivid blue ocean lies in the foreground, with the scene set against a warm and colorful sunset sky, blending orange, pink, and blue hues. The image evokes a tranquil yet majestic atmosphere
in shades of blue and glowing white a close-up of a circular image with electronic circuits that looks like the pupil of an eye
via theparisreview.org, Wacław Szpakowski, A1, 1930, ink on tracing paper, 9 5/8 inches x 14 3/4 inches: This image features a geometric pattern made of interlocking L-shaped lines. The shapes are arranged in a tessellated, repeating configuration, forming a balanced, abstract design. The lines are black and placed on a beige or off-white background, which gives the image a minimalist, architectural feel.