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-conservationlands15 Social Media Takeover, Sept 15th, Top 15 Facts- Bisti Di-Na-Zin (21458688041).jpg · mypubliclands
Original and source information · Public domain
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Photograph date recorded by the source: Taken on 15 September 2015, 18:43:28. Display resized and cropped to fit the layout; no content alterations. Adapted image uses retain the applicable source licence.
Bisti Badlands - Flickr - aspidoscelis (2).jpg · Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM
Original and source information · CC0
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Photograph date recorded by the source: 2019-01-26 13:28. Display resized and cropped to fit the layout; no content alterations. Adapted image uses retain the applicable source licence.
Aztec Ruins National Monument - 54149283072.jpg · xiquinhosilva
Original and source information · CC BY 2.0
Photograph date recorded by the source: 2023-09-29 17:04:31. Display resized and cropped to fit the layout; no content alterations. Adapted image uses retain the applicable source licence.
Chaco Canyon ruins.JPG · Acwassink
Original and source information · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photograph date recorded by the source: 2012-08-08 15:43:47. Display resized and cropped to fit the layout; no content alterations. Adapted image uses retain the applicable source licence.
2019-08-31 Mesa Verde National Park - 066.jpg · mark byzewski
Original and source information · CC BY 2.0
Photograph date recorded by the source: Taken on 31 August 2019, 08:22:20. Display resized and cropped to fit the layout; no content alterations. Adapted image uses retain the applicable source licence.
Farmington, New Mexico, USA.jpg · Christopher Nicol
Original and source information · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photograph date recorded by the source: 2010-08-06 19:17:10. Display resized and cropped to fit the layout; no content alterations. Adapted image uses retain the applicable source licence.
Four Corners Monument Marker 2012.jpg · Struhs
Original and source information · CC0
Photograph date recorded by the source: 2012-06-20. Display resized and cropped to fit the layout; no content alterations. Adapted image uses retain the applicable source licence.
Salmon Ruins by RO.JPG · Rationalobserver
Original and source information · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photograph date recorded by the source: 2015-07-07 14:19:34. Display resized and cropped to fit the layout; no content alterations. Adapted image uses retain the applicable source licence.