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Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Devils Thumb (Colorado) ↗ (June 26)


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Why are you adding topographic photos from the 1930s to articles? It's not like it's a photo of Main Street from the 1930s. How are historic topographic images significant and relevant, per MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE ↗? --Magnolia677 (talk) 19:30, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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