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“Tomorrow when the farm boys find this freak of nature, they will wrap his body in newspaper and carry him to the museum. But tonight he is alive and in the north field with his mother. It is a perfect summer evening: the moon rising over the orchard, the wind in the grass. And as he stares into the sky, there are twice as many stars as usual.”

Quote by Laura Gilpin

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The Weight of a Soul

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Laura Gilpin

Laura Gilpin was an American photographer known for her documentation of natural landscapes and Native American culture. Her work holds a significant place in the history of 20th-century photography, particularly for her series of photographs of the Black Hills in South Dakota. more

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