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Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages2022-08-04-2099011826973762

Posted to Beaver Island Historical Society (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Historical Society on 2022-08-04 15:10:23

Painted giraffe sculpture stands inside a wooden barred structure beside a residential street.

Posted to Beaver Island Historical Society (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Historical Society on 2022-08-04 15:10:23. Caption as posted: "The Giraffe watches island life pass by as he remains locked in the island jail!"

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A large painted giraffe sculpture fills the right side of the photograph, with a yellow body, brown patches, black mane, and black muzzle. It stands inside a dark wooden structure with a slatted roof and vertical bars. Through the opening are a grassy yard, a white picket fence, a house, leafy trees, and a parked automobile along a paved street.

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The catalogue record identifies this as a photograph posted by the Beaver Island Historical Society on 2022-08-04. The accompanying caption says: “The Giraffe watches island life pass by as he remains locked in the island jail!”

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Community source, no stated terms; published non-commercially with attribution and a link to the original post.

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Why this archive publishes it. Public Facebook groups and pages run by island organisations and residents. Each item credits the poster by name and links to the original post. Removal on request.

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Individual posters, credited per image
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Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages
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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2099011826973762&set=pb.100063605411595.-2207520000
Copy taken
2025-03-10
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“Posted to Beaver Island Historical Society (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Historical Society on 2022-08-04 15:10:23”. Individual posters, credited per image. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/photograph/2022-08-04-2099011826973762/. copy retrieved 2025-03-10.

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