How We Know Our Time Travelers by Anita Felicelli

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A seagull flying near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California

A flower-patterned folding chair sits on dirt in front of an orange stucco wall

The black silhouette of a lemur walks against an orange background

Grainy indigo and orange silhouettes of saplings stand out against a violet background

A large, grey animal skull overlaid with two people raising their arms to the sky

A hunting lodge-style sketched antlered stag coming over a rock

The black-and-white alley of a Jewish ghetto in Venice where there is a kosher deli sign

A long silver fish hanging by its tail in a blue film strip

A man and young girl peering through a long oval opening in a wall

A multi-color wood-cut print of a forest canopy as viewed from the base of one tree

Water drops splashed across a shiny white surface

A still life-style dove sitting among loose seeds and faded pink roses.

A polaroid of a woman looking out of the passenger seat of a car while a couple nestles into the back seat

A bobcat head sits on the shoulders of a woman's body wearing jewelry and a grey cardigan.

Black-and-white print of a leopard, two lions, a hyena, monkeys, and two deer.

Through a shaded window, someone sits on a couch playing with their hair, illuminated by a floor lamp

Impressionist painting of a small boat on choppy waters under a sun and few clouds

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How We Know Our Time Travelers by Anita Felicelli

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