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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
The bereftness of hope

A ragged American flag lies amidst the dust and ruin of an abandoned schoolhouse in the ghost town of Bodie, California.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Bodie, California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Michael Kemper