AA-2026-4BEB79
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A lizard has carefully selected its spot atop a sun-warmed rock. Its primary function for the day appears to be remaining perfectly still, soaking up ambient solar energy with an air of quiet self-importance.
Someone, likely with a 35mm camera, found this specific reptilian pause compelling enough to document. They recorded this brief, uneventful moment in the 1970s, perhaps believing the lizard was on the verge of doing something genuinely interesting.
Decades later, the lizard's profound contribution to the historical record consists solely of its excellent posture and its steadfast commitment to heat absorption.
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Lizard Sunning on a Rock, 1970s. 1970–1979. Archive & Atlas, Historical Image Library, AA-2026-4BEB79. https://thearchive.archiveandatlas.com/library/lizard-sunning-on-a-rock-1970s.
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title = {Lizard Sunning on a Rock, 1970s},
year = {1970–1979},
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note = {Accession AA-2026-4BEB79},
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