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HTML

<div class="contents" id="content"></div>

JavaScript

var images = [ 'http://lorempixel.com/400/200/sports/1', 'http://lorempixel.com/400/200/sports/2' ];

function buildImages() {
    // the container
    var container = document.getElementById('content');
    for (var i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
        // create the image element
        var imageElement = document.createElement('img');
        imageElement.setAttribute('src', images[i]);
        
        // append the element to the container
        container.appendChild(imageElement);
    }
}

// run the script here.
buildImages();