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    Ancient Courses: Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)
    Images / 
    Maps, Natural World

    Ancient Courses: Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)

    “A Slight Freshness on the Neck”: Prints Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI (ca. 1793)
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    Death, Politics

    “A Slight Freshness on the Neck”: Prints Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI (ca. 1793)

    First Edition Pamphlet of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?” (1852)
    Books / 
    Politics

    First Edition Pamphlet of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?” (1852)

    The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)
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    Natural World, Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)

    William Wood’s The History and Antiquities of Eyam (1848)
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    Death, Religion, Myth & Legend

    William Wood’s The History and Antiquities of Eyam (1848)

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations
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    Customs & Culture

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations

    Kawanable Kyōsai’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (1890)
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    Animals & Beasts, Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Kawanable Kyōsai’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (1890)

    Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus (1827)
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    Music & Arts

    Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus (1827)

    The Comet Book (1587)
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    Strange Phenomena, Astronomy & Space

    The Comet Book (1587)

    Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time (1896)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture

    Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time (1896)

    Erbario: a 15th-century Herbal from Northern Italy
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    Natural World

    Erbario: a 15th-century Herbal from Northern Italy

    Henrique Alvim Corrêa’s Illustrations for The War of the Worlds (1906)
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    War, Astronomy & Space

    Henrique Alvim Corrêa’s Illustrations for The War of the Worlds (1906)

    The Expressions of Emotion in the Pigeons (1909–11)
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    Animals & Beasts, Emotion & Expression

    The Expressions of Emotion in the Pigeons (1909–11)

    Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Bed Series: An Intimate Look Behind the Scenes at a Paris Brothel (1890s)
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    Love & Lust

    Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Bed Series: An Intimate Look Behind the Scenes at a Paris Brothel (1890s)

    Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (ca. 1353)
    Books / 
    Stories

    Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (ca. 1353)

    Studies on Twilight Phenomena, after Krakatoa (1888)
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    Science & Medicine

    Studies on Twilight Phenomena, after Krakatoa (1888)

    London's Dreadful Visitation: A Year of Weekly Death Statistics during the Great Plague (1665)
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    Death, Science & Medicine

    London's Dreadful Visitation: A Year of Weekly Death Statistics during the Great Plague (1665)

    Richard Deakin’s Flora of the Colosseum of Rome (1855)
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    Natural World, Architecture

    Richard Deakin’s Flora of the Colosseum of Rome (1855)

    Plague Doctor Costumes
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    Death, Science & Medicine

    Plague Doctor Costumes

    Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art (1853)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art (1853)

    Coughs, Sneezes, and Jet-Propelled Germs: Two Public Service Films by Richard Massingham (1945)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine

    Coughs, Sneezes, and Jet-Propelled Germs: Two Public Service Films by Richard Massingham (1945)

    Edouard Joseph d’Alton’s Illustrations of Animal Skeletons (1821–1838)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Edouard Joseph d’Alton’s Illustrations of Animal Skeletons (1821–1838)

    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Customs & Culture

    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)

    Glossary of Censored Words from a 1919 Treatise on Love
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    Love & Lust, Communication

    Glossary of Censored Words from a 1919 Treatise on Love