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    The Philosophy of Beards (1854)
    Books / 
    Fashion, Customs & Culture

    The Philosophy of Beards (1854)

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)
    Audio / 
    Customs & Culture

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)

    Utagawa Hiroshige: Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
    Images / 
    Landscapes

    Utagawa Hiroshige: Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e

    Letters to Dead Authors (1886)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts, Communication

    Letters to Dead Authors (1886)

    Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death (1523–5)
    Images / 
    Death

    Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death (1523–5)

    Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)

    The Book of Exposition: A Collection of 15th-Century Erotica from the Middle East (1900)
    Books / 
    Love & Lust

    The Book of Exposition: A Collection of 15th-Century Erotica from the Middle East (1900)

    Swedish House-Gymnastics (1913)
    Images / 
    Sport & Exercise

    Swedish House-Gymnastics (1913)

    The Egg Dance: From Peasant Village to Political Caricature
    Images / 
    Customs & Culture

    The Egg Dance: From Peasant Village to Political Caricature

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how he Went Further than he Intended, and Came Safe Home Again (1782)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how he Went Further than he Intended, and Came Safe Home Again (1782)

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921)

    The Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel (1565)
    Images / 
    Humour & Satire

    The Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel (1565)

    Napoleon’s “Englich” Lessons
    Books / 
    Communication

    Napoleon’s “Englich” Lessons

    Drawings of Tetradons and Diodons (ca. 1838–42)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Drawings of Tetradons and Diodons (ca. 1838–42)

    Adeline Harris Sears’ Autographs Quilt (1856–ca.1863)
    Images / 
    People

    Adeline Harris Sears’ Autographs Quilt (1856–ca.1863)

    First English Edition of Michel de Montaigne’s Essays (1603)
    Books / 
    Wisdom

    First English Edition of Michel de Montaigne’s Essays (1603)

    Autographs for Freedom (1853)
    Books / 
    Politics

    Autographs for Freedom (1853)

    Steam-Powered Tooth Extraction on an Envelope (1894)
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    Science & Medicine, Technology

    Steam-Powered Tooth Extraction on an Envelope (1894)

    Cryptography: or the History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing (1898)
    Books / 
    Communication, Technology

    Cryptography: or the History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing (1898)

    Russian Portraits (1921)
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    Politics, Travel & Exploration

    Russian Portraits (1921)

    Details from Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss (1908)
    Images / 
    Love & Lust

    Details from Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss (1908)

    The Dances of the Ages (1913)
    Film / 
    Music & Arts

    The Dances of the Ages (1913)

    Curiosities from the Museum of Giovanni Carafa (1778)
    Images / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Curiosities from the Museum of Giovanni Carafa (1778)

    Omega: The Last Days of the World (1894)
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    Astronomy & Space, The Future

    Omega: The Last Days of the World (1894)