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    Steam-Powered Tooth Extraction on an Envelope (1894)
    Images / 
    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)
    Books / 
    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)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Curiosities from the Museum of Giovanni Carafa (1778)

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

    Omega: The Last Days of the World (1894)

    A Collection of Fashionable English Words (1887)
    Images / 
    Communication

    A Collection of Fashionable English Words (1887)

    A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1788)
    Books / 
    Communication

    A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1788)

    Images from German “Caterpillar Calendar” (1837)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Images from German “Caterpillar Calendar” (1837)

    The Book of the Homeless (1916)
    Books / 
    War

    The Book of the Homeless (1916)

    On the Banks of the Old Raritan (1915)
    Audio

    On the Banks of the Old Raritan (1915)

    Class of 2018
    Class of...

    Class of 2018

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)
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    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya
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    Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Humour & Satire

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop
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    Design & Typography, Death

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop

    Diagrams from Dr Alesha Sivartha’s Book of Life (1898)
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    Science & Medicine, Religion, Myth & Legend, Wisdom

    Diagrams from Dr Alesha Sivartha’s Book of Life (1898)

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)

    Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)
    Audio / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)

    The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596)
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    Animals & Beasts, Design & Typography, Natural World, Food

    The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596)

    Alphonse Bertillon’s Synoptic Table of Physiognomic Traits (ca. 1909)
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    Technology, Geometry & Diagrams, Crime & Law, Emotion & Expression

    Alphonse Bertillon’s Synoptic Table of Physiognomic Traits (ca. 1909)

    The Civil War Sketches of Adolph Metzner (1861–64)
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    War

    The Civil War Sketches of Adolph Metzner (1861–64)

    On the Disposition of Iron in Variegated Strata (1868)
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    Landscapes, Natural World

    On the Disposition of Iron in Variegated Strata (1868)