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In the footsteps of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Karl Philipp Moritz — from the peace of Lake Biel to the rugged Peaks — Seán Williams considers the connection between walking and writing. …more
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Hokusai’s five ghoulish prints for the series Hyaku Monogatari [One Hundred Ghost Stories].more
James Nasymth’s images of intricate models of the lunar surface.more
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Proto science fiction fantasy romance of an English castaway and a remote…more
Book featuring a hundred real or real-ish tales of ingenious, loyal or…more
Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929) was a Meiji era photographer, printer, and publisher, who was a pioneer in the field of photography and photomechanical printing.Read more
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First film by stop-motion animation pioneer Willis O’Brien who in 1933 would…more
Short educational film on what can be seen in the night sky…more
In this novelty recording by the Norwegian actor Henry Klauser, a mournful refrain gradually gives way…more
First known recording of the popular African American spiritual performed in 1909…more
Early recording of the alma mater of Rutgers, The State University of…more
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