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    Maniac Chase (1904)
    Film / 
    Humour & Satire

    Maniac Chase (1904)

    Images from Johann Zahn’s Oculus Artificialis (1685)
    Images / 
    Technology

    Images from Johann Zahn’s Oculus Artificialis (1685)

    A Journey Round my Room (1871 edition)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration

    A Journey Round my Room (1871 edition)

    Marcus Selmer’s Photographs of 19th-Century Norwegians
    Images / 
    People

    Marcus Selmer’s Photographs of 19th-Century Norwegians

    The Strange Adventures of a Pebble (1921)
    Books / 
    Natural World

    The Strange Adventures of a Pebble (1921)

    Yellow Journalism: The “Fake News” of the 19th Century
    Images / 
    Politics, Humour & Satire

    Yellow Journalism: The “Fake News” of the 19th Century

    A Selection from The MET’s Public Domain Collection, Now Free from All Restrictions
    Images

    A Selection from The MET’s Public Domain Collection, Now Free from All Restrictions

    Francesco Tamagno sings Verdi’s Otello, Death Scene (1903)
    Audio / 
    Death

    Francesco Tamagno sings Verdi’s Otello, Death Scene (1903)

    W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)
    Images / 
    Politics, Geometry & Diagrams

    W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)

    Despotism (1946)
    Film / 
    Politics, War

    Despotism (1946)

    The City of Truth, or, Ethics (1609)
    Images / 
    Architecture, Maps

    The City of Truth, or, Ethics (1609)

    The Pioneer ov Simplified Speling, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1912)
    Books / 
    Communication

    The Pioneer ov Simplified Speling, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1912)

    Miniatures from a 12th-century Medical and Herbal Collection
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Natural World

    Miniatures from a 12th-century Medical and Herbal Collection

    The Confidence-Man (1857)
    Books / 
    People, Stories, Humour & Satire

    The Confidence-Man (1857)

    The “Living Photographs” of Mole and Thomas
    Images / 
    People, War, Geometry & Diagrams

    The “Living Photographs” of Mole and Thomas

    The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings (1882)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Astronomy & Space

    The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings (1882)

    Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales (1913)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales (1913)

    Class of 2017
    Class of...

    Class of 2017

    The Frog (1908)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena

    The Frog (1908)

    Airopaidia (1786) — the Narrative of a Balloon Excursion
    Books / 
    Maps, Travel & Exploration, Technology

    Airopaidia (1786) — the Narrative of a Balloon Excursion

    Chirologia, or The Natural Language of the Hand (1644)
    Images / 
    Communication, Emotion & Expression

    Chirologia, or The Natural Language of the Hand (1644)

    Within Our Gates (1920)
    Film / 
    Politics

    Within Our Gates (1920)

    Walter Crane’s Painting Book (1889)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    Walter Crane’s Painting Book (1889)

    Rainbows in Art
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Rainbows in Art