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    Skating with Bror Myer (1921)
    Images / 
    Sport & Exercise

    Skating with Bror Myer (1921)

    Alcohol and the Human Body (1949)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine, Drugs

    Alcohol and the Human Body (1949)

    Class of 2016
    Class of...

    Class of 2016

    From India to the Planet Mars (1900)
    Books / 
    Ghosts & Occult, Colonialism & the 'Other', Astronomy & Space

    From India to the Planet Mars (1900)

    Cyanotypes of British Algae by Anna Atkins (1843)
    Images / 
    Natural World

    Cyanotypes of British Algae by Anna Atkins (1843)

    Portraits of Imprisoned Modoc Warriors (1873)
    Images / 
    People, War

    Portraits of Imprisoned Modoc Warriors (1873)

    How to use the Dial Telephone (1927)
    Film / 
    Technology

    How to use the Dial Telephone (1927)

    Colour Wheels, Charts, and Tables Through History
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Music & Arts

    Colour Wheels, Charts, and Tables Through History

    Cossack Fairy Tales (1916)
    Books / 
    Stories

    Cossack Fairy Tales (1916)

    The Telephonoscope (1879)
    Images / 
    Technology, The Future, Communication

    The Telephonoscope (1879)

    Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine

    Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)

    The Key of Hell: an 18th-Century Manual on Black Magic
    Images / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    The Key of Hell: an 18th-Century Manual on Black Magic

    Apollinaire’s Calligrammes (1918)
    Books / 
    War

    Apollinaire’s Calligrammes (1918)

    Harry Kellar’s Show Posters
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    Ghosts & Occult, Strange Phenomena

    Harry Kellar’s Show Posters

    Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions (1865)
    Books / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions (1865)

    The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling (1910)
    Images / 
    Natural World, Strange Phenomena

    The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling (1910)

    The First Circus (1921)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts, Drugs

    The First Circus (1921)

    Erotic Cameos from Antiquity (ca. 1771)
    Books / 
    Love & Lust

    Erotic Cameos from Antiquity (ca. 1771)

    Hi-Res Images from the Apollo Missions
    Images / 
    Travel & Exploration, Astronomy & Space

    Hi-Res Images from the Apollo Missions

    Illustrations from an Italian Book of Proverbs (1718)
    Images / 
    Wisdom

    Illustrations from an Italian Book of Proverbs (1718)

    Seeing London (1918)
    Film / 
    Architecture

    Seeing London (1918)

    Gynecological Gymnastics from Outer Space (1895)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine

    Gynecological Gymnastics from Outer Space (1895)

    The American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1838
    Books / 
    Politics, Customs & Culture

    The American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1838

    “Interruptions” performed by Tom Woottwell (1909)
    Audio / 
    Humour & Satire

    “Interruptions” performed by Tom Woottwell (1909)