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    Plastic Reconstruction of the Face (1918)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine, War, Technology

    Plastic Reconstruction of the Face (1918)

    Francis Bacon on Gardens (1902)
    Books / 
    Natural World

    Francis Bacon on Gardens (1902)

    Lewis Hine’s Composite Photographs of Child Labourers (1913)
    Images / 
    People, Politics, Crime & Law

    Lewis Hine’s Composite Photographs of Child Labourers (1913)

    Life, Crimes, and Confession of Bridget Durgan (1867)
    Books / 
    Crime & Law

    Life, Crimes, and Confession of Bridget Durgan (1867)

    NYPL Release 187k Public Domain Images in Hi-Res
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts, Technology

    NYPL Release 187k Public Domain Images in Hi-Res

    Manual Training — Play Problems (1917)
    Books / 
    Design & Typography, Technology

    Manual Training — Play Problems (1917)

    Anatomical Illustrations from 15th-century England
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine

    Anatomical Illustrations from 15th-century England

    Robin Redbreast (1907)
    Audio / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Robin Redbreast (1907)

    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
    Images / 
    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)