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    Manuscript Handbook of Firework Design (1785)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

    Manuscript Handbook of Firework Design (1785)

    The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada
    Images / 
    People

    The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada

    Dennison’s Bogie Book for Halloween (1920)
    Books

    Dennison’s Bogie Book for Halloween (1920)

    A Wake in Hell’s Kitchen (1903)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    A Wake in Hell’s Kitchen (1903)

    Illuminated version of Lord Tennyson’s Morte d’Arthur (1912)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Illuminated version of Lord Tennyson’s Morte d’Arthur (1912)

    Posed Portraits of 19th-Century Baseball Stars
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    People, Sport & Exercise, Fashion

    Posed Portraits of 19th-Century Baseball Stars

    Coloured plates from Gautier D'Agoty's Essai d’Anatomie (1745)
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    Science & Medicine

    Coloured plates from Gautier D'Agoty's Essai d’Anatomie (1745)

    Recital of The 23rd Psalm and “He Leadeth Me” (1919)
    Audio / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Recital of The 23rd Psalm and “He Leadeth Me” (1919)

    *The Proper Art of Writing* (1655)
    Books / 
    Design & Typography, Communication

    The Proper Art of Writing (1655)

    Clay animations of Joseph Sunn (1926)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Clay animations of Joseph Sunn (1926)

    “I Reunite Architecture and Perspective”: Hirschvogel’s *Geometria* (1543)
    Images / 
    Geometry & Diagrams

    “I Reunite Architecture and Perspective”: Hirschvogel’s Geometria (1543)

    Cantonese Opera - White Hibiscus at Night (1920)
    Audio

    Cantonese Opera - White Hibiscus at Night (1920)

    *The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life* (1822 edition)
    Books / 
    Wisdom

    The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life (1822 edition)

    Birds from *The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands* (1754)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Birds from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754)

    Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934)
    Film / 
    Politics

    Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934)

    Woodcuts from 18th-Century Chapbooks
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    People

    Woodcuts from 18th-Century Chapbooks

    Chapbooks of the eighteenth century (1882)
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    People, Politics, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Chapbooks of the eighteenth century (1882)

    Morning on the Farm (1897)
    Audio

    Morning on the Farm (1897)

    Moriarty Playing Cards (1916)
    Images / 
    People

    Moriarty Playing Cards (1916)

    Russian Fairytales (1915)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Russian Fairytales (1915)

    16th-century Prosthetics (1564)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Technology

    16th-century Prosthetics (1564)

    Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
    Film

    Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)

    Spring Morning in the Han Palace (17th.c)
    Images / 
    People, Landscapes

    Spring Morning in the Han Palace (17th.c)

    An Alphabet of Celebrities (1899)
    Books / 
    People, Politics, Communication

    An Alphabet of Celebrities (1899)