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    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)
    Images / 
    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
    Images / 
    People

    Woodcuts from 18th-Century Chapbooks

    Chapbooks of the eighteenth century (1882)
    Books / 
    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)

    Bach’s organ works played by Albert Schweitzer (1935)
    Audio

    Bach’s organ works played by Albert Schweitzer (1935)

    Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)
    Images / 
    Design & Typography

    Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)

    I Dub Thee “Fly-Fornication”: *Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature* (1880)
    Books / 
    Communication

    I Dub Thee “Fly-Fornication”: Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature (1880)

    Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

    The Hyginus Star Atlas (1482)
    Images / 
    Maps

    The Hyginus Star Atlas (1482)

    The Coverdale Bible (1535)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Coverdale Bible (1535)

    German Folk Dress (1887)
    Images / 
    People, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    German Folk Dress (1887)

    The Knife-Throwing Mother and her Children (1950s)
    Film

    The Knife-Throwing Mother and her Children (1950s)

    The Hole Book (1908)
    Books

    The Hole Book (1908)

    Ernest Shackleton on his South Polar Expedition (1910)
    Audio / 
    Travel & Exploration

    Ernest Shackleton on his South Polar Expedition (1910)

    Anatomically labelled X-Ray images (1920)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine

    Anatomically labelled X-Ray images (1920)