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    On the Banks of the Old Raritan (1915)
    Audio

    On the Banks of the Old Raritan (1915)

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age

    Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)
    Audio / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)

    Park Conscious (1938)
    Film / 
    Landscapes

    Park Conscious (1938)

    Woodrow Wilson On Democratic Principles (1912)
    Audio / 
    Politics

    Woodrow Wilson On Democratic Principles (1912)

    The Victrola Book of the Opera (1913)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    The Victrola Book of the Opera (1913)

    Destination Earth (1956)
    Film / 
    Politics, Technology

    Destination Earth (1956)

    The Hawaiian Quintette (1913)
    Audio

    The Hawaiian Quintette (1913)

    Alexander Graham Bell’s Tetrahedral Kites (1903–9)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Geometry & Diagrams

    Alexander Graham Bell’s Tetrahedral Kites (1903–9)

    Photographs of Sea Stars (1917)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Photographs of Sea Stars (1917)

    Growing Things: A Film Lesson in “Nature Study” (1928)
    Film / 
    Natural World

    Growing Things: A Film Lesson in “Nature Study” (1928)

    The War Art of Paul Nash (1917–1944)
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    War

    The War Art of Paul Nash (1917–1944)

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass
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    People, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the 'Other', Customs & Culture

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass

    Scenes from Rip Van Winkle (1903)
    Audio / 
    Music & Arts

    Scenes from Rip Van Winkle (1903)

    Edward Curtis’ Photographs of Kwakwaka’wakw Ceremonial Dress and Masks (ca. 1914)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Edward Curtis’ Photographs of Kwakwaka’wakw Ceremonial Dress and Masks (ca. 1914)

    John McCormack - Recordings: 1911-1940
    Audio

    John McCormack - Recordings: 1911-1940

    Maniac Chase (1904)
    Film / 
    Humour & Satire

    Maniac Chase (1904)

    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
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    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)
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    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)