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    Destination Earth (1956)
    Film / 
    Politics, Technology

    Destination Earth (1956)

    Eighteen Hundred and Eleven (1812)
    Books / 
    Politics, War

    Eighteen Hundred and Eleven (1812)

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Politics, Humour & Satire

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)

    What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation? (1863)
    Books / 
    Politics

    What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation? (1863)

    Yellow Journalism: The “Fake News” of the 19th Century
    Images / 
    Politics, Humour & Satire

    Yellow Journalism: The “Fake News” of the 19th Century

    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)

    Within Our Gates (1920)
    Film / 
    Politics

    Within Our Gates (1920)

    The Difficulty of Ruling over a Diverse Nation (1578)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts, Politics

    The Difficulty of Ruling over a Diverse Nation (1578)

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

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

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

    The American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1838

    The Hare of Inaba (1892)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Politics, Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Hare of Inaba (1892)

    The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (1765)
    Books / 
    Politics, Travel & Exploration, Customs & Culture

    The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (1765)

    America, a Personification (ca. 1590)
    Images / 
    People, Politics, Customs & Culture

    America, a Personification (ca. 1590)

    Napoleon at St Helena (1855)
    Books / 
    Politics

    Napoleon at St Helena (1855)

    Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance (1922)
    Images / 
    People, Politics

    Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance (1922)

    Anthropomorphic Maps of Europe at War (1870/1914)
    Images / 
    Politics, Maps, War

    Anthropomorphic Maps of Europe at War (1870/1914)

    Scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain (1788)
    Images / 
    Politics

    Scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain (1788)

    Twelve Years a Slave (1859)
    Books / 
    Politics

    Twelve Years a Slave (1859)

    W. F. Hooley reads Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1898)
    Audio / 
    Politics, War

    W. F. Hooley reads Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1898)

    A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards (1886)
    Books / 
    Design & Typography, Politics

    A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards (1886)

    One World or None (1946)
    Film / 
    Politics, War

    One World or None (1946)

    Will Rogers Talks to the Bankers (1924)
    Audio / 
    Politics

    Will Rogers Talks to the Bankers (1924)

    First Year Anniversary of the Berlin Wall (1962)
    Film / 
    Politics

    First Year Anniversary of the Berlin Wall (1962)