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    “A Sword was Seen in the Sky”: *A True and Wonderful Narrative* (1763)
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    Strange Phenomena, Politics

    “A Sword was Seen in the Sky”: A True and Wonderful Narrative (1763)

    Earthen Messages: Nikola Tesla in his Laboratory (ca. 1899)
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    Science & Medicine, Space & The Future, Strange Phenomena, Technology

    Earthen Messages: Nikola Tesla in his Laboratory (ca. 1899)

    Hieroglyphics of a Rope-Dancer: *The Book of Fate* (1822)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Novelty, Strange Phenomena, Victorian

    Hieroglyphics of a Rope-Dancer: The Book of Fate (1822)

    *Odd Showers* (1870)
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World, Strange Phenomena

    Odd Showers (1870)

    Imaging Inscape: *The Human Soul* (1913)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Technology, Strange Phenomena, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Imaging Inscape: The Human Soul (1913)

    A Modest Apology for the Man in the Bottle (1749)
    Books / 
    Strange Phenomena, Novelty

    A Modest Apology for the Man in the Bottle (1749)

    The Comet Book (1587)
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    Space & The Future, Strange Phenomena

    The Comet Book (1587)

    Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
    Film / 
    Strange Phenomena, Food

    Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)

    The Frog (1908)
    Film / 
    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena

    The Frog (1908)

    Hypnotism Posters (ca. 1900)
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    People, Strange Phenomena, Humour & Satire

    Hypnotism Posters (ca. 1900)

    Celestial Phenomenon Over Nuremberg, April 14th, 1561
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    The 'Other', Space & The Future, Natural World, Strange Phenomena

    Celestial Phenomenon Over Nuremberg, April 14th, 1561

    Phenomena Over and Under the Earth (1878)
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    Landscapes, Natural World, Strange Phenomena

    Phenomena Over and Under the Earth (1878)

    Harry Kellar's Show Posters
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    Ghosts & Occult, Strange Phenomena

    Harry Kellar's Show Posters

    The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling (1910)
    Images / 
    Natural World, Strange Phenomena

    The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling (1910)

    Transference of Thoughts (1885)
    Images / 
    Strange Phenomena

    Transference of Thoughts (1885)

    The Art of Dreams
    Images / 
    People, Religion, Myth & Legend, Strange Phenomena

    The Art of Dreams

    Account of an Extraordinary Fireball Bursting at Sea (1749)
    Books / 
    Strange Phenomena

    Account of an Extraordinary Fireball Bursting at Sea (1749)

    The Man With The Rubber Head (1902)
    Film / 
    Strange Phenomena

    The Man With The Rubber Head (1902)

    The Dream-God, or A Singular Evolvement of Thought in Sleep (1873)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Wisdom, Strange Phenomena, Drugs

    The Dream-God, or A Singular Evolvement of Thought in Sleep (1873)

    The Expositor, or Many Mysteries Unravelled - including that of the Learned Pig (1805)
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    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena

    The Expositor, or Many Mysteries Unravelled - including that of the Learned Pig (1805)

    The Man Who Recovered the Use of His Tongue, after Four Years Dumb, by means of a Frightful Dream (1747)
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    Science & Medicine, Strange Phenomena

    The Man Who Recovered the Use of His Tongue, after Four Years Dumb, by means of a Frightful Dream (1747)

    The Nantucket Sea-Serpent Hoax (1937)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Strange Phenomena

    The Nantucket Sea-Serpent Hoax (1937)

    Living Lights: a Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals and Vegetables (1887)
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    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena

    Living Lights: a Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals and Vegetables (1887)

    A Relation of an Extraordinary Sleepy Person (ca.1698)
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    Science & Medicine, Strange Phenomena

    A Relation of an Extraordinary Sleepy Person (ca.1698)

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