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

    Celestial Phenomenon Over Nuremberg, April 14th, 1561

    The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar (ca. 1621)
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    War, Death

    The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar (ca. 1621)

    Images from The Champion Text Book on Embalming (1897)
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    Science & Medicine, Death

    Images from The Champion Text Book on Embalming (1897)

    The Sea Monk (ca. 1845)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    The Sea Monk (ca. 1845)

    The Postures of the Mouth (1846)
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    Communication

    The Postures of the Mouth (1846)

    The Music of Light: Emily Noyes Vanderpoel’s Colour Analysis Charts (1902)
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    Science & Medicine, Music & Arts

    The Music of Light: Emily Noyes Vanderpoel’s Colour Analysis Charts (1902)

    Reed Bontecou’s Portraits of Wounded Soldiers (1865)
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    Science & Medicine, War

    Reed Bontecou’s Portraits of Wounded Soldiers (1865)

    The Art of Hidden Faces: Anthropomorphic Landscapes
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    Landscapes

    The Art of Hidden Faces: Anthropomorphic Landscapes

    The American Woods
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    Natural World

    The American Woods

    Self-Portrait by Ernst Mach (1886)
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    Science & Medicine

    Self-Portrait by Ernst Mach (1886)

    The Friendship Book of Anne Wagner (1795-1834)
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    People, Love & Lust

    The Friendship Book of Anne Wagner (1795-1834)

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

    Phenomena Over and Under the Earth (1878)

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

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

    NYPL Release 187k Public Domain Images in Hi-Res
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    Animals & Beasts, Technology

    NYPL Release 187k Public Domain Images in Hi-Res

    Anatomical Illustrations from 15th-century England
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    Science & Medicine

    Anatomical Illustrations from 15th-century England

    Skating with Bror Myer (1921)
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    Sport & Exercise

    Skating with Bror Myer (1921)

    Cyanotypes of British Algae by Anna Atkins (1843)
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    Natural World

    Cyanotypes of British Algae by Anna Atkins (1843)

    Portraits of Imprisoned Modoc Warriors (1873)
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    People, War

    Portraits of Imprisoned Modoc Warriors (1873)

    Colour Wheels, Charts, and Tables Through History
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    Science & Medicine, Music & Arts

    Colour Wheels, Charts, and Tables Through History

    The Telephonoscope (1879)
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    Technology, The Future, Communication

    The Telephonoscope (1879)

    Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)
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    Science & Medicine

    Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)

    The Key of Hell: an 18th-Century Manual on Black Magic
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    Ghosts & Occult

    The Key of Hell: an 18th-Century Manual on Black Magic

    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)
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    Natural World, Strange Phenomena

    The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling (1910)