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    New Elucidations of Thomson’s Seasons (1822)
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    Death, Humour & Satire

    New Elucidations of Thomson’s Seasons (1822)

    Shakespeare in Art
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    Music & Arts

    Shakespeare in Art

    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)

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

    Reed Bontecou’s Portraits of Wounded Soldiers (1865)

    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)

    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

    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)

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

    Harry Kellar’s Show Posters

    Gynecological Gymnastics from Outer Space (1895)
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    Science & Medicine

    Gynecological Gymnastics from Outer Space (1895)

    Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants
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    People

    Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants

    19th-Century Album of Ottoman Fashion
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    Fashion

    19th-Century Album of Ottoman Fashion

    Chart of the Inner Landscape (1886)
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    Science & Medicine

    Chart of the Inner Landscape (1886)

    Japanese Depictions of North Americans (1860s)
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    People, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Japanese Depictions of North Americans (1860s)

    Reenactment of First Operation under Ether (ca. 1850)
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    Science & Medicine

    Reenactment of First Operation under Ether (ca. 1850)

    Transference of Thoughts (1885)
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    Strange Phenomena

    Transference of Thoughts (1885)

    The Butter Sculptures of Caroline S. Brooks
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Music & Arts, Food

    The Butter Sculptures of Caroline S. Brooks