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    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)

    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
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    A Selection from The MET’s Public Domain Collection, Now Free from All Restrictions

    W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)
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    Politics, Geometry & Diagrams

    W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)

    The “Living Photographs” of Mole and Thomas
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    People, War, Geometry & Diagrams

    The “Living Photographs” of Mole and Thomas

    Rainbows in Art
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    Science & Medicine, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Rainbows in Art

    Ernst Haeckel’s Bats (1904)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Ernst Haeckel’s Bats (1904)

    Pages From an Illustrated Catalogue of Period Ornaments (ca. 1919)
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    Design & Typography, Geometry & Diagrams

    Pages From an Illustrated Catalogue of Period Ornaments (ca. 1919)

    The Rowing-Bath (1916)
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    Technology

    The Rowing-Bath (1916)

    Contents of an Ostrich’s Stomach (ca. 1930)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Contents of an Ostrich’s Stomach (ca. 1930)

    Kobayashi Kiyochika’s Cartoons of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–5)
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    War, Humour & Satire

    Kobayashi Kiyochika’s Cartoons of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–5)

    A Vision of Isolating Technology from 1906
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    Technology

    A Vision of Isolating Technology from 1906

    The Singerie: Monkeys acting as Humans in Art
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    Animals & Beasts

    The Singerie: Monkeys acting as Humans in Art

    Max Brückner’s Collection of Polyhedral Models (1900)
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    Geometry & Diagrams

    Max Brückner’s Collection of Polyhedral Models (1900)

    The Steps of Life
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    Death, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Steps of Life

    The Map That Changed the Middle East (1916)
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    Maps, War

    The Map That Changed the Middle East (1916)

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

    Hypnotism Posters (ca. 1900)

    Shakespeare in Art
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    Music & Arts

    Shakespeare in Art

    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)

    The American Woods
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    Natural World

    The American Woods

    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

    Skating with Bror Myer (1921)
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    Sport & Exercise

    Skating with Bror Myer (1921)

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

    Colour Wheels, Charts, and Tables Through History