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    The Corset X-Rays of Dr Ludovic O’Followell (1908)
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    Science & Medicine, Fashion

    The Corset X-Rays of Dr Ludovic O’Followell (1908)

    Lantern Slides of Norway (ca. 1910)
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    People, Landscapes

    Lantern Slides of Norway (ca. 1910)

    Bifurcated Girls: Vanity Fair Special Issue (1903)
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    People, Fashion

    Bifurcated Girls: Vanity Fair Special Issue (1903)

    Phrenology Diagrams from Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)
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    Science & Medicine, People, Geometry & Diagrams, Emotion & Expression

    Phrenology Diagrams from Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)

    Double Exposures
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    People

    Double Exposures

    A Pictorial History of Santa Claus
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    A Pictorial History of Santa Claus

    The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada
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    People

    The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada

    Moriarty Playing Cards (1916)
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    People

    Moriarty Playing Cards (1916)

    Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)
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    Design & Typography

    Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)

    Anatomically labelled X-Ray images (1920)
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    Science & Medicine

    Anatomically labelled X-Ray images (1920)

    Olympic Diving Diagrams (1912)
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    Sport & Exercise

    Olympic Diving Diagrams (1912)

    Remembrance of Teams Past
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    People, Sport & Exercise, Fashion

    Remembrance of Teams Past

    Winners in the Fifth Olympiad (1912)
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    People, Sport & Exercise

    Winners in the Fifth Olympiad (1912)

    Photos of a Square Dance in McIntosh County, Oklahoma (1940)
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    People

    Photos of a Square Dance in McIntosh County, Oklahoma (1940)

    Lost Futures: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000
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    Science & Medicine, Technology, The Future

    Lost Futures: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000

    Correct Postures for Housework (1920s)
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    People

    Correct Postures for Housework (1920s)

    Images from Japanese Design Magazine *Shin-Bijutsukai* (1902)
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    Design & Typography

    Images from Japanese Design Magazine Shin-Bijutsukai (1902)

    Guess the Celeb behind the Driving Garb (1906)
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    People, Fashion

    Guess the Celeb behind the Driving Garb (1906)

    Dazzle Ships
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    Design & Typography, War

    Dazzle Ships

    Harry Clarke’s Illustrations for Poe’s *Tales of Mystery and Imagination* (1919)
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    Ghosts & Occult

    Harry Clarke’s Illustrations for Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1919)

    Amundsen’s South Pole expedition
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    Travel & Exploration

    Amundsen’s South Pole expedition

    Presidents and Turkeys
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    People

    Presidents and Turkeys

    Halloween Postcards, ca. 1900–1920
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    Ghosts & Occult

    Halloween Postcards, ca. 1900–1920

    World War II from the Air
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    Landscapes, War

    World War II from the Air