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    California Digital Library

    The California Digital Library (CDL) is the digital library system of the University of California. It provides access to a vast digital repository that holds a wide range of materials, including books, journals, and multimedia. CDL's digital collections play a significant role in supporting research, education, and innovation across various disciplines. (Wikipedia)

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    True Crime: Allan Pinkerton’s *Thirty Years a Detective* (1884)
    Books / 
    Crime & Law

    True Crime: Allan Pinkerton’s Thirty Years a Detective (1884)

    Distortions and Grimaces: Jean de Bosschère’s *Weird Islands* (1921)
    Books / 
    Stories, Travel & Exploration

    Distortions and Grimaces: Jean de Bosschère’s Weird Islands (1921)

    *Books Fatal to Their Authors* (1895)
    Books / 
    Death, Customs & Culture

    Books Fatal to Their Authors (1895)

    Wreathed in Pastiche: Max Beerbohm’s *Christmas Garland* (1912)
    Books / 
    Humour & Satire

    Wreathed in Pastiche: Max Beerbohm’s Christmas Garland (1912)

    Humanity 101: The Syllabus of Frankenstein's Monster
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture

    Humanity 101: The Syllabus of Frankenstein's Monster

    *A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words* (1860)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture, Communication

    A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words (1860)

    George Washington Williams’ *History of the Negro Race in America* (1882�–83)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture, War

    George Washington Williams’ History of the Negro Race in America (1882–83)

    *The Comic Natural History of the Human Race* (1851)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Humour & Satire

    The Comic Natural History of the Human Race (1851)

    “Though Silent, I Speak”: *A Book of Sundial Mottoes* (1903)
    Books / 
    Death, Design & Typography, Wisdom

    “Though Silent, I Speak”: A Book of Sundial Mottoes (1903)

    The Kumatologist: Vaughan Cornish’s Wave Studies (1910–14)
    Books / 
    Natural World, Science & Medicine

    The Kumatologist: Vaughan Cornish’s Wave Studies (1910–14)

    Trimalchio in Newburyport: Timothy Dexter’s *A Pickle for the Knowing Ones* (1848)
    Books / 
    People

    Trimalchio in Newburyport: Timothy Dexter’s A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (1848)

    Joseph George Strutt’s *Sylva Britannica* (1830 edition)
    Books / 
    Natural World

    Joseph George Strutt’s Sylva Britannica (1830 edition)

    Alien Aqueducts: The Maps of Martian Canals
    Images / 
    Astronomy & Space

    Alien Aqueducts: The Maps of Martian Canals

    The Story of Napoleon’s Death Mask (1915)
    Books / 
    Death

    The Story of Napoleon’s Death Mask (1915)

    The Tours of Dr Syntax (1809–1821)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts, Humour & Satire

    The Tours of Dr Syntax (1809–1821)

    Nonsenseorship (1922)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture

    Nonsenseorship (1922)

    Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus (1827)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus (1827)

    Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time (1896)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture

    Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time (1896)

    Frances Power Cobbe’s “The Peak in Darien: The Riddle of Death” (1882)
    Books / 
    Death

    Frances Power Cobbe’s “The Peak in Darien: The Riddle of Death” (1882)

    Six Plays of the Yiddish Theatre (1916)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture, Music & Arts

    Six Plays of the Yiddish Theatre (1916)

    The Golfer’s Rubáiyát and other 20th-Century Parodies
    Books / 
    Sport & Exercise

    The Golfer’s Rubáiyát and other 20th-Century Parodies

    My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894)
    Books

    My Diary in a Chinese Farm (1894)

    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)

    Alice’s Adventures in Shorthand (1919)
    Books / 
    Communication

    Alice’s Adventures in Shorthand (1919)

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    A/V Geeks Film ArchiveAmerican Museum of Natural History LibraryAmherst CollegeArt Institute ChicagoAugustus C. Long Health Science LibraryBayerische StaatsbibliothekBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryBerlin State LibraryBibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève LivresBibliothèque municipale de LyonBibliothèque nationale de FranceBiodiversity Heritage LibraryBoston College LibrariesBoston Public LibraryBotanicusBritish LibraryBrooklyn MuseumBrown University LibraryBryn Mawr College LibraryCalifornia Digital LibraryCamden Public LibraryColumbia University LibrariesCornell University LibraryCushing/Whitney Medical LibraryDavid Rumsey Historical Map CollectionDavison Art CenterDepartment of Energy Digital ArchiveDeutsche FotothekDigital MarylandDigitaltMuseumDuke University LibrariesETH-Bibliothek ZürichErnst Mayer LibraryEuropeana 1914-1918FedflixFinnish National GalleryFlickr: The Commons
    Folger Shakespeare LibraryFrancis A. Countway Library of MedicineFylkesarkivet i Sogn og FjordaneGeographicus Rare Antique MapsGeorge A. Smathers LibrariesGeorge Méliès CollectionHarold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young UniversityHarry Ransom CenterHarvard UniversityHathi TrustHerzog August BibliothekHouston Public LibraryInternet ArchiveIslamic Scientific Manuscripts InitiativeJohn Carter Brown LibraryJoseph Sablé CentreLibrary of CongressLibrary of the University of SevilleLloyd Library and MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMBLWHOI LibraryMKG Collection OnlineMax Planck InstituteMcGill University LibraryMinneapolis Institute of ArtMissouri Botanical GardenMusea BruggeNASANational Diet Library of JapanNational Digital Library of PolandNational Gallery of DenmarkNational Library of NorwayNational Library of SwedenNational Library of the NetherlandsNational Museum of SwedenNational Science and Media MuseumNetherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
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