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    Coney Island at Night (1905)
    Film / 
    Architecture, Technology

    Coney Island at Night (1905)

    Filippo Balbi’s *Testa Anatomica* (1854)
    Images / 
    People, Science & Medicine

    Filippo Balbi’s Testa Anatomica (1854)

    The Human Voice (1921)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine

    The Human Voice (1921)

    Visualizing History: The Polish System
    Images / 
    Maps

    Visualizing History: The Polish System

    The Sorceress by Jan van de Velde II (1626)
    Images / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    The Sorceress by Jan van de Velde II (1626)

    Of Chickens, Eggs, and Cannonballs: Roger Fenton’s Valley of the Shadow of Death (1855)
    Images / 
    War

    Of Chickens, Eggs, and Cannonballs: Roger Fenton’s Valley of the Shadow of Death (1855)

    First Edition Pamphlet of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?” (1852)
    Books / 
    Politics

    First Edition Pamphlet of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?” (1852)

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations
    Images / 
    Customs & Culture

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations

    Studies on Twilight Phenomena, after Krakatoa (1888)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine

    Studies on Twilight Phenomena, after Krakatoa (1888)

    X is for...
    Books / 
    Language

    X is for...

    Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts, Language

    Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)

    Abide With Me (1914)
    Audio / 
    Death

    Abide With Me (1914)

    Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896)
    Images / 
    Design & Typography, Natural World

    Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896)

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)
    Images / 
    Architecture

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)

    Bracelli’s Bizzarie di Varie Figure (1624)
    Images / 
    Geometry & Diagrams

    Bracelli’s Bizzarie di Varie Figure (1624)

    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)
    Film

    The Private Life of a Cat (ca. 1945)

    Ogawa Kazumasa’s Hand-Coloured Photographs of Flowers (1896)
    Images / 
    Natural World

    Ogawa Kazumasa’s Hand-Coloured Photographs of Flowers (1896)

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

    Philippine Folk Tales (1916)

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)
    Images / 
    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend, Language

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)

    The Art of Book Covers (1820–1914)
    Images / 
    Design & Typography

    The Art of Book Covers (1820–1914)

    Robert Fludd’s Memory Tricks (1617)
    Images / 
    Language, Geometry & Diagrams

    Robert Fludd’s Memory Tricks (1617)

    Physical Training for Business Men (1917)
    Images / 
    Sport

    Physical Training for Business Men (1917)

    Characters and Caricaturas by William Hogarth (1743)
    Images

    Characters and Caricaturas by William Hogarth (1743)

    Landscapes of the Western Front, 1914–1918
    Images / 
    Landscapes, War

    Landscapes of the Western Front, 1914–1918