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    Opium Destruction, San Francisco (1914)
    Film / 
    Crime & Law, Drugs

    Opium Destruction, San Francisco (1914)

    The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    The Infernal Cauldron (1903)

    The Burning Stable (1896)
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    Animals & Beasts

    The Burning Stable (1896)

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

    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)
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    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)

    The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)
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    The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)

    Peter Fabris’ Illustrations for William Hamilton’s *Campi Phlegraei* (1776–79)
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    Peter Fabris’ Illustrations for William Hamilton’s Campi Phlegraei (1776–79)

    Your Flannelette Cure: Fire Tests with Textiles (1910)
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    Your Flannelette Cure: Fire Tests with Textiles (1910)

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    From Fire Hazards to Family Trees: The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

    From Fire Hazards to Family Trees: The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

    By Tobiah Black

    Created for US insurance firms during a period of devastating fires across the 19th and 20th centuries, the Sanborn maps blaze with detail — shops, homes, churches, brothels, and opium dens were equally noted by the company’s cartographers. Tobiah Black explores the history and afterlife of these maps, which have been reclaimed by historians and genealogists seeking proof of the vanished past. more

    12 Jun 2024
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