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    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)
    Audio / 
    Customs & Culture

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)

    Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult

    Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)

    Swedish House-Gymnastics (1913)
    Images / 
    Sport & Exercise

    Swedish House-Gymnastics (1913)

    The Egg Dance: From Peasant Village to Political Caricature
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    Customs & Culture

    The Egg Dance: From Peasant Village to Political Caricature

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how he Went Further than he Intended, and Came Safe Home Again (1782)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how he Went Further than he Intended, and Came Safe Home Again (1782)

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921)

    Russian Portraits (1921)
    Books / 
    Politics, Travel & Exploration

    Russian Portraits (1921)

    Details from Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss (1908)
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    Love & Lust

    Details from Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss (1908)

    The Dances of the Ages (1913)
    Film / 
    Music & Arts

    The Dances of the Ages (1913)

    The Book of the Homeless (1916)
    Books / 
    War

    The Book of the Homeless (1916)

    On the Banks of the Old Raritan (1915)
    Audio

    On the Banks of the Old Raritan (1915)

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)
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    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age

    Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)
    Audio / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)

    Park Conscious (1938)
    Film / 
    Landscapes

    Park Conscious (1938)

    Woodrow Wilson On Democratic Principles (1912)
    Audio / 
    Politics

    Woodrow Wilson On Democratic Principles (1912)

    The Victrola Book of the Opera (1913)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    The Victrola Book of the Opera (1913)

    Destination Earth (1956)
    Film / 
    Politics, Technology

    Destination Earth (1956)

    The Hawaiian Quintette (1913)
    Audio

    The Hawaiian Quintette (1913)

    Alexander Graham Bell’s Tetrahedral Kites (1903–9)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Geometry & Diagrams

    Alexander Graham Bell’s Tetrahedral Kites (1903–9)

    Photographs of Sea Stars (1917)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Photographs of Sea Stars (1917)

    Growing Things: A Film Lesson in “Nature Study” (1928)
    Film / 
    Natural World

    Growing Things: A Film Lesson in “Nature Study” (1928)

    The War Art of Paul Nash (1917–1944)
    Images / 
    War

    The War Art of Paul Nash (1917–1944)

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass
    Books / 
    People, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the 'Other', Customs & Culture

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass