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    Painted Photograph of an Unknown Man (ca. 1855–70)
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    Painted Photograph of an Unknown Man (ca. 1855–70)

    Hypnotism Posters (ca. 1900)
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    People, Strange Phenomena, Humour & Satire

    Hypnotism Posters (ca. 1900)

    Sketches in Bedlam (1823)
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    People, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Sketches in Bedlam (1823)

    The Friendship Book of Anne Wagner (1795-1834)
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    People, Love & Lust

    The Friendship Book of Anne Wagner (1795-1834)

    Lewis Hine’s Composite Photographs of Child Labourers (1913)
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    People, Politics, Crime & Law

    Lewis Hine’s Composite Photographs of Child Labourers (1913)

    Portraits of Imprisoned Modoc Warriors (1873)
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    People, War

    Portraits of Imprisoned Modoc Warriors (1873)

    Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants
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    Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants

    At the Moving Picture Ball (1920)
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    At the Moving Picture Ball (1920)

    Queen Victoria’s Teenage Diaries (1912)
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    Queen Victoria’s Teenage Diaries (1912)

    Japanese Depictions of North Americans (1860s)
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    People, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Japanese Depictions of North Americans (1860s)

    The Art of Dreams
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    People, Religion, Myth & Legend, Strange Phenomena

    The Art of Dreams

    Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)
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    People, Customs & Culture

    Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)

    America, a Personification (ca. 1590)
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    People, Politics, Customs & Culture

    America, a Personification (ca. 1590)

    Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces (1906)
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    Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces (1906)

    A Young Daughter of the Picts (ca. 1585)
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    People, Fashion

    A Young Daughter of the Picts (ca. 1585)

    Beards of Time
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    Beards of Time

    The New York World’s Fair, 1939-40
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    People, The Future

    The New York World’s Fair, 1939-40

    Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance (1922)
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    People, Politics

    Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance (1922)

    Portraits of Patients from Surrey County Asylum (ca.1855)
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    Science & Medicine, People, Emotion & Expression

    Portraits of Patients from Surrey County Asylum (ca.1855)

    Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Humour & Satire

    Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)

    Fortunio Liceti’s Monsters (1665)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, People

    Fortunio Liceti’s Monsters (1665)

    Robert Cornelius’ Self-Portrait: The First Ever “Selfie” (1839)
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    Robert Cornelius’ Self-Portrait: The First Ever “Selfie” (1839)

    Paintings in Proust (Vol. 1, Swann’s Way)
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    Paintings in Proust (Vol. 1, Swann’s Way)

    The Sketchbooks of Jacques-Louis David
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    The Sketchbooks of Jacques-Louis David