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The image presented by this poster is intriguing because it combines the more low-brow entertainment of the sideshow with the victorian respectability of glove-boxing. But, as crude of a show as this might seem, or seem to be advertised, it is…

FROM WEBSITE:"Giannotti Studios announces an Anniversary Edition resin/bronze statuette of HADROSAURUS FOULKII, each hand-signed by John Giannotti, sculptor of the full-size bronze of the dinosaur that stands in the center of Haddonfield, New Jersey.…

Georgia O'Keeffe's painting of the New York skyscraper is one example of the many ways artist tried new styles to capture the new nights of brightly lit cities. David Nye describes this version as one of the more positive depictions of the city,…

This photograph shows a Javanese(presumed by curator of photograph) woman working with fabric in a replica Javanese hut. Many qualities of the photo differentiate it from the other cultural displays of the time in its ethnographic nature. It shows…

A newspaper for citizens in Mississippi that details the war, with a definite slant and focus on the southern success. The newspaper is printed on wallpaper which can suggest that paper was hard to come by and resources were more limited during war…

This is a booklet that contains handwritten notes, presumably from 1876. Maddie Arnold-Scerbo

Eugen Sandow was a bodybuilder and strongman who helped changed the male image in the late 1800s-early 1900s. He performed on multiple stages, showing off his strength and muscles to an audience of both men and women. Men could be inspired by his…

A string-bound "Drum/Mills Family Photo Album"ben horwitz