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Background imageCurious Collection: Samuel Murray, c. 1890. Creator: Thomas Eakins

Samuel Murray, c. 1890. Creator: Thomas Eakins
Samuel Murray, c. 1890

Background imageCurious Collection: Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Shows American silent movie star Constance Alice Talmadge (1898-1973).

Background imageCurious Collection: Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Cannons and other weapons gathered in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France after World War I.

Background imageCurious Collection: German U-Boat in N.Y., 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

German U-Boat in N.Y., 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat in N.Y., 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageCurious Collection: Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageCurious Collection: Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageCurious Collection: German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageCurious Collection: Christening 'U-BUY-A-BOND', 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Christening 'U-BUY-A-BOND', 1917

Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917
Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. The chistening of the SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies

Background imageCurious Collection: 14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. A camp of the 14th Infantry in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York.

Background imageCurious Collection: Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Russian machine guns captured by German forces during World War I.

Background imageCurious Collection: Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. A German zeppelin brought down by the French forces on Oct. 21, 1917 during World War I.

Background imageCurious Collection: Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Bomb damage from German aircraft, in Paris, France at the begining of World War I.

Background imageCurious Collection: Såsser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858. Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert

Såsser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858. Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert
Sasser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858

Background imageCurious Collection: Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876. Creator: Elias Martin

Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876. Creator: Elias Martin
Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876

Background imageCurious Collection: The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions, published 1799

The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions, published 1799

Background imageCurious Collection: Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. Creator: Hosoda Eishi

Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. From From a triptych in the series Genji in Modern Dress (Furyu yatsushi Genji)

Background imageCurious Collection: Untitled: Similar to Françoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Untitled: Similar to Françoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Untitled: Similar to Francoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859

Background imageCurious Collection: Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave... between c1700 and c1710. Creator: Unknown

Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave... between c1700 and c1710. Creator: Unknown
Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave, Folio from the "Shangri" Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), between c1700 and c1710

Background imageCurious Collection: Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902. Creator: Mary Cassatt

Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902. Creator: Mary Cassatt
Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902; showing a child wearing a floppy white bonnet and blue dress

Background imageCurious Collection: The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623

The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. Creator: Hieronymus Francken II
The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. A visit by Archdukes Albert and Isabella, the Habsburg governors of the Southern Netherlands

Background imageCurious Collection: The Marchioness (from Dickens 'The Old Curiosity Shop'), mid 19th century

The Marchioness (from Dickens "The Old Curiosity Shop"), mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
The Marchioness (from Dickens "The Old Curiosity Shop"), mid 19th century. The clerk, Dick Swiveller, plays cribbage while his masters are away:

Background imageCurious Collection: Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Background imageCurious Collection: Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. From The Dublin Monthly Museum, but copied (in reverse) from a plate published in La Belle Assemblee in March 1814

Background imageCurious Collection: Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Background imageCurious Collection: Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Background imageCurious Collection: Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Creator: Hokusai

Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Curious Japanese watching Dutchmen on Dejima

Background imageCurious Collection: The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800. Creator: Utagawa Kuninaga

Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800. Creator: Utagawa Kuninaga
Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800

Background imageCurious Collection: The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928

Background imageCurious Collection: Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778

Background imageCurious Collection: Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841. Creator: Fanny Geefs

Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841. Creator: Fanny Geefs
Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841

Background imageCurious Collection: Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Itinerant Priest, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Itinerant Priest, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Itinerant Priest, 19th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780

Background imageCurious Collection: Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Dragon, 19th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Curieuse, 1885. Creator: Félicien Rops

Curieuse, 1885. Creator: Félicien Rops
Curieuse, 1885. From Curieuse, frontispiece

Background imageCurious Collection: Lioness Resting, 1885. Creator: Jan van Essen

Lioness Resting, 1885. Creator: Jan van Essen
Lioness Resting, 1885

Background imageCurious Collection: Sindhu Ragaputra, Son of Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1775

Sindhu Ragaputra, Son of Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1775. Creator: Unknown
Sindhu Ragaputra, Son of Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1775

Background imageCurious Collection: A Sperm Whale Washed up on the Beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-1626

A Sperm Whale Washed up on the Beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-1626. Creator: Hans Saveryy
A Sperm Whale Washed up on the Beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-1626

Background imageCurious Collection: Curious, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Alfred Stevens

Curious, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Curious, mid-late 19th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778

Background imageCurious Collection: Standing man with binoculars, 1811-1873. Creator: Pieter van Loo

Standing man with binoculars, 1811-1873. Creator: Pieter van Loo
Standing man with binoculars, 1811-1873

Background imageCurious Collection: Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Bird study: Hop (Upapa Africana), with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Background imageCurious Collection: Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Bird studies: Lelchreeuw (Creatophora Cinerea): a female



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