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Background imageUnusual Collection: Miss Evelyn Barbee, portrait photograph, 1918 Apr. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Evelyn Barbee, portrait photograph, 1918 Apr. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Evelyn Barbee, portrait photograph, 1918 Apr. 26

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Passage through Krokkleven near Ringerike in Norway, 1788-1789. Creator: Erik Pauelsen

The Passage through Krokkleven near Ringerike in Norway, 1788-1789. Creator: Erik Pauelsen
The Passage through Krokkleven near Ringerike in Norway, 1788-1789

Background imageUnusual Collection: Miss Dorothy Arzner and Marion Morgan, portrait photograph, 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Dorothy Arzner and Marion Morgan, portrait photograph, 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Dorothy Arzner and Marion Morgan, portrait photograph, 1927. Address: Famous Players, Culver City, California. Film director Arzner with her partner, choreographer and screenwriter Marion Morgan

Background imageUnusual Collection: German Sailors Interned in U.S. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. German Sailors Interned in U.S. 1917

German Sailors Interned in U.S. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. German Sailors Interned in U.S. 1917
German Sailors Interned in U.S. 1917. Men from the SS Kronprinz Wilhelm, with women and piglets. The ship and her crew were interned at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth

Background imageUnusual Collection: Les Parisiens ayant trouvé le moyen de circuler... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Les Parisiens ayant trouvé le moyen de circuler... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Parisiens ayant trouve le moyen de circuler... 19th century. Parisians have found a way of getting around on tarmacked boulevards during rainy weather

Background imageUnusual Collection: Life Saving Suit Worn By T. Aud, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Life Saving Suit Worn By T

Life Saving Suit Worn By T. Aud, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Life Saving Suit Worn By T. Aud, 1916
Life Saving Suit Worn By T. Aud, 1916

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mrs. R.M. McLennan, Sufragette [sic], 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. R.M

Mrs. R.M. McLennan, Sufragette [sic], 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. R.M. McLennan, Sufragette [sic], 1913
Mrs. Russell M. McLennan, Suffragette, 1913. Woman riding astride a horse, (rather than sidesaddle)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mrs. William Fibian McKnight, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. William Fibian McKnight, 1913

Mrs. William Fibian McKnight, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. William Fibian McKnight, 1913
Mrs. William Fibian McKnight, 1913. Woman with fur stole and matching muff

Background imageUnusual Collection: Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Note boy smoking cigar

Background imageUnusual Collection: Marie Raffenberg, the Artist's Betrothed, 1831. Creator: Wilhelm Bendz

Marie Raffenberg, the Artist's Betrothed, 1831. Creator: Wilhelm Bendz
Marie Raffenberg, the Artist's Betrothed, 1831

Background imageUnusual Collection: General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917
General Alvaro Obregon of Mexico, 1917. Obregon had his right arm blown off during a battle in 1915. The arm was preserved in a jar of formaldehyde

Background imageUnusual Collection: Miss E. Stettheimer, portrait photograph, 1918 Feb. 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss E. Stettheimer, portrait photograph, 1918 Feb. 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss E. Stettheimer, portrait photograph, 1918 Feb. 1. American writer Henrietta Walter Ettie Stettheimer who wrote under the pseudonym Henrie Waste

Background imageUnusual Collection: Miss Carrie Stettheimer, portrait photograph, 1932 Apr. 12. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Carrie Stettheimer, portrait photograph, 1932 Apr. 12. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Carrie Stettheimer, portrait photograph, 1932 Apr. 12. Address: 182 W. 58th St. New York City. Carrie Walter Stettheimer

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911
Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911
Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911
Mrs. J.R. Band with Pet Rabbit, 1911

Background imageUnusual Collection: Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - Flights of Plane, 1912

Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - Flights of Plane, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Anthony Jannus, Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus - Flights of Plane, 1912. Early aviation, USA

Background imageUnusual Collection: Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Anthony Jannus; in plane with Miss Laura Merriam

Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Anthony Jannus; in plane with Miss Laura Merriam
Anthony Jannus - Flights And Tests of Rex Smith Plane Flown By Jannus; Miss Laura Merriam In Plane with Jannus, 1912. Early passenger flight, USA

Background imageUnusual Collection: 'An Unusually Rainy Season in Queensland, 1891. Creator: Unknown

'An Unusually Rainy Season in Queensland, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'An Unusually Rainy Season in Queensland, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageUnusual Collection: Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dept

Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920
Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920. [USA? Man in greenhouse, with cannabis plants on the right]

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920
The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Children dressed as kitchen utensils

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920
The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Children dressed as kitchen utensils

Background imageUnusual Collection: Home Economics Section, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Home Economics Section, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Home Economics Section, between 1910 and 1920
Home Economics Section, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Man and woman with scientific apparatus

Background imageUnusual Collection: Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. American politician and colleagues with war trophies posing by The Rescue sculpture, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C

Background imageUnusual Collection: Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. American politician and colleagues with war trophies posing by The Rescue sculpture, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mr. Welch, National Phonograph Co. n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mr. Welch, National Phonograph Co. n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mr. Welch, National Phonograph Co. n.d.. Reading into dictaphone

Background imageUnusual Collection: Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Background imageUnusual Collection: Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Background imageUnusual Collection: Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Charlie Barnet and Re-Bop, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Background imageUnusual Collection: A group of tourists explore a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, 1903

A group of tourists explore a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, 1903

Background imageUnusual Collection: A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park, 1903

A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
A group of tourists explore land formations in Yellowstone National Park, 1903

Background imageUnusual Collection: OLYMPIA, 1899. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

OLYMPIA, 1899. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
OLYMPIA, 1899. Photograph shows sailors aboard the [U.S.S.] OLYMPIA waltzing at tiffin time

Background imageUnusual Collection: Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Merri : Résurrection et Apothéose de saint Denis, 1873

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Merri : Résurrection et Apothéose de saint Denis, 1873. Creator: Henri Leopold Levy
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Merri : Resurrection et Apotheose de saint Denis, 1873. Resurrection and Apotheosis of Saint Denis

Background imageUnusual Collection: Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile : Vision de sainte Marie Alacocque, 1870

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile : Vision de sainte Marie Alacocque, 1870
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile : Vision de sainte Marie Alacocque, 1870. Sketch for the Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile church (4th arrondissement, Paris)

Background imageUnusual Collection: H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown

H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Creator: Unknown
H. R. Butler, A. M. M. D. [recto], 1902. Henry R. Butler, African-American doctor who was awarded a gold medal for proficiency in operative surgery and dissecting'

Background imageUnusual Collection: Henri IV jouant avec ses enfants au moment où l'ambassadeur d'Espagne est admis en sa présence

Henri IV jouant avec ses enfants au moment où l'ambassadeur d'Espagne est admis en sa présence
Henri IV jouant avec ses enfants au moment ou l'ambassadeur d'Espagne est admis en sa presence, 1817. Henry IV Receiving the Spanish Ambassador

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sketch of the church of Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet : the Raising of Jairus daughter, c.1819

Sketch of the church of Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet : the Raising of Jairus daughter, c.1819. Creator: Jean Vignaud
Sketch of the church of Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet : the Raising of Jairus daughter, c.1819. Jesus resuscitating the daughter of Jairus

Background imageUnusual Collection: La Translation de la Sainte Maison par les anges, between 1828 and 1837

La Translation de la Sainte Maison par les anges, between 1828 and 1837. Creator: Pierre Claude François Delorme
La Translation de la Sainte Maison par les anges, between 1828 and 1837. The Translation of the Holy House by angels. Sketch for the dome fresco of the Notre-Dame de Lorette church in Paris

Background imageUnusual Collection: Le singe antiquaire, 1740. Creators: Unknown, Jean-Simeon Chardin

Le singe antiquaire, 1740. Creators: Unknown, Jean-Simeon Chardin
Le singe antiquaire, 1740. Monkey antiquary looking at coins with a magnifying glass

Background imageUnusual Collection: Ampulla and Spoon, 1962. Creator: Unknown

Ampulla and Spoon, 1962. Creator: Unknown
Ampulla and Spoon, 1962. Used during coronations, ...intimately connected with the most solemn part of the whole ceremony, when the holy oil

Background imageUnusual Collection: La Sultane, 18th century. Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince

La Sultane, 18th century. Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince
La Sultane, 18th century. The Sultana

Background imageUnusual Collection: Juan Jose, Boston, 1937. Creator: Unknown

Juan Jose, Boston, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Juan Jose, Boston, 1937. Michelangelo School Hall - Boston - One Performance Only - Benefit S.E. Benito Mussolini Citizens Club - Federal Theatre Presents the Italian Company - "Juan Jose"

Background imageUnusual Collection: Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917
Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. It had an electric player violin and a player piano. It played music off of rolls'. Machine that automatically played a violin and a piano

Background imageUnusual Collection: Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917
Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. It had an electric player violin and a player piano. It played music off of rolls'. Machine that automatically played a violin and a piano

Background imageUnusual Collection: Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917
Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. It had an electric player violin and a player piano. It played music off of rolls'. Machine that automatically played a violin and a piano

Background imageUnusual Collection: Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917

Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. USA

Background imageUnusual Collection: Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917

Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Raccoon, between 1913 and 1917. USA

Background imageUnusual Collection: Something to Look At, 1817. Creator: Unknown

Something to Look At, 1817. Creator: Unknown
Something to Look At, 1817....or The Return of the Embassy. "Il vaut mieux plier que rompre" [It's better to bend than to break], French proverb



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