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Sex, Slavery And A Father’s Rotting Corpse: The Secret of Diary William Byrd II, Gentlemen And Planter (1907 – 1912)

Sex, Slavery And A Father’s Rotting Corpse: The Secret of Diary William Byrd II, Gentlemen And Planter (1907 – 1912)

"September 3rd 1709 … I ate roast chicken for dinner. In the afternoon I beat Jenny for throwing water on the couch" ...
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Newfangled Diamond Portraits (1890s)

Newfangled Diamond Portraits (1890s)

"I have this idea that photo genres spread like fads," says John Van Noate. "You went ...
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Benjamin Franklin Forced Enlightenment On Isolated Prisoners Inside The World’s First Penitentiary

Benjamin Franklin Forced Enlightenment On Isolated Prisoners Inside The World’s First Penitentiary

  Thrown into solitude... [the prisoner] reflects. Placed alone, in view of his crime, he ...
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The Rolling Stones’ All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace – June 1964

The Rolling Stones’ All Night Rave at Alexandra Palace – June 1964

Organised by The Rolling Stones' fan club, the show coincided with the release date of the band's hit 'It’s All Over Now'. ...
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Audrey, Celia, and Olive’s Joyous Days At The Beach (1927-1928)

Audrey, Celia, and Olive’s Joyous Days At The Beach (1927-1928)

"Several years ago, I obtained a photographic album with pictures of an British family dating ...
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Lady Day And Mister: Billy Holiday’s Canine Partners In Crime

Lady Day And Mister: Billy Holiday’s Canine Partners In Crime

Jazz singer Eleanora Fagan, aka Billie Holiday and Lady Day, (April 7, 1915–July 17, 1959) ...
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Sassy Women In 1970s New York Purgatory, By Meryl Meisler

Sassy Women In 1970s New York Purgatory, By Meryl Meisler

  "You can never go to heaven, the best you can do is purgatory” That ...
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Andy Warhol Eats A Burger King And Asks ‘Where is the beautiful McDonald’s?’

Andy Warhol Eats A Burger King And Asks ‘Where is the beautiful McDonald’s?’

"It couldn’t be more Warholesque. That’s of course why he agreed to do it" ...
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The Bogus Magazine Story That Gave Birth To Saturday Night Fever

The Bogus Magazine Story That Gave Birth To Saturday Night Fever

The June 7, 1976 issue of New York Magazine featured the story Tribal Rights of Saturday Night. Nik ...
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Only The Dead Know Brooklyn: Irwin Klein’s ‘Bensonhoist’ Color Views of Brooklyn (1972-1974)

Only The Dead Know Brooklyn: Irwin Klein’s ‘Bensonhoist’ Color Views of Brooklyn (1972-1974)

Alan Klein writes of his brother Irwin Klein: "In one of Irwin’s last letters to ...
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Oh Venice Then! Oh Venice Empty! A Glorious Day Out In 1961

Oh Venice Then! Oh Venice Empty! A Glorious Day Out In 1961

  Oh Venice then! Oh Venice empty! No ghastly megalith cruise ships, no Disneyland fake ...
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John Coltrane’s Notes For A Love Supreme And Miles Davis’ God-Given Gift

John Coltrane’s Notes For A Love Supreme And Miles Davis’ God-Given Gift

John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was moved to affirm and reaffirm his faith in God ...
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