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Gorgeous Japanese Firework Illustrations From The Late 1800s

Gorgeous Japanese Firework Illustrations From The Late 1800s

These illustrations of 花火, Hanabi (fireworks or “fire flowers”),  advertised Japan's Hirayama Fireworks and Yokoi Fireworks companies in the late 19th century. ...
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The Story Of ‘Punk’

The Story Of ‘Punk’

The rotten etymology of Punk - a word used to describe music for centuries ...
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All Good Things From Stephen Ellcock – A Book Of Visual Delights

All Good Things From Stephen Ellcock – A Book Of Visual Delights

Stephen Ellcock's brilliant book shows us all the things we should see in a sparkling ride through the ages filled with visual wonder ...
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News From the Bedroom: The Pillow Library – 19th Century Japanese Erotica

News From the Bedroom: The Pillow Library – 19th Century Japanese Erotica

Kesai Eisen inspired Van Gogh. He also created these erotic prints - two of which show us sex from the inside ...
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Banned In The USA: Charges et Décharges Diaboliques by Eugène Lepoittevin

Banned In The USA: Charges et Décharges Diaboliques by Eugène Lepoittevin

Twelve satirical images the USA once considered "obscene and immoral" (NSFW) ...
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Yokai Horrors From The 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll

Yokai Horrors From The 18th Century Bakemono Zukushi Scroll

The nightmarish, curious and rather cute demons were created in the Edo period ...
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The Story of Poor Robert McGee : Scalped in 1864

The Story of Poor Robert McGee : Scalped in 1864

'Young McGee' tells the story of how he came to scalped and live in the 'Indian Wars' ...
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Incredible Photographs of Shipwrecks (1872 – 1997)

Incredible Photographs of Shipwrecks (1872 – 1997)

From the Gibson Archives - stunning photographs of ships wrecked on his British coasts ...
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Les Sataniques : The Satanic Ones by Félicien Rops (1882)

Les Sataniques : The Satanic Ones by Félicien Rops (1882)

A Belgian artist's depictions of demonic order and sex shocked France ...
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Illustrations From Bijutsu Sekai (1893–1896)

Illustrations From Bijutsu Sekai (1893–1896)

Watanabe Seitei's gorgeous illustrations from a 19th Century Japanese book ...
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Portraits of 19th Century Baseball Players (Boston ca. 1890)

Portraits of 19th Century Baseball Players (Boston ca. 1890)

G.E. Gray's terrific studio portraits of baseball stars taken at his Boston studio ...
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Portraits of Captured Native Americans After The Modoc War

Portraits of Captured Native Americans After The Modoc War

These people were captured by the US Army after The Modoc War ended in 1873. ...
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