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People of London : Fights, Food and Factory Girls – 1902

People of London : Fights, Food and Factory Girls – 1902

Pictures from 'Living London' by George R. Sims, published in 1902 ...
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Buy Prints Jack London’s Extraordinary Photos of London’s East End in 1902

Jack London’s Extraordinary Photos of London’s East End in 1902

In a book that became to be known as 'The People of the Abyss' London described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets. ...
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Torture Devices For Your Frat House And Lodge From A 1908 Catalogue

Torture Devices For Your Frat House And Lodge From A 1908 Catalogue

'Every article in this catalog is guaranteed to be exactly as represented' - DeMoulin Brothers & Co. of Greenville, Illinois ...
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Masonic Watches : Vintage Brotherhood Timepieces

Masonic Watches : Vintage Brotherhood Timepieces

You don't need to be a Freemason to get the Brotherhood's watch - but US Presidents and many others who are do ...
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Wild-Wacky-Stylish: Vintage Photos of Women’s Hats Through the Ages

Wild-Wacky-Stylish: Vintage Photos of Women’s Hats Through the Ages

"In honor of spring and Easter, here's post on women wearing hats as found in my collection" - Robert E. Jackson ...
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George Silas Duntley : Photographs Of Chicago and Bushnell, Illinois 1899-1918

George Silas Duntley : Photographs Of Chicago and Bushnell, Illinois 1899-1918

A trained surgeon who removed his own tonsils, Duntley worked as an eye surgeon in poor rural areas and was often paid in chickens. ...
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The Occult Art of Austin Osman Spare: Child Prodigy, Anti-Nazi, and “Possibly the Greatest English Magician of the Twentieth Century”

The Occult Art of Austin Osman Spare: Child Prodigy, Anti-Nazi, and “Possibly the Greatest English Magician of the Twentieth Century”

The Observer remarked: “Mr. Spare’s art is abnormal, unhealthy, wildly fantastic and unintelligible - high praise indeed ...
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Hobo Symbols From The Great Depression : The Secret Language Of America’s Itinerant Workers

Hobo Symbols From The Great Depression : The Secret Language Of America’s Itinerant Workers

60 hobo signs, used in the Great Depression by transient working class men and women who traveled by train, looking for jobs and sustenance ...
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The Inglorious History of King’s Cross and its Station – a haunt of Thieves and Murderers

The Inglorious History of King’s Cross and its Station – a haunt of Thieves and Murderers

When King’s Cross station opened on 14th October 1852 the building was greatly admired but in an era famed for the opposite the station was as practical and lacking of superfluous ornament as the locomotives it was made to house. ...
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Eugenics And Making The American Master Race One Better Baby At A Time

Eugenics And Making The American Master Race One Better Baby At A Time

In the early 20th Century America wanted to create a perfect society by creating Better Babies through competition and sterilization ...
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Wild-Wacky-Cool: Vintage Snapshots of Men’s Hair Through the Ages

Wild-Wacky-Cool: Vintage Snapshots of Men’s Hair Through the Ages

A gallery of men's hair styles and misdemeanours from Robert E. Jackson's amazing photograph collection ...
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Early Colour Photographs of New York 1900-1930

Early Colour Photographs of New York 1900-1930

The following selection of colour images of New York between 1900-30 include Autochromes, hand-painted images, and postcards. ...
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