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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, a scene from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Slave couple marrying by jumping over a broom

Broomstick wedding ceremony of African-American slaves, from an eyewitness before the Civil War.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Home in ancient Rome

Roman house, viewed from the atrium through the tablinumin to the peristyle and a garden.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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