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First use of anesthesia in surgery, 1846

First public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1846.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustratioin

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Mayflower passengers landing at Plymouth Rock, 1620

John Alden and Mary Chilton landing at Plymouth from the Mayflower, December 1620.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Thomas Nast cartoon about Boss Tweed corruption

"Who stole the people''s money? Twas him" cartoon about Tammany Hall scandal, 1871.
Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Thomas Nast cartoon

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