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A hand-colored photograph of a samurai, taken by Italian-British photographer Felice Beato during the Edo period in 1863. The samurai wears a suit of armor, including a kabuto , and holds a katana.

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A hand-colored photograph of a samurai, taken by Italian-British photographer Felice Beato during the Edo period in 1863. The samurai wears a suit of armor, including a kabuto , and holds a katana.

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Color autochrome photo of the interior of the Nabataean Tomb of the Roman Soldier before it was cleaned up for tourists in Petra, Jordan, c. 1st century CE. Taken by a photographer of the American Colony, Jerusalem, c. 1920-1940.

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Color autochrome photo of the interior of the Nabataean Tomb of the Roman Soldier before it was cleaned up for tourists in Petra, Jordan, c. 1st century CE. Taken by a photographer of the American Colony, Jerusalem, c. 1920-1940.

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1857 vs 2025: Italian photographer and colonel Luigi Pesce, who traveled to Iran during the Qajar Empire, took what is now considered the oldest known photograph from the 2,500-year-old Persepolis.

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1857 vs 2025: Italian photographer and colonel Luigi Pesce, who traveled to Iran during the Qajar Empire, took what is now considered the oldest known photograph from the 2,500-year-old Persepolis.

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Hand-colored lithograph Phenakistiscope disc featuring images of cats and a donkey, c. 1830. When it is spun, it gives the illusion of animation to the viewer.

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Hand-colored lithograph Phenakistiscope disc featuring images of cats and a donkey, c. 1830. When it is spun, it gives the illusion of animation to the viewer.

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Photographs taken in 1868 of Phineas Gage’s skull and the tamping rod that was blasted through his head, twelve years before his death .

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Photographs taken in 1868 of Phineas Gage’s skull and the tamping rod that was blasted through his head, twelve years before his death .

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Photo of a tomb somewhere in southern China, date unknown. Photo by Scottish photographer John Thomson taken around 1870.

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Photo of a tomb somewhere in southern China, date unknown. Photo by Scottish photographer John Thomson taken around 1870.

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Wet collodion glass negative photo of King Mongkut of Thailand taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson, c. 1865-1866.

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Wet collodion glass negative photo of King Mongkut of Thailand taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson, c. 1865-1866.

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"The Great Drum of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, India" - A Photograph of a Nagara at the Golden Temple taken by Benjamin W. Kilburn

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"The Great Drum of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, India" - A Photograph of a Nagara at the Golden Temple taken by Benjamin W. Kilburn

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5 feather capes presented by the Hawaiian King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu to the king George IV, during their visit to London in 1824. Now housed at the British Museum

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5 feather capes presented by the Hawaiian King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu to the king George IV, during their visit to London in 1824. Now housed at the British Museum

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A group of ceramic funerary jars containing human bones in Xiamen, China, date unknown. One of the jars has shattered. Photographed by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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A group of ceramic funerary jars containing human bones in Xiamen, China, date unknown. One of the jars has shattered. Photographed by Scottish photographer John Thomson in 1871.

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Photographs of members of Napoleon’s army wearing their original uniforms and insignia, taken in 1858, 37 years after the emperor's death in 1821, when these old soldiers were well into their 70s and 80s

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Photographs of members of Napoleon’s army wearing their original uniforms and insignia, taken in 1858, 37 years after the emperor's death in 1821, when these old soldiers were well into their 70s and 80s

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Some of the 1,000+ wooden molds for making rice cakes and confections at the Kanazawa Confectionery Wooden Molds Museum. Japan. Edo period, 1603-1868

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Some of the 1,000+ wooden molds for making rice cakes and confections at the Kanazawa Confectionery Wooden Molds Museum. Japan. Edo period, 1603-1868

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Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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Doll of Takenouchi no Sukune holding a baby. Japan, Edo period, 18th century

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