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A map of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands.

A map of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands from The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands.
A roller skating rink pays better than you think.

A roller skating rink pays better than you think from The Street railway journal.
Another 20-H.P. runabout.

Another 20-H.P. runabout from American Homes and Gardens
Ball rackets. Shinny ball and stick.

Ball rackets. Shinny ball and stick from Bulletin -- Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology.
Carrying crated chickens and eggs to market.

Carrying crated chickens and eggs to market from American homes and gardens.
Coxcatlan Cave during the dry season.

Coxcatlan Cave during the dry season from The prehistory of the Tehuacan Valley.
Drawings of diamonds.

Drawings of diamonds from The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier.
Elevation des thermes de l'Empereur Diocletien…. Elevation of the baths of the Emperor Diocletian .... Engravings from the first comparative history of world architecture.

Elevation des thermes de l'Empereur Diocletien from Entwurff einer historischen Architectur.
Late black-on-white ware ollas from Kin Tiel.

Late black-on-white ware ollas from Kin Tiel from Smithsonian miscellaneous collections.
Les ruines de Palmyre. The ruins of Palmyra. Syria. Engravings from the first comparative history of world architecture.

Les ruines de Palmyre from Entwurff einer historischen Architectur.
Mount Vesuvius.

Mount Vesuvius from Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Mundus subterraneus.
Plano General de la fortaleza de la Alhambra.

Plano General de la fortaleza de la Alhambra from Plans, elevations, sections, and details of the Alhambra.
Plate depicting seven types of marble from the United States.

Plate depicting seven types of marble from the United States from A popular treatise on gems : in reference to their scientific value.
The image shows mine workers sieving material through both dry and wet sieves.

The image shows mine workers sieving material through both dry and wet sieves from Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii, qvibu officia,instrumenta, machinae...
Three-phase railway, Lugano.

Three-phase railway, Lugano from The Street railway journal.

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Cover of Kansas; its interior and exterior life

Kansas; its interior and exterior life

Cover of Lienzo de Tlaxcalla

Lienzo de Tlaxcalla
Cover of NATO

NATO [v.3:chapter 12-C]
Cover of The Anacostia story, 1608-1930

The Anacostia story, 1608-1930

Cover of The binding of books

The binding of books

Cover of The slaveholders' rebellion, and the downfall of slavery in America

The slaveholders' rebellion, and the downfall of slavery in America
Cover of Through the air

Through the air