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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
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Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
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Street Shots of New York City in 1978
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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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Measuring the Shape of the Earth
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And Vinyl Covers
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
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42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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Submerged Bridge in Spanish Cave Built Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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On the Spot: Gina Anne Tam
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Closes Its College
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