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Photographs as evidence of gender identity and sexuality

Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality.

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Public health campaigns and the ‘threat’ of disability

By continuing to represent disability as the feared outcome of disease, public health campaigns help to perpetuate prejudice against disabled people.

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Paris Morgue and a public spectacle of death

Known as the “only free theatre in Paris”, La Morgue was a popular place for the public to view cadavers on display.

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Native Americans through the 19th-century lens

The stories behind Rinehart's photographs may not be as black and white as they first appear.

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  • Kuching, Sarawak: the Public Offices. Photograph.
  • Lagos, Nigeria: public latrine buildings. Photograph, 1910/1920.
  • Public information notice, featuring a diphtheria quarantine card, Pennsylvania. Photograph, 1910/1930?.
  • The Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts: an elevated view. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Agra, India: the Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audience). Photograph, ca. 1900.
  • Boston public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts: view of lake. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • Well designed for public use in a street in Bathurst, Gambia. Photograph, c. 1911.
  • Well designed for public use in a street in Bathurst, Gambia. Photograph, c. 1911.
  • Queenstown, South Africa: the public buildings. Woodburytype, 1888, after a photograph by Robert Harris.
  • World War One: Islington Public Library used as a hospital ward. Photograph by Langfier Ltd., 1916.
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