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The Martians are coming

For over a hundred years, antagonistic alien invaders have been a popular focus for the imagined end of the world. But the destructive consequences of human behaviour is far more frightening.

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Birth, babies and boxes of memories

With memories of her baby in neonatal intensive care still fresh, Erin Beeston decides to unearth the poignant objects her family kept following births, going back as far as Victorian times.

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Moles’ feet, dried frogs and other folk medicines

Early-20th-century folklorist Edward Lovett made it his mission to discover the nation’s beliefs and superstitions, collecting amulets from cottage cupboards up and down the country.

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The grape cure

When we bring someone in hospital a bunch of grapes, we don't expect the grapes to work a miraculous cure upon them. But throughout history, wondrous healing powers have been attributed to the humble grape.

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  • Spinal carriage: early 20th century
  • Aseptic surgical case, early 20th century.
  • An opium den in San Francisco, early 20th century, with two Chinese men smoking. Process print after a photograph.
  • Three young women posing in a photographic studio, one seated on a bench, in front of a painted backdrop of a rural scene.
  • A young woman posing in a photographic studio, holding a fan, in front of a painted backdrop of a rural scene.
  • A Bulgarian female acrobat standing on her hands.
  • A Bulgarian woman in national dress with a water jug.
  • Bulgarian men wearing national dress.
  • A Bulgarian woman wearing national dress.
  • Viola Hamilton, posing in a classical attitude against a square column.
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Access to Birth Control in Early 20th-century Ireland

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