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Going viral in the online anti-vaccine wars

‘Anti-vaxxers’ are taking their message online using powerful images as well as words. But is the pro campaigners’ response any better?

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Why the world needs collectors

Those who collect play an important role as “facilitators of curiosity”, says Anna Faherty.

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  • A woman extravagantly equipped to deal with the cholera epidemic of 1832; representing the abundance of dubious advice on how to combat cholera. Etching, c. 1832.
  • A woman extravagantly equipped to deal with the cholera epidemic of 1832; representing the abundance of dubious advice on how to combat cholera. Etching, c. 1832.
  • A woman extravagantly equipped to deal with the cholera epidemic of 1832; representing the abundance of dubious advice on how to combat cholera. Etching, c. 1832.
  • A figure dressed in a cholera safety suit. Coloured etching after J. Petzl (?), ca. 1832.
  • A figure dressed in a cholera safety suit. Coloured etching after J. Petzl (?), ca. 1832.
  • A figure dressed in a cholera safety suit. Coloured etching after J. Petzl (?), ca. 1832.
  • A figure dressed in a cholera safety suit. Coloured etching after J. Petzl (?), ca. 1832.
  • A man absurdly well-prepared for the cholera epidemic of 1832; representing the overabundance of questionable remedies and protections against cholera. Watercolour, c. 1832.
  • A man absurdly well-prepared for the cholera epidemic of 1832; representing the overabundance of questionable remedies and protections against cholera. Etching, c. 1832.
  • A tailor holding out a folding swatch of cloth samples. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.
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