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J.C. Wild, Destruction by Fire of Pennsylvania Hall, hand-colored lithograph (Philadelphia, 1838). Library Company digital collections. During the fire, showing the fire companies' refusal to train their hoses on the fire.

Pandemic Protest, Pandemic Riots

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Edward Williams Clay, The Smokers (New York: H. R. Robinson, 1837). Lithograph.

Wanting to Kick Myself: My First Days in the Graphic Arts Department

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An Important Message from the Edwin Wolf 2nd Director

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French Rolls

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John L. Magee, Death of George Shifler in Kensington. Born Jan 24 1825. Murdered May 6 1844 (Philadelphia: William Smith, after 1850). Hand-colored lithograph.

Working with Graphics is Not Just Fun

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The Norris Family and Their Networks

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Pandemic Panic: Mary Shelley's The Last Man

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The Abbess, being dragged by Death from her nunnery looks far from ready to meet her maker, woodblock print from The Dance of Death by the German artist Hans Holbein (1497–1543).

Pandemic Reading: Cholera: John Snow's Map and Poe's "Red Death"

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Leek Soup served with fresh crusty bread and basil.

Leek Soup

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Depicts a "Quick Delivery" truck standing in the middle of the street, the driver napping and the horse eating grass from the street. A cop leans on a lamppost and twirls his nightstick. Children play marbles in the street, and a dog sleeps. The building in the background resembles Independence Hall.

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