SENSATION! Reported Bodies in 19th Century American Media
Item set
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Ten Days in a Mad-House
Browseable copy via Internet Archive -
“Art in the Dailies” (1885)
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Excerpt from New York Times article “France Rape Trial Renews Push to Revise Legal Definition of Rape”
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“Humiliating Eruptions” advertisement excerpt
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Anne Gross
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“An Insanity Expert at Work”
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“In the Hands of the Police”
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The Mystery of Marie Rogêt (1899)
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“Murdered by Lust” (1882)
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Photo portrait of Jennie Cramer, ca. 1875–1881
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Excerpt of New York Times article “Brady’s Photographs. Pictures of the Dead at Antietam.”
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Containers for Regular Strength Tylenol, Higgins Aspirin, and Dr. A. W. Chase’s Nerve Pills (ca. 20th c.)
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“Scene on a Refugee Train in Florida—A Case of Yellow Fever: The Stampede”
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Stereoscope ready for viewing a stereograph
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“The Big Fireman and the Silly Little Newsboys”
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“Scientific Testimony—Showing How it Acts on the Average Juryman”
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“The Quack Doctor’s Last Dose” (1881)
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“The Prohibition Movement—The Drug Store of the Future” (1882)
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“Patent-Medicines” (1881)
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“The Spectre in Our Streets [Respectfully Dedicated to the Street Cleaning Bureau]”
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Thos Roscoe Back Wound (1865)
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Article excerpt on the telegraph from Inventors’ Guide and Advertiser
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Toxical Display of Exhibits from Examination of the Body of Jennie Cramer (1882)
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“France Rape Trial Renews Push to Revise Legal Definition of Rape.”
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Excerpt of Fox News article “Blue light from phone screens precipitate blindness, study finds”