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ALT Dan Smith wearing a white shirt leaning over a table and looking at a handwritten letter.
ALT Assistant curator Charlie Carter shows Dan Smith a guitar.
ALT Charlie Carter shows archival items to Dan Smith.
ALT Dan Smith takes a photo with his phone of an archival item in front of a window and a bust of Percy Shelley.
ALT A hardcover book titled "The House of Souls" is standing on a metal surface. The cover features an intricate design with mystical illustrations and decorative elements. A small label marked "copy 1" is protruding from the top.
ALT Cover of the book "The Watcher and Other Weird Stories" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, with illustrations by B. S. Le Fanu. The design features a dark bird flying in front of the moon on a textured background.
ALT A decorative hardcover book titled "The Evil Guest" by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. The cover is dark with ornate gold detailing and features illustrations by Brinsley Le Fanu. The book is published by Downey & Co.
ALT Two books with German titles. The first book's spine reads "Von Werwölfen und anderen Tiermenschen" and has a white label. The second book's spine reads "Von denen Vampiren oder Menschensaugern" and has a green label. They are standing upright on a blue surface.
ALT The image is split into two sections. The top shows a group of vintage stuffed animals, including a tiger, piglet, bear, donkey, and kangaroo with a baby. The bottom section displays old books and stuffed animals on a table, including "Winnie-the-Pooh" books. The text in between reads: "Happy 100th birthday, Winnie-the-Pooh!"
ALT Three books are displayed against a teal background. The first book, "The Hums of Pooh," has a light blue cover with a pattern of honey pots and bees. The second book, "Pooh and the Millennium" by John Tyerman Williams, features an illustration of Winnie the Pooh beside a clock. The third book, "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff, has a teal cover with a minimalist illustration of Pooh and Piglet walking.
ALT Two vintage magazine covers are displayed. The first is "Mattachine Review," May-June 1955 edition, featuring a blue cover with the headline "Police Roundup Jails 69." The second is "Either Is Love," a book priced at 25 cents, showcasing a close-up of two hands. The text below the covers reads, "Mid-20th-Century LGBTQIA+ History in NYPL’s Collections."
ALT A humanoid donkey sits at a desk, reading a book filled with illustrations of animals. 🫏 Francisco Goya (1746–1828), Asta su abuelo (And so was his grandfather), 1799, from Los Caprichos, Aquatint, S. P. Avery Collection.
ALT Two donkeys face each other with a corrugated metal fence and trees in the background. 🫏 Lucia Nimcová, Cover, Animal imago (Vilnius: Lithuania: Petro ofsetas, 2016).
ALT Two donkey heads face each other against a textured background with three large letter "D"s between them. The phrase "When shall we three meet again?" is written at the bottom. 🫏 Page from “Album of Cutouts”, 19th cent.
![A lonely donkey stands in front of a wooden structure with a sign reading "Home Sweet Home." The snow-covered ground and atmosphere convey a sense of isolation. Text at the bottom says "No One to Love Me." The advertisement in the corner mentions "Cashmere Hats" and "Chambers.
🫏 [Bufford, Printers]. Trade Card for Bostwick, Hatter (det.), 19th century, Lithography, L. Prang & Co. Collection.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HUTrSqXW8AAlGYm.jpg?name=orig)
ALT A lonely donkey stands in front of a wooden structure with a sign reading "Home Sweet Home." The snow-covered ground and atmosphere convey a sense of isolation. Text at the bottom says "No One to Love Me." The advertisement in the corner mentions "Cashmere Hats" and "Chambers. 🫏 [Bufford, Printers]. Trade Card for Bostwick, Hatter (det.), 19th century, Lithography, L. Prang & Co. Collection.
ALT A person in a plaid suit and tie stands in front of a framed map and bookshelf. Text at the top reads "Researcher Spotlight: Vincent Calvagno." Below, it states "Environmental and Intellectual History in Colonial New England.
ALT Illustration of a large bear in the woods.
ALT Illustration of a bear with its paws around tree branches.
ALT Illustration of a bear wrapped around a tree.
ALT Black-and-white engraving of a bear curled up on the ground eating something.
ALT Facade of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue, featuring grand columns and statues above the entrance. Steps lead up to the entrance, with people walking and sitting around the area. A green Fifth Ave subway sign is visible in the foreground.
ALT A group of people stands around a display table with "The Library" sign in a spacious room with high ceilings and ornate chandeliers.
ALT A group of people are inside a marble gallery with display cases.
ALT A woman in a striped shirt and dark pants stands in the stacks holding an iPad.
ALT A wooden table holds numerous handheld devices, each labeled with light blue sticky notes marked with various alphanumeric codes. The arrangement is zigzagged, forming loose rows across the table.
ALT An open book showing an old handwritten page titled "Coleccion de Recetas de Cocina" with the year 1832." Below is the text: "A Taste of 19th-Century Mexican Convent Cooking."