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“There are people who can see and others who cannot even look”
The greatest early photographer's portraits of Hugo, Manet, Dumas, and more
Looking Through the Past
Illuminating forgotten corners of history and using them to think about the present. Click to read Looking Through the Past, by George Dillard, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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How ancient people saw themselves
The art of the ancient mirror
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How a Forgotten Battle Created a More Peaceful World
The legacy of Solferino is in more danger than ever
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The Myth of Bananaland
The marketing and reality of the United Fruit Company
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What were the earliest laws like?
Hammurabi’s code doesn’t tell the whole story
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Plastic Before Plastic: How gutta-percha shaped the 19th century
How gutta-percha shaped the 19th century
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Seeing Through the Spartan Mirage
Why does this ancient society capture the modern imagination?