Age of Power and Wonder by Lauren Lampasone, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)October 25, 2012

Browsing the Digital Gallery today, I came across this interesting set of cigarette cards. And since I don't think there is anyone who doesn't love space, science, retrofuturism, invisibility and dogs, I thought I'd share a few of them here.

Apparently I wasn't the first to "discover" them though! Interesting to see the images each blogger chose to highlight.

Television of the future., Digital ID 407541, New York Public LibraryTelevision of the future., Digital ID 407541, New York Public Library

Working principle of the robot lathe., Digital ID 407587, New York Public LibraryWorking principle of the robot lathe., Digital ID 407587, New York Public Library

The spectrum., Digital ID 407555, New York Public LibraryThe spectrum., Digital ID 407555, New York Public Library

Amazing calculating mentality., Digital ID 407663, New York Public LibraryAmazing calculating mentality., Digital ID 407663, New York Public Library

500 years after Caxton., Digital ID 409867, New York Public Library500 years after Caxton., Digital ID 409867, New York Public Library

Dog's conditioned reflex., Digital ID 407635, New York Public LibraryDog's conditioned reflex., Digital ID 407635, New York Public Library

Organization and disorganization of matter., Digital ID 409653, New York Public LibraryOrganization and disorganization of matter., Digital ID 409653, New York Public Library

Photo pages., Digital ID 407643, New York Public LibraryPhoto pages., Digital ID 407643, New York Public Library

Vanishing before your eyes., Digital ID 407523, New York Public LibraryVanishing before your eyes., Digital ID 407523, New York Public Library

Wood gnawed by beetles., Digital ID 409797, New York Public LibraryWood gnawed by beetles., Digital ID 409797, New York Public Library

The Moon from Greenwich., Digital ID 407571, New York Public LibraryThe Moon from Greenwich., Digital ID 407571, New York Public Library

Revealed by X-ray., Digital ID 409793, New York Public LibraryRevealed by X-ray., Digital ID 409793, New York Public Library

The three 'progressives'., Digital ID 407735, New York Public LibraryThe three 'progressives'., Digital ID 407735, New York Public Library

Teaching a machine to think., Digital ID 407639, New York Public LibraryTeaching a machine to think., Digital ID 407639, New York Public Library

The solar system., Digital ID 407693, New York Public LibraryThe solar system., Digital ID 407693, New York Public Library

Gone!, Digital ID 409643, New York Public LibraryGone!, Digital ID 409643, New York Public Library

Looking into a gigantic van de Graaf sphere., Digital ID 407611, New York Public LibraryLooking into a gigantic van de Graaf sphere., Digital ID 407611, New York Public Library

The 'Iron Mike' does not permit this., Digital ID 407689, New York Public LibraryThe 'Iron Mike' does not permit this., Digital ID 407689, New York Public Library

Atom under bombardment., Digital ID 407615, New York Public LibraryAtom under bombardment., Digital ID 407615, New York Public Library

Air-conditioning for sweat box., Digital ID 409745, New York Public LibraryAir-conditioning for sweat box., Digital ID 409745, New York Public Library

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