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    Detail of fair copy of the Declaration of Independence handwritten by Thomas Jefferson

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    Detail of Hunt-Lenox globe, crafted of copper ca. 1508

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    Detail of manuscript of James Baldwin's “Open Letter to My Sister, Miss Angela Davis, in care of the Silent Majority”

    The Written Word

    Detail of frontispiece of Shakespeare's portfolio showing an engraving of the author in 17th-century dress. Above it reads: Published according to the true original copies.

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    Detail of two bronze sculptures of an African man and woman by Charles Henri Joseph Cordier

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    Closeup photo of the original, historic stuffed animals Winnie the Pooh and Kanga with part of Eeyore in the background.

    Belief

    Detail of an illustration from Siyer-i Nebī (Life of the Prophet), a 13th-century illuminated manuscript copied in the 16th century

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    Detail of small bronze model of a larger sculpture called Lift Every Voice and Sing (Harp), which features a line of people of various heights standing close together so they resemble a harp.

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