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Narcotic poisons / G.E. Madeley, lithog., Wellington St[ree]t, Strand.

Narcotic poisons / G.E. Madeley, lithog., Wellington St[ree]t, Strand.

Illustration shows plants classified as narcotic poisons, including Deadly Nightshade, Birthwort, White Poppy, Woody Nightshare, Tobacco, Thorn Apple, Water Hemlock, Foxglove, Strong Scented Lettuce, Hemlock, H... More

An apparatus by means of which suicides can get the better of the "penal code" / F. Graetz.

An apparatus by means of which suicides can get the better of the "pen...

Illustration shows a man whose offer of marriage has been rejected and is now determined to kill himself as a means of ending his suffering; he is sitting in a chair with two handguns, aimed at his chest, mount... More

Poster - Beware poison gas? - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Beware poison gas? - Public domain lithograph

Poster is text only. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Puck magazine cover - The Lucrezia Borgia of journalism

Puck magazine cover - The Lucrezia Borgia of journalism

Illustration shows William Randolph Hearst, wearing a bright yellow dress, as Lucrezia Borgia painting poison from pots labeled "Slander, Riot, Scandal, Malice, [and] Spite" on various newspapers labeled "San F... More

Poisonous mushrooms ; Irritating poisons / By G. Spratt, surgeon, fellow of the Medico-Botanical Society of London, and one of the editors of the Flora medica ; Lithographed by G.E. Madeley, 3 Wellington St[ree]t, Strand.

Poisonous mushrooms ; Irritating poisons / By G. Spratt, surgeon, fell...

Illustration shows poisonous mushrooms, including Glutinous Agaric, Bulbous Agaric, Deadly Agaric, and Hy Amanita; and plants classified as irrigating poisons, including Meadow Saffron, Bear's Foot, Black Helle... More

Puck magazine cover - "Our mutual friend" / J. Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - "Our mutual friend" / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Doctor" and a man labeled "Sexton" standing in the street outside a "Confectionery", with a large colorful candy stick between them, it is labeled "Chrome Green, Chalk, Red Lea... More

Puck magazine cover - Merry Christmas in Boston / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - Merry Christmas in Boston / Keppler.

Illustration shows Thomas W. Lawson standing among Christmas gifts and a notice posted on the wall, which states "Christmas Greeting to Lawson Put all insurance proxies in your possession on the State House St... More

The hemlock cup of the Republican Socrates / Kep.

The hemlock cup of the Republican Socrates / Kep.

Illustration shows the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." about to drink from a cup labeled "Reciprocity", with him are several men labeled "Root, Sherman, Cannon, La Follette, Crane, Lodge, Payne, Dick, Gall... More

Poster - The war of wealth - Public domain lithograph

Poster - The war of wealth - Public domain lithograph

A249575 U.S. Copyright Office By C.T. Dazey, author of "In old Kentucky." Caption: Retribution overtakes the junior partner. "It means death! Drink!" Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin... More

Death's laboratory - the patent medicine trust. Palatable poison for the people Drawn by E. W. Kimble

Death's laboratory - the patent medicine trust. Palatable poison for t...

Print from Collier's, The National Weekly, shows a skull surrounded by money bags. Inside the nose of the skull a skeleton pours Laudanum and alcohol from barrels in the skull's eyes into bottles labeled with ... More

Poster - The war of wealth - Public domain lithograph

Poster - The war of wealth - Public domain lithograph

A249575 U.S. Copyright Office By C.T. Dazey, author of "In old Kentucky." Caption: Retribution overtakes the junior partner. "It means death! Drink!" Created and "copyright 1895 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cin... More