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A portrait by Malian photographer <n>Seydou Keïta</n>.

Actress <n>Pauline Frederick</n> as Potiphar's wife in the play <n>Joseph and His Brethren</n>, c. 1930s.

<n>Praia da Paciência, Salvador, Bahia</n> (1980) by photographer <n>Cristiano Mascaro</n>.

<n>Presa di coscienza sulla natura</n> by <n>Mario Giacomelli</n>, 1976-2000.

A photograph by <n>Herbert List</n> from his 1988 book, <n>Junge Männer</n>.

A 1950s performance at <n>The Tin Angel</n> jazz club in San Francisco, photographed by <n>Nat Farbman</n>.

<n>Ruth Orkin</n>'s <n>Self-portrait</n>, 1950s.

Performers <n>Lucia Muller</n> and <n>Charlie Cairoli Junior</n> of the <n>Bertram Mills Circus</n> in London, 1963. Photo by <n>Keystone</n>.

Photo by <n>Loomis Dean</n> for the <n>LIFE Picture Collection</n>, 1949.

Dancers <n>Judith Jamison</n> and <n>Mikhail Baryshnikov</n> in <n>Alvin Ailey</n>'s 1976 duet, <n>Pas de Duke</n>. Photo by <n>Thomas Victor</n>.

Cover art for the <n>MUSICA RADIO</n> mix series by DJ <n>daniel james</n>.

A self-portrait of model <n>Melanie Kieback</n>.

Models <n>Wanda Delafield</n> and <n>Peggy Lloyd</n> in California, 1942. Photo by <n>Hermann Landshoff</n>.

Director <n>Steven Spielberg</n> on the set of the 1975 film <n>Jaws</n> with the mechanical shark, <n>Bruce</n>.

Actor <n>Alain Delon</n> photographed by <n>Jack Garofalo</n> in Venice, 1962.

<n>the mathematician</n> by artist <n>Reza Riahi</n>.

<n>The Water Dance</n> performed by members of <n>Kibbutz Urim</n> in 1947. Photo by <n>Kluger Zoltan</n>.

A mirror ball is hoisted into position for the <n>Bal des Petits Lits Blancs</n> in <n>Paris</n>, 1951.

Photo by <n>Pia Riverola</n> for <n>Kinfolk Issue 35</n> with art direction by <n>People by People</n>.

A print titled <n>Recipes Against Melancholy</n> featuring text written in shorthand.

A publicity portrait of actor <n>Theda Bara</n> for the lost 1918 film <n>Salomé</n>.

<n>Herbie Hancock</n> at the <n>Maiden Voyage</n> recording session, 1965. Photo by <n>Francis Wolff</n>.

Photograph by <n>John Drysdale</n>, taken in London in the early to mid-20th century.

A couple performs the <n>Lindy Hop</n> at the <n>Savoy Ballroom</n> in Harlem, 1947. Photo by <n>American Photographer</n>.

Poster for <n>Restaurant Florent</n> designed by <n>Tibor Kalman</n>.

Photographer <n>John Drysdale</n> is confronted by a kangaroo, 1962. Photo by <n>John Drysdale</n> and <n>Voller Ernst</n>.