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A set of <n>Antique French Playing Cards</n> from the late 1800s, published by <n>Wings of Whimsy</n>.

An <n>AGMüller Ace of Spades</n> playing card.

The <n>10 of Clubs</n> from a <n>Lutece</n> playing card deck.

Mayan-themed card from the <n>Baraja Maya</n> deck designed by <n>Victor Mikhailovich Sveshnikov</n> in 1975.

<n>Suicide King</n> illustration by <n>Santiago Uceda</n> from the <n>Contraband Deck</n> designed by <n>Joe Doucet</n>.

From the 1973 book <n>Deal Me In: The Use of Playing Cards in Teaching and Learning</n> by <n>Margie Golick</n>.

The <n>Ace of Clubs</n> from a deck of <n>Goodall & Son Ltd. Playing Cards</n>, c. 1940.

An <n>Ace of Hearts with cupid playing card</n> illustration by <n>CSA-Printstock</n> from the <n>CSA Images</n> collection.

The 2023 Polaroid photograph, <n>Strip Poker</n>.

King of Clubs from the <n>Odd Bods Playing Cards</n> set, illustrated by <n>Jonathan Burton</n> for <n>The Folio Society</n>.

<n>Art Deco</n> Queen of Spades from the <n>Le Florentin</n> deck, published by <n>B.P. Grimaud</n> in France, c. 1920s.