http://nines.org/forum/view_thread?thread=52 nineteenth-century studies online en-us http://nines.org/assets/nines/sm_site_image-185f6d1e205636b2c31820e7f5579e08.gif http://nines.org 83 83 http://nines.org/forum/object?comment=81 The British Library has recently put up a <span title="External Link: http://www.bl.uk/learning/artimages/bodies/freak/gallery/freakgallery.html" real_link="http://www.bl.uk/learning/artimages/bodies/freak/gallery/freakgallery.html" class="ext_linklike">gallery of posters</span> from 'Freak Shows,' advertising giants and little people, mermaids and Siamese twins. It's a great glimpse into the visual culture of the nineteenth century. <br><br>In related news, NINES has added a new resource from Adam Matthew Digital, called <span title="External Link: http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Victorian-Popular-Culture.aspx" real_link="http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Victorian-Popular-Culture.aspx" class="ext_linklike">Victorian Popular Culture</span>. If your institution subscribes to the resource, you'll find all sorts of fascinating books, pamphlets and posters dealing with spiritualism, magic and other Victorian leisure activities. All users of NINES can search this resource, so even if you don't have full access, you can get a sense of the collection by <span title="External Link: http://www.nines.org/search/saved?user=DWheeles&name=amdVPC" real_link="http://www.nines.org/search/saved?user=DWheeles&name=amdVPC" class="ext_linklike">clicking on this link</span>.<br><br><em>h/t on the BL 'Freak Shows' from <span title="External Link: http://victorianpeeper.blogspot.com/2009/12/victorian-freak-show.html" real_link="http://victorianpeeper.blogspot.com/2009/12/victorian-freak-show.html" class="ext_linklike">The Victorian Peeper</span></em>.<br><br>