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Caption: “Modern rooms: a bathroom, a small bedroom with makeup table.”

Caption: “Decoration of a contemporary home; a parlor.”

Caption: “Beautiful photographs from the street.” These snapshots of women on the street appear to have been taken in Shanghai.

Caption: “From these few pictures you can see female sentiment. There is absolutely no way men can express this. These so-called good friends are inseparable. The unfortunate thing is that after marriage they suddenly become cold and indifferent.”

Caption: “Our empress of the cinema, Miss Hu Die.”
Hu starred in the 1934 film Zi mei hua (Twin Sisters).

A Shanghai housewife attempts to cook dinner as her befuddled husband and mother-in-law look on.

Xu Ling on the front cover

Most photographs of women in Ling long were taken outdoors. Posing with an automobile was a favored stance.

Front cover of a special issue on swimming.

Back cover of Ling long with the title "Movies" and an unusual Chinese transliteration mu wei 幕味 (screen flavor), instead of the common term for movie, dian ying (electric shadow).

Movie stars Evelyn Brent and Clive Brook

Actress Liang Sai Zhen on the cover of Ling long magazine

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Shanghai socialite Zhou Shuheng on the front cover of Ling long magazine

Purportedly prophesies Irish rebellion, regicide, "divisions in England in maters of religion," "great and terrible persecution which shall fall upon the reformed churches by the Papists". Written by anonymous.

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Illustration showing the three levels of intellectual hierarchy in Omeka

Illustration is a detail from the front cover of The American anti-slavery almanac, for 1839.

Illustration is a detail from the front cover of The American anti-slavery almanac, for 1837.

Illustration is a detail form p. 41 of The American anti-slavery almanac, for 1837