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'With the Vigilance Committee in the East-End' An illustration from 'The Illustrated Police News' that satirizes the investigation efforts of the police (harassing the homeless in the East End of London) with the investigations of an East End militia, the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee (trailing a suspect assumed to be Jack the Ripper).
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"Jack the Ripper. Who is he? What is he? Where is he?" The front page of a weekly London magazine, "Puck", showcasing a cartoon of a man struggling to identify the culprit of the 1888 Whitechapel murders attributed to Jack the Ripper.
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Nichols Arboretum: Mapped Native and Non-Native Trees A map of trees in the Nichols Arboretum that are native to the area or non-native to the area.
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Matthaei Botanical Gardens: Landscape Changes from 1940 to 2010 A poster with a collection of historical aerial photographs of Matthaei Botanical Gardens from 1940 to 2010.
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Nichols Arboretum: Landscape change from 1940 to 2008 A collection of aerial photographs of the Nichols Arboretum.
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8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (12/55) Photograph of Tom Gaffield and his family at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Gaffield Children's Garden.
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8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (18/55) Photograph of a woman holding a caterpillar on a leaf at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Children's Garden.
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Lester Co-op House Tour Follow Co-President Ellary as they take you through Lester Co-op, which will be rethemed as "a safe space to center the needs and experiences of Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC)" as of Fall 2021. Lester is located one block from the School of Public Policy and is known for their plants, veggie meals, tight community, and red, barn-like home.
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Baker Graduate Co-op House Tour Check out what Ella Baker Graduate Co-op looks like and see if this is the place for you! Baker has a great community aspect and allows grad students to find a cozy, comfortable space on campus.
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Owen Cooperative House Tour Follow Gel Henry (They/Them) as they show you around Robert Owen Cooperative House in the Inter-Cooperative Council (ICC) in Ann Arbor MI. Located 5 minutes of walking from central campus of UMich and 15 minute drive from EMU's campus and with bussing distance of WCC, as all Ann Arbor co-ops. Owen house has a very diverse house culture with indie kids, kombucha makers, alternative, punk, edm, folk, party rockers, LGBT, POC, STEM students, art students, English students, (pet) rats, cats, occasionally doggos, and more! We come together to live cooperatively and grow, learn, and flourish in our intentional community.
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Truth Cooperative House Tour Follow Dylan Offman, the president of Truth Co-op, as he shows you around Truth's common spaces, bedrooms, and tells you about some of the perks and quirks of the co-op! Truth house is commonly know as having a mixture of Ann Arbor area students and international exchange students for a fun mixture of personalities within the home. Co-ops are inclusive and strive to be safe spaces for all who wish to join.
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8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (08/55) Photograph of a flower at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Children's Garden.
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8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (9/55) Photograph of one of the greenhouses at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Children's Garden.
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Peony Garden from the East A historic photograph of the Peony Garden in the first few decades of its operation
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"Horrible Murder in Whitechapel" An article from "The St. James' Gazette" that reports on the Nichols murder and the mood in Whitechapel at the time.
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"Mysterious Affair" A newspaper article from "The Nottingham Evening Post" that reports on a Whitechapel murder on August 31st, 1888.
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"Another Whitechapel Tragedy: Shocking Murder of a Woman. The Crime a Mystery" A newspaper article clipping from "The Eastern Evening News" reporting the murder of the first, official Jack the Ripper victim, Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols.
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"Blind-Man's Buff" A political cartoon in the British satirical magazine "Punch" that depicts a blindfolded policeman cluelessly surrounded by criminals in London's East End. A caption reads "Blind Mans' Buff. (As played by the Police.) 'Turn round three times, and catch whom you may!'" The cartoon also includes a poem reading "Lurking crime
Haunts from of old these dens of darksome slime.
There, where well-armed authority fears to tread,
Murder and outrage rear audacious head,
Unscanned, untracked."
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"Latest Details of the Whitechapel Murders" The front page of one of the earliest British tabloids, reporting on the lack of evidence available in the Jack the Ripper case after a few weeks of investigation.
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'Incidents Relating to the East End Murders' This newspaper feature illustrates some of the last known events in the lives of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes, as well as the investigation into their murders; it also illustrates the police investigation into another murder that took place around Whitehall.
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Chang Yu Sing The black and white profile photograph of Chang-Yu-Sing is framed by a yellow border with a label at the bottom. The label displays the title of the photograph along with the following information: "Imported to America by P.T. Barnum. Born in Pekin, 1847, Height 8ft. 3in. weight 400 lbs."
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Jojo, the Human Skye Terrier This black and white photograph is somewhat overexposed but still portrays Fedor Jeftichew, also known as Jo Jo. Standing straight forward with his hand on his hip, his eyes look straight at the camera through his face covered in hair.
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Alfonso This is a souvenir photograph of Alfonso "The Human Ostrich" who performed for P.T. Barnum. A human ostrich was someone who could swallow large objects. This is what Alfonso appears to be doing in the photograph, although due to its quality and brightness, it is hard to determine what he is swallowing.
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Aus den Geheimakten des Welt-Detektivs No. 18: Wie Jack, der Aufschlitzer, gefasst wurde
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The Greatest Love, page from "The Day Book" This excerpt is from a Chicago newspaper called "The Day Book." Which was in publication from 1911-1917. In it, the author begs the readers to ponder what it means to love someone deemed evil.