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© Bridgeman Photo Library, 22, Still Life with Vegetables, 1826 (oil on canvas), Peale, James the Elder (1749–1831)/Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Texas, USA/The Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Theta Charity Antiques Show in honor of Mrs. Fred T. Couper, Jr.
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© Jim Corwin/Alamy, 196 (right)
© John M. Coffman/Science Source, 196 (left)
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© Martin Hughes-Jones/Alamy, 222 (bottom)
© Sean Russell/Getty Images, 176
© Shoe Heel Factory, inside front, title page, 8, 10, 16–18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30-31, 33, 35 (except top left), 36, 40, 45, 47–49, 54–55, 58, 63, 66, 71 (bottom), 83, 87, 93, 94, 98–100, 103 (bottom), 104–105, 108, 109, 113, 115 (except top, middle, and bottom right), 117, 118, 121, 124–125, 128, 131, 132, 138–143, 149, 150, 156–158, 169, 180 (bottom), 181, 182, 189, 190, 192, 198–199, 202, 207 (right), 208 (bottom), 210, 211 (right), 213, 214, 216–219, 221 (top), 239, 245
© Stephen L. Garrett, 5, 46, 56, 59–61, 67, 68, 70, 71 (top), 72–76, 78, 80–82, 85, 86, 88–90, 92, 95, 102, 103 (left), 115 (top and bottom right), 116, 122 (except top), 123, 134–137, 151, 159, 160, 162, 164–166, 168, 170-171, 180 (top), 181, 189, 191, 195, 201, 203, 205 (bottom), 208 (top), 211 (left), 212, 221 (bottom), 229
© Tim Gainey/Alamy, 79
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