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First edition cover of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, featuring a vivid red background, yellow title text, and a black line illustration of a carousel horse above a small cityscape.

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Graphic for a JSTOR Blog post titled “Catalyzing a more public future for distinctive collections: A new initiative within JSTOR Stewardship” by Roger Schonfeld. The design includes a red JSTOR corner mark and a black-and-white engraving of people working in a library.

A Japanese woodblock print showing two people in patterned kimono seated on the floor of an interior. One leans thoughtfully on a long pipe while listening, and the other gestures as they speak. A large striped drum sits to the left, a small tray with smoking accessories rests in the foreground, and decorative folding screens with pine motifs frame the intimate conversation. Handwritten Japanese text appears across the top and beside the figures.

An illustration of a Chinese bookseller seated on a wooden box beside a neatly arranged display of books and stitched booklets spread across a mat. The bookseller wears a loose white tunic, dark blue trousers, and cloth shoes while reading a small book. A long walking stick rests across their lap. The background is plain, drawing attention to the colorful books and the solitary figure.

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Black-and-white illustration from Edgar Allan Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue. An orangutan lunges over a woman lying in bed, pulling her hair with one hand while holding a razor to her throat with the other. A frightened figure peers through an open window in the background, witnessing the attack.

Exterior view of the Chester Fritz Library at the University of North Dakota. The red brick library features a tall central tower with large arched windows. Green lawn and tall grasses frame the foreground, with young trees and a clear blue sky lit by warm evening sunlight.

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Collage of archival materials arranged in a grid against a bright coral-red background. The images include historical photographs, handwritten letters and documents, magazine and journal covers, an addressed envelope, theater tickets, a typed letter signed by Ronald Reagan, a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at a podium, a horse-and-rider photograph, and a colorful group portrait of people in theatrical costumes. The collection spans a variety of formats and subjects, highlighting the breadth of historical, cultural, political, and scholarly primary source materials.

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Colorful abstract collage depicting a lush garden scene. Layered images of flowers, leaves, birds, butterflies, and foliage overlap in shades of green, blue, yellow, pink, and purple. Large yellow leaf-like forms dominate the center, while a white bird silhouette appears in the upper left. The composition is dense and dreamlike, blending natural elements into a vibrant, textured mosaic.

Illustrated group portrait of an early football team posed around a football. Eleven players wear colorful nineteenth-century-style uniforms, including striped jerseys, caps, and knicker-style pants. Many have exaggerated handlebar mustaches and distinctive hairstyles. The central player, seated with a football in his lap, wears a red-and-white striped jersey. The team is arranged in rows against a light blue studio backdrop.

Vintage postcard showing a raccoon standing on its hind legs beside a basketball hoop, reaching up with one paw to place a basketball into the basket. A caption in the upper left reads, “RUFUS, THE RACCOON Scores a Basket.” The image has a staged indoor setting with a wooden backboard and a white net.

JSTOR-branded announcement graphic on a dark red background. White text reads, “Colgate University joins JSTOR’s digital stewardship charter program,” beneath the label “News | JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services.” On the right is a cropped archival image showing hand-drawn scientific illustrations, alongside a small graphic representing JSTOR Seeklight metadata generation.

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Black-and-white photograph of students seated at classroom desks, reading and taking notes. Two students in the foreground look down at books and notebooks on their desks while other students work quietly in the background.

Antique botanical illustration of a large sunflower-like bloom labeled Helenium Indicum maximum. The flower has long yellow petals surrounding a dark brown center, with several unopened buds and broad green leaves along a tall stem. The hand-colored engraving appears on a cream background.

Book cover for Imagining Musical Pasts: The Queer Literary Musicology of Vernon Lee, Rosa Newmarch, and Edward Prime-Stevenson by Kristin M. Franseen. The cover features an impressionistic painting of an orchestra performance viewed from the audience, with musicians, music stands, and dramatic movement rendered in blurred brushstrokes. In the foreground, audience members sit in theater seats while a conductor stands before the orchestra. The title appears in large cream-colored text against a dark, atmospheric background with shades of purple, blue, red, and black.

A Japanese woodblock print showing a woman in a patterned kimono reading a small book. She sits against a soft beige background framed by fan-like shapes, with a view of Shinobazu Pond and distant buildings visible in the landscape behind her.

A painted scene of a crowded Paris music hall and bar. In the foreground, a young woman stands behind a marble counter, facing the viewer with a distant, thoughtful expression. She wears a dark dress with lace trim, a pendant necklace, and flowers pinned to her bodice. Bottles of wine, champagne, and liqueurs line the counter alongside a vase of flowers and a glass bowl filled with oranges. Behind her, a large mirror reflects the bustling audience, bright globe lights, and the woman’s back as she appears to be speaking with a male patron, creating a visually complex and slightly disorienting composition.

A collage of eight covers from LGBTQ+ and lesbian feminist publications featured in JSTOR’s Reveal Digital Independent Voices collection. The covers include Lesbian Connection, Sinister Wisdom, Amazon Quarterly, Conditions, Big Mama Rag, and Dyke, A Quarterly. Designs range from illustrated graphics and bold typography to black-and-white photographs, including images of women embracing, laughing together, and standing in conversation. The magazines date from the 1970s and 1980s and reflect the diversity of LGBTQ+ independent print culture.

Three large sheets of paper are taped side by side on a wall, each covered with clusters of pink and yellow sticky notes from a brainstorming session. The sheets are labeled “Issues,” “Recommendations,” and “Strengths,” with handwritten category headings such as “Context,” “Outcomes,” “Traditions,” and “Values.” The sticky notes contain handwritten ideas and observations related to research, ethics, teaching, AI, and community engagement. A fourth sheet labeled “Research” is attached below the center panel. The overall scene resembles a collaborative workshop or strategy-planning exercise.

Fragment of a woven tapestry with geometric and floral medallion patterns in rust red, olive green, gold, cream, and black. The upper section features repeating symmetrical motifs on a red ground, separated by a narrow gold band from a green lower section decorated with circular floral designs. The textile is worn and fragmented, with visible tears and missing sections along the edges and center.

A vivid botanical illustration of orchids with large, glossy green leaves marked by dark spots. At the center is a striped pink and green slipper orchid with a bulbous shape and yellow interior, flanked by smaller purple and white speckled flowers on slender stems. The composition is set against a plain white background, emphasizing the intricate textures and bright, contrasting colors of the plants.

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A JSTOR graphic featuring a quote from John Sherer, Spangler Family Director at the University of North Carolina Press, on a dark red background beside the cover of Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution by Marlene L. Daut. The quote reads: “We love the [Path to Open] program. We want to put as many of our monographs into it as possible.”

Red JSTOR graphic announcing that Stony Brook University has joined the JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter program, with an image of a manuscript page and a small icon referencing AI-generated metadata.

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