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A poster for Madame Butterfly, an opera.
Geisel poses with models of his characters in 1958. (Credit: John Bryson/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
1903: American merchant and politician Seth Low (1850-1916), mayor of New York City, presides over the official opening of the New York Subway, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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