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Woodcut broadside of a church altar with candles and the Virgin, with figures before it and columns of Spanish text.

Extraordinary Miracle

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut broadside of a sick man lying on a bed in a bare room beside a chamber pot, with Spanish text below.

Death of Aurelio Caballero from Yellow Fever in Veracruz

José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1892

Woodcut of a dying man in bed attended by a saint, angel and priest, with devils, coins and holy figures in clouds above.

Saint Camilo de Lelis

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Black and white dice game board with numbered circles, two charro riders on horseback, and a rules panel.

The Charlatan Smugglers Dice Game

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Posada broadside of a large skeleton pointing at an electric tram of skeletons among skulls in a cemetery, with verse text be

Grand Electric Calavera as a Present to You, A Calavera of Pure Electricity

José Guadalupe Posada, 1907

Woodcut broadside of a collapsing church and buildings during an earthquake, with fleeing figures and Spanish text below.

Ejemplar y ciertisimo suceso en la Republica Mexicana (Exemplary and Truest Success in the Mexican Republic)

José Guadalupe Posada, 1894

Printed bullfight dice game with a spiral of numbered bullfight scenes around a central bullring and crowd.

Bullfight Dice-Game

José Guadalupe Posada, 1898

Posada relief print: a bearded man in top hat surrounded by skeletons and printed verse, headed A. Vanegas Arroyo, 1907.

Here is the Calavera of the Popular Publisher A. Vanegas Arroyo

José Guadalupe Posada, 1907

Printed Game of the Goose board with numbered illustrated spaces, geese, a skull, and a rules text in the centre.

Game of the Goose

José Guadalupe Posada, 1909

Zincograph broadside of a skeleton dressed as Don Juan Tenorio with a sword and plumed hat, framed by Spanish verse.

I Am Don Juan Tenorio

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Posada broadside 'La Calavera Tourista' with a dancing skeleton among sombrero-wearing figures and columns of verse.

The Tourist Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Pink broadside with song lyrics on the left and a woodcut of a woman and a man under the banner El Pagaré.

The Jealous Wife

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Green chapbook page: left, a list of children's tales; right, a cover showing a man and boy with staffs beside a lion and toa

Little Rosen, the Lions, and the Toad. A Tale

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Printed folk song broadside with verses and a caricature of a grinning man in a top hat, under an eagle emblem header.

Madero Folk Songs: Even the Ground Trembled

José Guadalupe Posada, 1911

Pink broadside titled La Verbena Mexicana with woodcut scenes of a couple in a garden and two verse dialogue panels.

The Mexican Party

José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Printed sheet with red cover of Oaxacan Songs showing a church and figures in an oval, beside a text page with ornate borders

Oaxacan Songs

José Guadalupe Posada, 1898

Two-panel 1880 chapbook page: left advertises a printing house with workers at a press, right shows a woman writing with a qu

Patriotic Speeches

José Guadalupe Posada, 1880

Red-ink printed songbook cover, Tango Fatal!, with a woodcut scene of street musicians and a printing shop, Mexico.

Fatal Tango!

José Guadalupe Posada, 1921

Red and black printed cover of a songbook showing two uniformed musicians with a bass drum above a crowd.

The Rumba

José Guadalupe Posada, 1903

Woodcut broadside showing a woman with scissors confronting a frightened girl beside a chair, with Spanish headline text.

Terrible Crime Never Before Seen! Woman worse than the wild beasts!! A little girl with clothing sewn to her body

José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Woodcut broadside showing a coach attacked by stone-throwing men and a horseman, with printed text and decorative border.

Interesting News

José Guadalupe Posada, 1903

Printed broadside 'Los Huelguistas de Orizaba' with a woodcut of figures above three columns of verse.

The Strikers of Orizaba

José Guadalupe Posada, 1918

Printed broadside with song lyrics for Alejandra and Uruapan, with a woodcut of a woman in a patterned shawl.

Alejandra

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut broadside of a man and women in traditional dress above monthly prediction verses, by José Guadalupe Posada, 1902.

The Continuation, Sirs, of the Forecasts

José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Broadside print with a bedroom scene of a man in a hat leaning over a figure in bed, with Spanish headline and text.

Crime Never Before Seen!

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Green broadside with black woodcut of a woman surrounded by many suitors in hats, with Spanish verse printed below.

The Woman with 100 Husbands

José Guadalupe Posada, 1901

Woodcut broadside showing a woman stabbing a man while winged devils surround them, with Spanish text below.

Horrible Murder!

José Guadalupe Posada, 1890s

Woodcut broadside of a smiling clock figure with a crowd and cathedral towers above a column of printed verse.

Relox Cathedral

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Green broadside titled El Caracol showing a giant snail carrying a crowd of figures past a city skyline, with verse below.

The Snail

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Broadside print of a train wreck with crowds of figures among derailed cars, above three columns of printed verse.

Crazy Machine!

José Guadalupe Posada, 1920