32 Amazing Found Photos Show Australian Post Offices in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteA cool set of found photos from NSW State Archives that shows what New South Wales post offices looked […]
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10 Rules for Teachers, and for Students in 1872
This post was originally published on this siteYou couldn’t drink or smoke. In women’s cases, you couldn’t date, marry, or frequent ice cream parlors. And, […]
Alphonse Bertillon and the Ears Identification of Persons (1893)
This post was originally published on this siteFrench criminologist Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) was a key actor in the history of crime knowledge at the turn […]
Long Before Inline Skates Were a Thing, There Were Ritter’s Aptly Named Road Skates, ca. 1898
This post was originally published on this siteLike inline skates, they were meant to free skating enthusiasts of those pesky iceless roads. As an advertisement […]
Amazing Photographs of the Mt. Lowe Railway’s Thrilling, Terrifying Circular Bridge From the Turn of the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCall it 19th-century L.A.’s idea of a thrill ride. Leaving the safety of granite slopes, trolley cars arced […]
16 Amazing Pics of the Children’s Book “Cinderella or the Glass Slipper” in 1896
This post was originally published on this siteA set of amazing pics from Richard that shows 16 pages of the children’s book Cinderella or the […]
Picnic With the Babbs: 40 Fascinating Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Camden, Maine at the Turn of 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteTheresa Butler Parker (Babb) was born in Camden on January 23, 1868, the daughter of Moses L. and […]
24 Bizarre Vintage Photos of Steam Engines After a Boiler Explosion From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThere are many causes for boiler explosions such as poor water treatment causing scaling and over heating of […]
Rare and Amazing Pics Capture Irish Life From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA small set of amazing photos from Paul O’Farrell that captured life of Ireland from the late 1800s and […]
Here’s an Authentic 16th Century Plague Doctor Mask Preserved and on Display at the German Museum of Medical History
This post was originally published on this siteThis authentic 16th century plague doctor mask has been preserved over the years and is currently on display […]
Riding Giant Mechanical Tricycles, 1896
This post was originally published on this siteThis giant eight man tricycle was indeed a promotional stunt, used to promote “VIM” tires made by the […]
22 Amazing Photos Capture the Alaska Gold Rush in the Mid-1890s
This post was originally published on this siteStarting in the 1870s, prospectors trickled into the Yukon in search of gold. By 1896, around 1,500 prospectors […]
35 Cool Pics Show Victorian Interior Styles of the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteVictorian interiors feature beautiful colors, lots of ornate details, and skilled fakery to make the home a welcoming […]
45 Lovely Pics of Mothers With Their Little Children in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA set of lovely pics that shows mothers posing with their little children from between the late 1840s […]
38 Amazing Pics Document Everyday Life of the US in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the decades following the Civil War, the United States emerged as an industrial giant. Old industries expanded […]
Life of Greenville, Texas in the Late 19th Century Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteGreenville is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Dallas. […]
Original Goth? Portraits of French Actress Sarah Bernhardt, Who Liked to Wear a Stuffed Bat and Had a Coffin to Sleep
This post was originally published on this siteActress Sarah Bernhardt could be considered one the first goths: she had pets like a cheetah, a wolf […]
Victorian Readers: 40 Amazing Pics of People Posing With Books in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteVictorians were great readers, and the number of novels available for them to read increased enormously during Victoria’s […]
20 Rare Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life of Ireland in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIreland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922. For almost […]
A Victorian Lady in Her Boudoir (1896) – The Britain’s Oldest Erotic Film?
This post was originally published on this siteIn her boudoir, supposedly free from prying eyes, a woman undresses to her petticoat before settling down to […]
Wigan’s Pit Brow Lasses: 40 Fascinating Vintage Photos of Women Miners in Pants Who Shocked Victorian Britain
This post was originally published on this siteThere had been a public outcry in the 1830s when it was made public that women and children […]
This Sixteenth Century Clockwork Monk Is Fully Operational
This post was originally published on this siteThe 15-inch-tall clockwork Padre, the figure of the well-known miraculous monk San Diego de Alcalá, was made of […]
In the Days Before Fridges: Amazing Vintage Photographs Show Butcher Shop Fronts in the Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough the Victorian times might be remembered for dodgy health and safety and questionable pie fillings, the 19th […]
20 Amazing Photographs of Hansom Cabs From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe hansom cab is a kind of horse-drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an […]
Portraits of Laverie Vallee aka Charmion, Victorian Era American Strongwoman
This post was originally published on this siteLaverie Vallee née Cooper (July 18, 1875 – February 6, 1949), best known by her stage name Charmion, […]