The Wax Effigy of Sarah Hare
This post was originally published on this siteSarah Hare died in 1744 at the age of 55 of a commonplace accident. It was said that […]
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40 Cool Photos Show Unique Styles of Beards and Mustaches During Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteVictorian era beards and mustaches are an interesting topic, especially for the men. The style of keeping facial […]
Siège d’Amour: This Love Chair Was Originally Designed for the Future King Edward VII in 1890
This post was originally published on this siteThis extraordinary and highly imaginative chair was originally designed for the future King Edward VII – then known […]
The First Emoticons Published in 1881 :-)
This post was originally published on this siteWhat is interesting is that in 1881 the US humor magazine Puck published the world’s first emoticons before […]
Some Pretty Distasteful Toys From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn an era before intellectual property rights and mass marketing dictated what toys we played with, artisans drew […]
Victorian Fatherhood: Lovely Photos of Fathers With Their Children in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA set of lovely photos that shows portraits of Victorian fathers with their children during the 19th century. […]
Fragment of George Washington’s Coffin
This post was originally published on this siteA piece of wood from the first coffin of George Washington. This coffin was broken up after the […]
16 Vintage Photographs That Show People Riding Zebras From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteZebras are beautiful, wild animals native to Africa. However, as many European colonizers learned in the early 20th […]
Man Became a Millionaire After Finding a Copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Frame of an Old Painting He Bought for Only $4 in 1989
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1989, a Philadelphia financial analyst bought an old painting for $4 at a flea market in Adamstown, […]
A Small Welsh Town With a Big Welsh Name, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
This post was originally published on this siteLlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey in Wales. It is […]
Curly Hair: One of the Favorite Hairstyles of Victorian Women
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Victorian era, a woman’s hair was often thought to be one of her most valuable assets. […]
Pluto Lamps: The Victorian Gas Lamps That Sold Cups of Hot Coffee, Tea and Coca
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1897, Pluto Lamps were installed at several points in London. These devices were not only engaged in […]
The Physiognomic Heads by Charles Le Brun: 17th Century Sketches Show the Relationship Between Human and Animal Physiognomies
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) was a French painter and art theorist. Declared by Louis XIV “the […]
Female Urinal, ca. 1800s
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the English equivalent to the French bordalou and would have been used in the bed chamber […]
Amazing Vintage Portraits of Advertising Banner Women From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteSo-called ‘Banner Women’ were a common way of advertising one’s business in the late 19th century. During the […]
A Rare Photograph of Vincent van Gogh Taken in 1886
This post was originally published on this siteVincent van Gogh famously recorded himself in numerous self-portraits, but he hated photography and supposedly he never sat […]
40 Amazing Found Photos Show Victorian People in Their Parlors
This post was originally published on this siteInterior decoration and interior design of the Victorian era are noted for orderliness and ornamentation. A house from […]
Man Sitting on a Dead Horse, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, ca. 1880s
This post was originally published on this siteA man wearing top hat, sitting on a dead horse in the street. Picture was taken at South […]
The Last Photographs of a Quagga Mare (an Extinct Subspecies of Zebra Native) at the London Zoo in 1870
This post was originally published on this siteThe quagga was a subspecies of plains zebra that lived in South Africa until becoming extinct late in […]
Bizarre Daguerreotypes of Victorian Women Breastfeeding
This post was originally published on this siteAt a time when when modesty was considered fundamental in women, the above images depict an unlikely fashion […]
The Most Beautiful Women in the World: Vintage Portraits of Circassian Beauties With Their Big Curly Hair
This post was originally published on this siteCircassian beauties, or “Moss-haired girls” as they were sometimes known, reflect a curious legacy of racial stereotyping and […]
Ambrotype of a Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars Posing With His Wife, ca. 1860
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a picture of a veteran of the Napoleonic wars posing with his wife. He can be seen […]
Creep or Creeping? These Creeping Baby Dolls From the 1870s May Haunt Your Dreams Forever!
This post was originally published on this siteWhat child wouldn’t want to be surprised by this adorable wax-headed baby doll crawling out from under their […]
Napoleon’s Bicorne Hat, Salvaged From the Battle of Waterloo, 1815
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Napoleon fled the Battlefield of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, he left behind his campaign baggage and […]
22 Eerie Daguerreotypes of Black Nursemaids Holding White Children For a Photograph
This post was originally published on this siteThe daguerreotype was the prevailing form of photography in America from 1839 until the late 1850s. Since the […]