Spooky Hidden Mother With Scratched Out Face Photographs
This post was originally published on this siteThe hidden mother, or, more accurately, the hidden mother’s body, in family photos is a metaphor for what […]
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Beautiful Photos of Anna Held in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1872 in Warsaw, Polish stage performer and singer on Broadway Anna Held had been spotted by impresario […]
Amazing Mirror Trick Photography From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThe use of mirrors to produce a photograph with five images of the sitter was originally published in […]
Winter, Fifth Avenue (1893)
This post was originally published on this siteWinter, Fifth Avenue is a black and white photograph taken by Alfred Stieglitz in 1893. The photograph was […]
Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Luchon, France From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBagnères-de-Luchon, also referred to as just Luchon, is a commune and spa town in the Haute-Garonne department in […]
25 Stunning Portraits of Indigenous Sami People Taken by Lotten von Düben From the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteLotten von Düben (1828–1915) was an early Swedish amateur photographer who is remembered for her images of the […]
30 Amazing Photos Show Traditional Costumes Around the World in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA folk costume (also regional costume, national costume, traditional garment, or traditional regalia) expresses an identity through costume, […]
A Norwegian University Student’s Secret Street Photography From 1890s Oslo
This post was originally published on this siteKnown mostly as an accomplished mathematician and physicist from Norway, Carl Størmer (Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer) also enjoyed […]
Calamity Jane and Teddy Blue Abbott Drinking Beer at a Bar in Gilt Edge, Montana, ca. 1887
This post was originally published on this siteIn late 1887, Calamity Jane Canary and cowboy Teddy Blue Abbott, wearing each other’s hats, shared drinks at […]
Lillian Russell: One of the Most Famous Actresses and Singers of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1861 as Helen Louise Leonard in Clinton, Iowa, American actress and singer Lillian Russell was known for […]
Medieval Toilets in Castles
This post was originally published on this siteThe medieval toilet or latrine, then called a privy or garderobe, was a primitive affair, but in a […]
Victorian Readers: 40 Amazing Photos of People With Books From 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteVictorians were great readers of the novel, and the number of novels available for them to read increased […]
Two Ould Friends
This post was originally published on this siteGroup of six creative cabinet cards that were most likely used to advertise the photography studio of Orgill, […]
22 Curious Daguerreotypes of People Turn Their Backs to Camera
This post was originally published on this siteThe daguerreotype was invented by Louis Daguerre (1787–1851), and it was the first commercial photographic process. A highly […]
The Story Behind an Epic Picture of a Group of Samurais Posing in Front of the Sphinx, Egypt, 1864
This post was originally published on this siteIkeda Nagaoki (1837-1879) was the governor of small villages in Ibara, Bitchu Province. He was chosen to lead […]
40 Amazing Photos of St. Ives in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIncorporated by Royal Charter in 1639, St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, […]
A Good Place to Paint a Face, 1877
This post was originally published on this siteA late 19th century photo showing a boy painting a face on the back of his father’s bald […]
Self Portrait as a Drowned Man: The First Hoax Photograph Ever Shot in 1840
This post was originally published on this siteThe first hoax photograph was taken in 1840 by Hippolyte Bayard. Both Bayard and Louis Daguerre fought to […]
Photograph of Buffalo Bill and Wild West Cast Members in a Gondola in Venice, ca. 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody sitting in a gondola with a group of four Native American men while […]
The “Golden Age” of Childhood: A Gallery of 45 Amazing Daguerreotypes of Siblings From the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDaguerreotypes were the first commercially viable photographic process. Developed by French chemist Louis Daguerre in 1839, the technique […]
Portrait of Jacob C. Miller, a Civil War Veteran Who Lived With an Open Bullet Wound in His Forehead for Decades
This post was originally published on this siteJacob C. Miller (August 4, 1840 – January 13, 1917) was a private in company K, 9th Indiana […]
40 Amazing Portrait Photos of Polish Men in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Spring of Nations (a series of revolutions which swept across Europe), Poles took up arms in […]
Scalped in 1867 by Cheyenne in Nebraska, Here’s the Story Behind William Thompson’s Scalp
This post was originally published on this siteScalping is often depicted in old-timey cowboy-and-indian movies with lots of quavering music and dramatic pauses. But then […]
The Story of Baba Anujka, the World’s Oldest Serial Killer
This post was originally published on this siteKnown variously as the Banat Witch or the Witch of Vladimirovac, but best known as Baba Anujka, Ana […]
A Pregnant Ancient Egyptian Mummy From the 1st Century BC Uncovered in Poland
This post was originally published on this siteThe world’s first pregnant Egyptian mummy has been discovered in Warsaw by a team of Polish scientists using […]