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In 1871, a Quebec Woman Hired a Hearse Just to Ride Around Town Smoking in the Coffin-Bed While Enjoying the View

April 13, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the 17th century, mourning etiquette and all its trappings dominated the lives of most women, especially those […]

Las Tapadas Limenas: The Hidden Women of Lima Who Veiled Everything But One Eye in the 19th Century

April 11, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteImages of people in typical local costume and vocations were among the standard offerings of any 19th century […]

The Giants of Seville: Rare Photos of Anna Haining Swan and Martin Van Buren Bates, the Tallest Married Couple Ever

April 10, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAnna Haining Swan (August 6, 1846 – August 5, 1888), was a Canadian woman famed for her great […]

15 Unsettling Antique Dolls That Should Stay in the Past

April 7, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe earliest dolls were made from available materials such as clay, stone, wood, bone, ivory, leather, or wax. […]

30 Studio Portrait Photos of Victorian People With Swings

April 7, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe history of photographic studios and photography dates back to 19th century with the first camera. The earliest […]

The Paris Morgue Was One of the Most Popular Tourist Attractions in Paris in the 19th Century

April 3, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteToday, Parisians and tourists from around the world flock to visit the dozens of magnificent monuments and museums […]

27 Fascinating Photos of French People Posing in Front of Their Boulangeries From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

April 2, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrance is world famous for its delicious baking. If you love bread, you can find a bakery or, […]

35 Amazing Tintype Photos That Show Fashion Styles of Victorian Girls

March 31, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFor many centuries the girl’s costumes were largely influenced by clothes worn by their mothers. Such copying of […]

Vintage Photos of Victorian People Posing Next to the Windows

March 30, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe most common Victorian house style is Folk Victorian. The classic Victorian styles (Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, […]

40 Ogden’s ‘Guinea Gold’ Cigarette Cards Featuring Beautiful Actresses From the Late 19th Century

March 28, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCigarette cards were originally blank card inserts that were used to stiffen soft and flimsy cigarette packets and […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs of Niagara Falls Frozen in the Winter From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

March 27, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePeople used to walk to Canada across frozen-over Niagara Falls. As temperatures drop in the northeast corner of […]

Here’s a Daguerreotype of the Notorious Lola Montez and Alights-on-a-Cloud Cheyenne Chief, ca. 1850s

March 27, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAccording to Paula Fleming/Judith Luskey this daguerreotype was made by J. Hawes sometime during the delegation trip. According […]

The Immortals: Funny Photographs of a Group of Glasgow Students Having a Wonderful Weekend Together in the 1890s

March 26, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCharles Rennie Mackintosh’s designs are so modern that it’s easy to forget that he was active at the […]

Pictures of New York’s Easter Parade From the 19th Century

March 24, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNew York City has hosted an Easter parade on Fifth Avenue since the 19th century. Taking place on […]

Chastity Belts From the 17th Century

March 19, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteChastity belts became popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Their functional purposes are well known, […]

Vintage Studio Portraits Depict Russian Types in the 19th Century

March 19, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 1860s, several photographers based in Moscow and St. Petersburg produced series of cartes-de-visite showing Russian ‘types.’ […]

Guillotine, Toy of the Time of the French Revolution, ca. 1794

March 18, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA toy guillotine could be morbidly funny in modern times, but this toy dates back to 1794, during […]

33 Incredible Portrait Photos of Native Americans in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

March 17, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNative Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples […]

Here’s the Real “Hand of Glory” Which Is Kept at the Whitby Museum

March 16, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe mummified severed human hand in Whitby Museum was discovered in the early 20th century hidden on the […]

These Vintage Photographs of People at Extreme Heights Will Make You Dizzy!

March 15, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHistorically, some people have liked the risk. Among them, the reckless who have fun to show off their […]

20 Breathtaking Photos of Fujian Tulou, the Unique China’s Hakka Earthen Buildings

March 15, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Hakkas who settled in mountainous south western Fujian province in China developed unique architectural buildings called tulou, […]

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London Street Dancers, 1896

March 15, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThree young girls apparently Irish step dancing to music from a barrel piano in 1896. Filmed in Drury […]

25 Rare Vintage Portraits of Peruvians From the 19th Century

March 13, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePeruvians are people identified with the country of Peru. There were Andean and Coastal Ancient civilizations like Caral, […]

The First Photograph of a Woman Smoking: Daguerreotype of Lola Montez by Southworth & Hawes, 1852

March 11, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteConsidered to be the first photograph of a woman smoking, this is Lola Montez’s portrait by Southworth & […]

40 Amazing Daguerreotype Portraits of Women Posing With Their Books From the Mid-19th Century

March 10, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWomen formed a large and increasing part of the new novel-reading public. The traditional discrepancy between male and […]

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