This post was originally published on this siteA chopine is a type of women’s platform shoe that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th […]
This post was originally published on this siteLadies, don’t argue with a burglar–show him a revolver. “Don’t wait until the horse is stolen before you […]
This post was originally published on this siteA throw pillow, or toss pillow, is a small, decorative soft furnishing item made from a wide range […]
This post was originally published on this siteWhat did occupations looked like in the Victorian era? Just check out these cool vintage photos from Ronald S. […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe Trumpet Player was made in 1810 by Johann Friedrich Kaufmann. It is certainly one of the most […]
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1866 in Elsinore, Danish photographer and film director Peter Elfelt was a known as the first movie […]
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the latter part of the 1800s, travelers to Cape Town, along the Port Elizabeth mainline railroad, frequently […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th century, motor cars were a novel and very expensive curiosity and a fashionable form […]
This post was originally published on this siteOne theory is that those scenes that show sexual activity have an apotropaic power, because they make you […]
This post was originally published on this siteA set of vintage photos that shows what couches looked like in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. See […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe carte de visite, or visiting card, a photographic format about the size of a modern baseball card, […]
This post was originally published on this siteHenry C. Witmer of Juda, Wisconsin may not have had a thousand faces but he had at least […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1983, a small team of archaeologists led by Harvard prehistorian Ofer Bar-Yosef, excavated a recently looted cave […]
This post was originally published on this siteJames Morris was known as “The Rubber Man” due to his condition, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Born in 1859 […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, also known as The Execution of Mary Stuart, is a silent, […]
This post was originally published on this siteInvented in the 19th century, the “mass shaving machine” can shave a dozen men at once. In 1960, […]
This post was originally published on this siteTo the Mayans, jade was a symbol of wealth and power, green was associated with health and vitality. […]
This post was originally published on this siteSmall wine windows, or buchette del vino as they’re known in Italian, were used in Florence during the […]
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 […]
This post was originally published on this siteItalian–British photographer Felice Beato (1832 – 29 January 1909) was one of the first people to take photographs […]
This post was originally published on this siteA 4-wheel chariot with horses in a tomb of a Thracian Aristocrat from the 1st Century A.D. The […]
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 12, 1853, a head-on collision occurred on a single track between Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, […]
This post was originally published on this siteA polymorphic scientific, Étienne-Jules Marey (5 March 1830 – 15 May 1904) explored numerous techniques and disciplines, obsessed […]
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. […]
This post was originally published on this siteThis platform shoe circa 1870s was probably used as a correctional for someone with a leg shorter than […]
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