Death Mask of Napoleon Bonaparte
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the invention of photography it was common practice to make plaster or wax casts of the faces […]
1800s
35 Rare Portrait Photos of Vietnameses From the 1880s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1838 in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, French photographer Émile Gsell served in the military from 1858 to 1866, during […]
A Cathedral That Defined a City: 20 Rare Photographs of Notre Dame From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the architects of Cathedral of Notre-Dame set to work some 850 years ago, their goals were nothing […]
Meet Ralph C. Lincoln From Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 11th Generation Lincoln, 3rd Cousin of Abraham Lincoln
This post was originally published on this siteRalph C. Lincoln, the assistant manager at Vitamin World in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, looks strikingly similar to a very […]
This 1865 Ad of an 18-Year-Old Man Looking for a Wife Is Hilarious!
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2017, Max Roser, a researcher for the University of Oxford, shared a snippet of a dating ad […]
Early Edwardian Life Through Beautiful Photos Taken by Émile Zola
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1840 in Paris, French novelist, playwright, journalist Émile Zola was also the best-known practitioner of the literary […]
30 Amazing Pics Capture Everyday Life of Italy in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1834 in Frankfurt am Main, German photographer Giorgio Sommer became one of Europe’s most important and prolific […]
Terrifying Mask and Wig of Alexander Peden, Which Is Made of Leather With Real Teeth and Human Hair
This post was originally published on this siteThis mask could come straight from a horror film, originally it even had false teeth stitched into its […]
50 Amazing Photos Show What Texas Looked Like in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteTexas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Located in the […]
30 Vintage Photographs of Albino Girls From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA beautiful photo collection that show albino girls named Nellie Walker, Millie Lammar in the 1870s, albino performer […]
Hammam Essalhine: A Roman Bathhouse Still in Use After 2,000 Years in Khenchela, Algeria
This post was originally published on this siteA two thousand year old public bathhouse from the Roman period is still used by locals in the […]
The Civil War Faces: A Fabulous Portrait Photo Collection From the American Civil War
This post was originally published on this siteThe American Civil War was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the […]
Amazing Photos of Chand Baori in Rajasthan, India, One of the Deepest and Largest Stepwells in the World
This post was originally published on this siteChand Baori in Abhaneri village in eastern Rajasthan, India, is one of the most overlooked landmarks in the […]
Scold’s Bridle, a Metal Mask Was Used to Punish Mainly Women Found Gossiping, Nagging, Brawling With Neighbors or Lying
This post was originally published on this siteIf a wife talked too much during the Middle Ages, you were often forced to wear metal torture […]
45 Cool Pics Show What Teenage Girls Looked Like in the 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteWhat did the mid-19th century girls wear? And how did their hairstyles look like? These cool pics that […]
26 Hilarious Pics That Show Female Fighters From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1800s and early 1900s, women’s boxing was purely commercial. They would engage in bloody prize fights, […]
Incredibly Colorized Photos From the 19th Century Will Blow You Away
This post was originally published on this siteUp until the 1950s and 1960s, color photography was extremely rare, and so when we think about history […]
35 Amazing Portrait Photos of Maude Adams, the Most Famous American Theater Actress of the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteMaude Adams, her stage name, was born Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden in 1872 in Salt Lake City, Utah. […]
Early Outdoor Photography: 38 Rare Photos That Capture Life in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWe often see studio portrait photographs that were taken from 19th century, but rarely seen from outdoor especially […]
Ethel Barrymore: The First Lady of the American Theatre
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1879 in Philadelphia, American actress Ethel Barrymore was a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Her […]
28 Amazing Portrait Photographs of Musicians From the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photographs that captured portraits of musicians in the 1850s and 1860s. See more »
Rare and Amazing Photos of Greece in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA set of rare and amazing photos of Greece from the 19th century. Tourists on Parthenon, Athens, Greece, […]
Early Photographs Reveal Daily Life at the Kimberley Diamond Mine in Its Heydays of the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteKimberley, South Africa, is home to the world’s largest diamond mine, also known as the “Big Hole.” Dug […]
Graphic Illustrations Reveal the Horror of Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body During the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWith the beginning of meaningful American contributions to surgical literature in the early 19th century, the manifold epic […]
Magic Massage From Dr. Swift
This post was originally published on this siteVictorian era advertisement for a massage treatment to cure female “hysteria.” You don’t have to be Einstein to […]