Here’s the First Photograph of a Human Being, and How the Scene Has Changed From 180 Years Ago
This post was originally published on this siteA lot has changed in Paris since the first photograph showing a human being was taken on its […]
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40 Vintage Portraits of Extremely Handsome Victorian Men With Mustache
This post was originally published on this siteTo the Victorian gentleman, a hairy upper lip was an essential accessory. The mustache was an affectation the […]
Fascinating Stories Behind 19 Stunning Portraits Taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteJulia Margaret Cameron was a British photographer. She became known for her portraits of celebrities of the time, […]
36 Stunning Hand Colored Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Japan From Between the 1870s and 1880s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre introduced photography to the public in 1839 it generated much interest and excitement. But for […]
Cool Sketch Images of the First 23 Presidents of the United States
This post was originally published on this siteThe President of the United States is the elected head of state and head of government of the […]
This Stunning Modern Looking Portrait of Annie Philpot Was Taken by the Victorian Lady Julia Margaret Cameron in 1864
This post was originally published on this siteCameron made this portrait of Annie Philpot, the daughter of a family friend in January 1864, just one […]
50 Rare Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Swansea, Wales in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the middle of the 19th century, a group of people in Swansea, Wales became captivated by a […]
Amazing Found Photos Document Daily Life of a German Family in Edwardian England
This post was originally published on this siteThis album was found at a German fleamarket several years ago by Wolfgang Wiggers. It contains many large […]
40 Amazing Vintage Portraits of Persians Taken by Antoin Sevruguin From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAntoin Sevruguin is one of the first photographers to document life during the reign of the Qajar dynasty […]
50 Rare Photos That Show the Building of the Pskov-Riga (Russian Empire) Railway in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe building of the Pskov-Riga Railway with its branch line from Valga to Tartu started on the initiative […]
Rare Found Photos That Capture Street Scenes of London From the 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteA rare photo collection was found by robert bonnin that captured street scenes of London from between the 1890s […]
Rare and Amazing Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge Under Construction
This post was originally published on this siteWhen it opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the answer to a geographical problem that should be […]
13 Amazing Vintage Photographs of American Pioneering Cowgirls
This post was originally published on this siteThe word cowgirl originally emerged in the early 19th century. However, unlike the term cowboy, which defined a […]
Tight Corset: Indispensable Undergarment of Victorian Women During the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe corset has been an important article of clothing for several centuries in Europe, evolving as fashion trends […]
19 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Paris From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteEugène Atget (1857–1927) was a French photographer best known for his photographs of the architecture and streets of […]
42 Amazing Colorized Pictures That Show Everyday Life of Japan in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteFelice Beato (1832-1909) was an Italian–British photographer. He was one of the first people to take photographs in […]
30 Vintage Photographs of Fisher People Around the Small North Yorkshire Town of Whitby in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteFrank Meadow Sutcliffe was born in Leeds in 1853, just 14 years after the birth of photography. He […]
36 Found Pics That Show How Victorian and Edwardian Women Enjoyed Their Lives
This post was originally published on this siteBy the late 19th and early 20th centuries, all kinds of people lived in the cities. Laborers and […]
Stereographs of Love: 22 Hilarious and Romantic Vintage Photos of Victorian Couples During Their Most Intimate Moments
This post was originally published on this siteThe stereograph, otherwise known as the stereogram, stereoptican, or stereo view, was the nineteenth-century predecessor of the Polaroid, […]
24 Shocking Runaway Slave Ads From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the 250-year history of slavery in North America, enslaved people tried to escape. Once newspapers were common, […]
38 Amazing Pictures of Hungarian Newlyweds From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWhat did brides and grooms wear to their weddings in the 19th century? In most cases, not what […]
Stunning Portrait Photography From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1839 a new means of visual representation was announced to a startled world: photography. Although the medium […]
Rare Photographs of Edinburgh, Scotland From the 1840s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1840s Edinburgh, painter David Octavius Hill and engineer Robert Adamson formed the city’s first photography studio, which […]
Beauty and the Beast
This post was originally published on this siteThis image is one of a pair of stereoscopic photographs produced by the London Stereoscopic Company. Viewed with […]
20 Historic Photos of Africans in European Zoos From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteOnly in 1935-36 in Europe were closed the last cells with blacks in zoos – in Basle and […]