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The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln, Who Was the First U.S President to Be Photographed While in Office

June 16, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“There are many pictures of Lincoln; there is no portrait of him.” — John George Nicolay, Secretary to […]

Conrad Heyer, Born 1749, Was the Earliest-Born American To Ever Be Photographed

June 14, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1749, New Englander Conrad Heyer was a veteran of the American Revolution. He was there in […]

30 Hilarious Photographs Capture Canadians Have Fun While at Work and Play From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

June 14, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteReuben R. Sallows (1855-1937) was born and raised on a Huron County farm in Canada. He moved to […]

Stunning Photos of Stylish Girls That You Won’t Believe They Came From 19th Century

June 14, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWomen’s fashion of the 19th century is renowned for its corsets, bonnets, top hats, bustles and petticoats. It […]

Decayed Daguerreotype Portraits of Americans in the 19th Century

June 12, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe daguerreotype, invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in 1837, was the first commercially successful photographic process and was popular […]

The Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a Hilarious Collection of Slang Terms Used Among the Working Population of London in the 18th Century

June 11, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThirty years after Dr Johnson published his great Dictionary of the English Language (1755), Francis Grose put out […]

History of Madame Tussaud and Some Creepy Historic Photos From the ‘Chamber of Horrors’

June 8, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMadame Tussaud was born in Strasburg late in 1761. Her father was a German soldier named Grosholtz, who […]

29 Amazing Vintage Photographs of London From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

June 7, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 19th century, London was transformed into the world’s largest city and capital of the British Empire. […]

Rare Portraits From the Smith and Telfer Studio in Cooperstown, New York, 1865-1885

May 29, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWashington G. Smith (1828-1893) and Arthur J. Telfer (1859-1954) spent almost one hundred years photographing people, events, and […]

44 Breathtaking Color Photos of Scotland in the Victorian Age

May 25, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe following images show Scottish cities, towns and attractions during the 1890s – and in color. They were […]

Remarkable Black and White Photographs Show 19th Century Youngsters Acting Just Like Teenagers of the 21st Century

May 23, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTeens will be teens, as photographs of youths puffing on cigarettes, goofing around with pals and underage drinking […]

Fascinating Vintage Pictures Show Victorian Female Fighters Got in the Ring for Fun and Freedom

May 22, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photos reveal the bizarre history of female boxing where women fought their opponents in full Victorian […]

40 Amazing Portraits of People Who Lived in and Visited Scotland During the 1840s

May 20, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe partnership of David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson is unequalled in the history of photography for its […]

24 Rare Studio Portraits of Union and Confederate Soldiers With Their Friends During the American Civil War

May 18, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePhotographs of soldiers during the Civil War (1861-1865) were very popular. These ambrotypes and tintypes, and small card […]

Earliest Portrait Photos Ever Taken Bring Americans From the 1840s to Life After Being Colorized

May 18, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photographs were all taken in the 1840s using the daguerreotype which had just been invented. Images […]

Appliances for Treatment and Prevention of Male and Female Masturbation From the Victorian Era

May 18, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Victorian era, masturbation—also known as self-pollution, self-abuse, or onanism—was believed to be both a moral and […]

Abraham Lincoln in What Is Considered to Be His Earliest Photograph, ca. Early 1840s

May 16, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn what experts say could be a major historical discovery, a researcher has concluded that an 1840s picture […]

Incredible Vintage Photographs Offer a Rare Glimpse Inside the Romanovs’ Imperial Train

May 16, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Domestic Imperial Train of Nicholas II (there was also an Imperial train exclusively for international travel) was […]

22 Rare Photos of St. Andrews, Scotland in the 1840s

May 15, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteJohn Adamson (1809-1870) was one of the pioneering photographic chemists in Scotland. He was born in Burnside, Fife, […]

Rare Portraits of Men and Women Around the World in Their Tradition Costumes at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair

May 14, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a rare set of large-format photographic portrait images of the different ethnic people who represented various countries […]

Execution by Cannon in Shiraz, Iran, Mid-Late 19th Century

May 13, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteExecution by cannon was a method of execution in which the victim was typically tied to the mouth […]

Believe or Not: Human Zoos Really Existed in the Past, And There Are Pictures to Prove It

May 9, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHave you ever heard of a human zoo? A human zoo was a place (and yes, they really […]

38 CDV Photos of Cambridge University Men in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

May 6, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, the University of Cambridge […]

Fight Like a Man: Meet Frances Louisa Clayton, the Woman Who Disguised Herself as a Man to Fight in the Civil War

May 4, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSeveral hundred women disguised themselves as men and took the bold step of leaving the comforts of home […]

Rare and Haunting Photos Show Drug-Addled Men and Women Lying in the Opium Dens of 19th Century America

May 3, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteReclining on bunk beds while sucking on opium pipes, these haunting photos provide a rare glimpse into life […]

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