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