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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This post was originally published on this siteA corset is a garment worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a […]
This post was originally published on this siteAround 1900, photographer Horace Warner took a series of portraits of some of the poorest people in London […]
This post was originally published on this siteA cool photo collection that shows how men’s beards looked like from the 19th century. See more »
This post was originally published on this siteOver 160 years ago, the world was in a state of transition. The Industrial Revolution had laid the […]
This post was originally published on this siteOnce in the Americas, slaves were sold, by auction, to the person that bid the most money for […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture much more commonplace, as many of those who were […]
This post was originally published on this siteJohnny Clem was a soldier in the service of the United States for most of his life. He […]
This post was originally published on this siteWe often see images of the nineteenth-century women in elegant gowns with stylized hairstyles. Have you ever thought […]
This post was originally published on this siteMedford, being one of the oldest towns in the State, had many very large elms. This was also […]
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the North American continent was first colonized by Europeans, the land was vast, the work was harsh, […]
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Carlotta Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoïni 1937 to an aristocratic family from La Spezia, Virginia […]
This post was originally published on this sitePhineas Gage was a railroad construction worker from New Hampshire and is known for his incredible survival after […]
This post was originally published on this siteThese images provided by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums show those who were convicted of crimes in […]
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