23 Stunning Color Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Russia in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA set of colored diapositives was made in the spring of 1896 by Czech photographer František Krátký, who […]
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Ethnic Costumes of Russia in Gorgeous Color Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos were taken in 1979 by Aleksandr Bozhko during ethnographic expedition around different regions of Russia. The […]
40 Stunning Portraits of 19th Century Russian Beauties in Traditional Costumes
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos were taken in the end of 19th century and now are kept in the collection of […]
Rarely-Seen Portrait Photos of Icelandic People in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a small collection of rarely-seen portrait photos that shows Icelandic people from the late 19th and […]
“Living Room” What We Call Today, Was Actually Called “Death Room” in the 19th Century!
This post was originally published on this siteThe parlor, or “death room,” was an important part of funerary rituals for most of the 19th century, […]
27 Eerie Tintypes of People and Personalities From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive […]
Glamorous Portrait Pics of Young Ladies That Defined Women’s Fashion Trend of the Late Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteThese glamorous photos prove that young ladies from the late Victorian era were so elegant.
George Washington’s False Teeth: He Only Had One Real Tooth Remained in His Mouth When He Inaugurated President
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Washington suffered from poor dental health throughout his adulthood; beginning in his twenties he experienced regular toothaches, […]
Old West in Color: Colorized Pictures of Cowboys From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteA cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and […]
Montparnasse Derailment: The Story Behind the Incredible Images of the Train That Broke Through a Building in Paris, 1895
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible photos of the wreck at Gare Montparnasse in Paris shows a very dramatic scene of a […]
Studio, Models and Staged Photography of Alphonse Mucha
This post was originally published on this siteAlphonse Mucha began to take photographs in the early 1880s, probably in Vienna, with a borrowed camera. It […]
57 Amazing Portrait Photos of Teenage Girls From the Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteAn amazing photo collection shows dresses that Victorian teenage girls often wore from the 19th century.
37 Historical Photos That Show Early Ambulances Over 100 Years Ago
This post was originally published on this siteAn ambulance is a vehicle for transportation, from or between places of treatment, and in some instances will […]
40 Amazing Vintage Snapshots Capture Everyday Life of France From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAmateur photography saw a tremendous rise in popularity during the last third of the 19th century thanks to […]
33 Amazing Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Ontario, Canada in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAt the turn of the 20th century, when most cameras and photographers operated out of a studio, Ontario-based […]
Qing Dynasty: 33 Rare Portrait Photos of Chinese People in the 1860s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom ordinary people to mandarins, these incredible photos that show portraits of Chinese people in the 1860s. Cantonese […]
30 Stunning Color Pictures of Venice From the 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteThese astonishing images offer a rare brightly-colored glimpse of the beautiful plazas and intricate architecture of Venice in […]
Amazing Photographs Taken by Wallace G. Levison That Capture Everyday Life of New Yorkers at the Turn of the Century
This post was originally published on this siteWallace G. Levison was a chemist, inventor, and lecturer who founded the Departments of Mineralogy and Astronomy at […]
Stunning Victorian Postcards Show How Famous UK Landmarks Have Hardly Changed Over the Past 200 Years
This post was originally published on this siteThey are the vintage postcards that our ancestors would have enjoyed while on holiday in Victorian Britain. And […]
36 Beautiful Portrait Photos of Victorian and Edwardian Actresses with Their Autographs
This post was originally published on this siteActresses of Victorian/Edwardian eras were really elegant, and beautiful. A photo collection from Ken will show you how beautiful […]
Studio Portraits of African-American People in the Second Half of the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteFor more than 25 years, Randolph Linsly Simpson, a white man, collected objects relating to the African-American experience. […]
Testing Condoms in 1935, and Other Old Forms of Birth Control
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people think of birth control, they often think of the modern pill. But there are many types […]
25 Hilarious Photographs of Old-Timey Strongmen
This post was originally published on this siteAt the turn of the 20th century, the world saw the rise of a new kind of public […]
57 Lovely Photos That Capture People Posing with Their Dogs From Victorian Time
This post was originally published on this siteThese lovely photos that show the reason why dogs have always been our best friends since a long […]
41 Cool Postcards of Canadian Teenage Boys From the Second Half of the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s what Canadian teenage boys looked like from between the 1850s and 1870s.