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 […]
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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.
Weird and Strange Collage Images Using Vintage Cabinet Cards From Robert E. Jackson’s Collection
This post was originally published on this siteThe cabinet card was made by using the same steps for creating CDVs, still exhibiting the sepia look. […]
37 Tintypes That Show Portraits of Teenage Boys From the Mid-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 […]
42 Incredible Photos That Show Sisters in Matching Dresses From the Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteAn amazing photo collection that shows Victorian sisters in the same dresses posing for photographing together from the mid-19th […]
Vintage Portraits Depict Women’s Hairstyles From the Victorian and Edwardian Eras
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Victorian era, a woman’s hair was often thought to be one of her most valuable assets. […]
Vintage Portraits Depict Victorian Men’s Hairstyles and Facial Hair
This post was originally published on this siteA collection of Victorian photographs, depicting some of the hairstyles and facial hair fashion of the time, and […]
Another Face of the Late Victorian Fashion: 23 Glamorous Photos of Women From the 1890s That Make You Amazed
This post was originally published on this siteFrom hoop skirts to bustles, or crinolines, the Victorian fashion often makes you think about the uncomfortableness. But […]
America’s Oldest Mugshots: See Incredible Photos of Criminals Made by St. Louis Police Department Between 1857 and 1867
This post was originally published on this siteA hundred and fifty years ago, shortly after the invention of photography, some police departments began making images […]
Early Photographs of Volcanoes and Avalanches Around the World Taken by Vulcanologist Tempest Anderson
This post was originally published on this siteTempest Anderson, who was born in York in 1846, was a fearless explorer who discovered how volcanoes erupted. […]
Amazing Color Photographs of the Blackfoot and Their Homelands in Northwestern Montana
This post was originally published on this sitePittsburgh native Walter McClintock graduated from Yale in 1891. In 1896 he traveled west as a photographer for […]
The World in the 1890s Through 12 Glorious Photos
This post was originally published on this sitePhotochromes are vibrant and nuanced prints hand-colored from black-and-white negatives. Created using a process pioneered in the 1880s, […]
Fascinating Colorized Photos of Men in Abraham Lincoln Assassination Emerge
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating colorized photos bring to life the men who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. The striking images, featured in […]
Haunting Portraits of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators, 1865
This post was originally published on this siteOn the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, “Our American Cousin,” […]
Dead at 17: An Illustrated Warning of the Deadly Perils of Self Abuse in 1830
This post was originally published on this siteJim Edmonson of the Dittrick Museum has shared a wonderful post on his museum blog about a rare […]
Amazing Portrait Photography by Gustave Le Gray From the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteGustave Le Gray (1820 – 1884) has been called “the most important French photographer of the nineteenth century” […]
Behind the Scenes Photos of Gene Simmons in a Studio Session in New York City, May 1980
This post was originally published on this siteIn the spring of 1980, just after the release of their eighth studio album Unmasked, guitarist and co-lead […]