Category Archives: 1800s
FREE ARTICLE – 30 Vintage Photos That Show Men’s Hairstyles in the Mid-19th Century
Right from the times of Queen Victoria up to the late 1800s, there was vast progress in all spheres and this period was defined by popular fashion and hairstyle trends. Fashion moved away from the stiff and snobbish styles adopted by the aristocrats (in wigs) in the 1700s and became more casual, taking inspiration fromContinue reading “FREE ARTICLE – 30 Vintage Photos That Show Men’s Hairstyles in the Mid-19th Century”
38 Amazing Photos Show How People Lived in Their Homes From the Late 19th Century
25 Gorgeous Photos of Victorian Women in the Late 19th Century
The Earliest Photographs of a Total Solar Eclipse, 1854
The First Fake Photograph: Abraham Lincoln’s Head on John Calhoun’s Body, ca. 1860s
Vintage Photos of American Indian Cradles and Cradleboards From the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
Roller-Skating Street Ambassador Advertising the Mythical Zohar Photography Studio in Manhattan
This amazing daguerreotype photo may look as if it was taken in 19th century New York, but it is actually the work of California photographer Stephen Berkman, who is an expert in the extremely difficult pre-chemical photographic process of wet-collodion photography. This is one of 30 photographs Berkman took that was included in art installationContinue reading “Roller-Skating Street Ambassador Advertising the Mythical Zohar Photography Studio in Manhattan”
The Amphibious Tricycle, ca. 1886
This strange-looking machine was built by a Worcester man, Mr. Harry Savage, about 1896. Mr. Savage worked at a firm of Agricultural Implement Makers, J. L. Larkworthy & Co., of Sansome Place, Worcester. The water cycle “sailed” down the River Severn, ca. 1896. No doubt this employment gave him the skills and the opportunity toContinue reading “The Amphibious Tricycle, ca. 1886”
28 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in China From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
William Charles White was an Anglican Bishop educated at Wycliffe College in Toronto and ordained as an Anglican Minister in 1896. He worked as a missionary in China from 1909-1934, and became the first Anglican bishop of Henan Province in 1910. During his time in China, he developed a great interest in Chinese culture andContinue reading “28 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in China From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
