Category Archives: portraits
23 Stunning Colorized Victorian Era Portraits
The series of stunning photographs show a young couple dressed in opulent clothing, teenage girls with their hair in ringlets and children all with a solemn look on their faces. Other breathtaking shots show a heavily bearded man and a young man casually leaning for his photo opportunity. The images were expertly colorized by FrenchContinue reading “23 Stunning Colorized Victorian Era Portraits”
24 Amazing Color Portrait Photos of Women From the Early 20th Century
Vintage Portraits of People With Their Eyes Shut During Portrait Taking
26 Wonderful Photos of Young Women as Fortune Tellers From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries
Fortune telling is the practice of predicting information about a person’s life. The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination. The difference is that divination is the term used for predictions considered part of a religious ritual, invoking deities or spirits, while the term fortune telling implies a lessContinue reading “26 Wonderful Photos of Young Women as Fortune Tellers From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries”
32 Vintage Photos of Smoking Ladies From the 1960s
57 Wonderful Photos of Victorian Men With Their Dogs From the 1800s
48 Stunning Photos of Women From the Edwardian Era
The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history spanned the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes expanded to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victorian era. Her son and successor, Edward VII, was already theContinue reading “48 Stunning Photos of Women From the Edwardian Era”
43 Amazing Mugshots Of Criminals From The Early 20th Century
Photos via Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
