To the Victorian gentleman, a hairy upper lip was an essential accessory. The mustache was an affectation the most flattering to the vanity of the young. With it, the boy feels himself a man. It helps him to look old and the look of age is useful in business and inspires confidence. The youth ofContinue reading “40 Vintage Portraits of Handsome Victorian Men With Mustaches”
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68 Beautiful Photos Showing Teenage Girls in Dresses From the 1860s
35 Menacing Mugshots Of Female Criminals From The Late 19th & Early 20th Century
51 Vintage Historical Photos Showing the United States From 1865 to the 1930s
50 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Slovakia in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia’s mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), with a population ofContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Slovakia in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
50 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Women from the Victorian Era Volume 2
42 Photos Of People From Around The World At The Turn Of The 20th Century
42 Incredible Colorized Photos of Scotland During the Victorian Era
The following images show Scottish cities, towns and attractions during the 1890s – and in color. They were created using the Photochrom technique pioneered by Photoglob Zürich AG, which sees color manually added to black and white negatives. The process was extremely time-consuming and required painstaking attention to detail, but the result was color postcardsContinue reading “42 Incredible Colorized Photos of Scotland During the Victorian Era”
22 Funny Vintage Russian Beer Advertisements From the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
People in the Soviet Union loved beer, almost as much as vodka. They would drink it in the morning, while fishing, at the banya, and after a hard day’s work. It was always beer o’clock. Before the revolution, the Russian Empire produced different varieties of beers brewed according to Western standards: Venskoe (Viennese), Munchenskoe (Munich),Continue reading “22 Funny Vintage Russian Beer Advertisements From the Late 19th and Early 20th Century”
35 Rare Vintage Photos of Everyday Life in Jamaica Before 1900
Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola (the islandContinue reading “35 Rare Vintage Photos of Everyday Life in Jamaica Before 1900”
