Fuck Yeah, Victorians!

treselegant:

‘AN AFTERNOON CALL.’

Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1886. 

monsieurleprince:

Alfred Rankley (1819 - 1872) - Old schoolfellows

A friend loveth at all times and a brother is born for adversity

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my-ear-trumpet:

oldrags:

Plate from Die Modenwelt (“The Fashion World”), 1st of September 1894

Submitted to oldrags by the wonderful 1901-a-space-odyssey

oldrags:

Vogue October 5th 1893.

with additional comedy!

collective-history:

Free and Congress Streets in 1857

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collective-history:

Reunion of the 20th Maine, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1889

The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the United States Army during the American Civil War, most famous for its defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863.

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highvictoriana:

Victorian snake coil bracelet, 14K gold, garnets and a woven real hair band, c. 1880

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