lest you think it was only the nineteenth century irish boxing each other's ears, check out the pugilistic tendencies of english victorian miners (these are some of john derbyshire's folks, don't ya know! (~_^) ). from Leisure And Recreation In A Victorian Mining Community: The Social Economy of Leisure in North-East England, 1820-1914 [pgs. 111-112]:…
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1898 suit by Prior Attire. Pattern and instructions available in our book, The Victorian Dressmaker. Photo by Timelight Photographic.
The Victorian Man's Suit of Clothes properly included trousers, coat, vest and more--but not all gents wore them. By Kristin Holt.
Victorian working women often wore black wool stays instead of corsets. A while ago, I sewed black wool stays for a Victorian working woman outfit but I didn’t like the shape of the stays anymore. So I changed the neckline of the stays: Here you can see how the stays looked before. Now the stays … Continue reading Victorian Working Woman Black Wool Stays →
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Most of the photographs that survive from the nineteenth century of women in working clothes show them as domestic servants. Some, however, ...
Looks like they're examining a skull. Re: The baby miner. Staged. Kids didn't have the strength to mine until they were at least 11. Lemme guess. You...
From my glass negative collection: Mr. Belpedio, impeccably dressed with a cigar, circa late 1800s-early 1900s, captured by Child’s Art Gallery in Marquette, MI.
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Amazing photos from the 1860s and 1870s have revealed a glimpse into the lives of fisher girls in Yorkshire who would abseil down slippery cliffs to collect baskets of mussels and limpets.
I cosplay illustrations. No, not Light Yagami, but the nameless white guys that appear in Apparel Arts. Despite many essays detailing how I pull inspiration and combine pieces, it's wild that I've never traced it back to the original thing: Apparel Arts and Esquire, specially from the 1930s-1940s. The casual attitude that the illustrated figures…
The origins, persecution and emigration to Canada of the Russian religious sect known as the Doukhobors. A direct result of Nikon's reforms and resulting Church schism, learn about their beliefs and culture.
If you read my post on "THE COURTING CAKE" you might remember where I mentioned how the coal mines in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution were staffed by, not only men, but women too. Today is National Women's Day and, I feel, it's the perfect day to shine a little light on these brave,
A slightly larger-than half plate English Ambrotype showing an English Tavern. Resealed in original passe-partout mount with a very old ...
