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Parturition Chairs: The Birthing Seats of the 18th Century
From the ancient times until the 1800s, many women gave birth with the aid of specially designed seats, called the parturition chairs, that allowed them to sit upright or recline while giving birth....
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Vintage Photos of Dapper Men from the Victorian Era
Victorian fashion comprises the various fashions and trends that emerged and grew in province throughout the Victorian era, a period which lasted from June 1837 to January 1901. This photo series will...
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17 Stirring Photos of Released American Slaves
After Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation outlawed slavery, thousands of men and women found themselves finally freed. These historical portraits show former slaves after the emancipation. The...
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Beautiful Portraits of Native American Teen Girls, 1800s-1900s
While Native America women generally had different roles from men, they often had the same rights as their male counterparts. They usually owned the home along with everything in it, and in some...
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Photos Of Victorians Proving They Weren’t As Serious As You Thought
Most Victorian era photos we’ve seen looks so serious that it seems as if people in the 1800s simply didn’t know how to have fun. But as these pictures prove, that wasn’t always the case. There are...
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150-Year-Old Ship Uncovered by Boston Construction Workers
In May 2016, a Boston building site came to a dramatic standstill, when construction workers uncovered something amazing. It was an artifact so astonishing and rare, that it set the city alight with...
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19 Incredible Colorized Photos of Victorian Women From 1850s to 1890s
Women in Victorian era usually worn unique gowns, so colorization is the best way to help us visualize a part of their colors. Here is a stunning collection of colorized photos that shows Victorian...
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24 Vintage Photos Of Alaska As You’ve Never Seen It Before
We often see picturesque photos of Alaska, but we rarely see old photos that show what it was like when the region was being settled. So, here are some incredible images from the late 1800s onwards...
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Incredible Vintage Photos From The Old West That Capture A Slice Of Pioneer Life
Having left behind the cities and towns they knew and making due in harsh conditions, the settlers of the Old West made history by creating new communities. It’s truly amazing that in a time of such...
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These Photos From The 1900s Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago
During the 20th century Native American Indian was quickly vanishing. Because of this, Edward Sheriff Curtis dedicated decades of his life to capturing and recording the lifestyle of indigenous tribes...
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The Mary Celeste Disappearance, 1872
On November 7, 1872, Captain Briggs, together with his crew of seven, his wife and their 2-year-old daughter, commandeered the Mary Celeste from New York en route to Genoa, Italy. They were to deliver...
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24 Photos Show Canadian Cowboys from 1883 to 1926
Southern Alberta was, and still is, a ranching country, with millions of acres of grasslands providing pasture for hungry cattle. Many ranches were established in the province beginning in the 1880s,...
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Vintage Photos of The Iranian Shah and His 84 Wives
In 1842 the 11 year-old heir to the Persian throne received a camera from Queen Victoria of England. The young heir fell in love with the magical contraption. One of Shah Qajar’s many passions was...
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Old Photos of Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein...
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Funny Vintage Photos Show How to Lace One’s Corsets with a Foot in the Back,...
These vintage pictures show that long-lasting tradition of lacing one’s corsets with a foot in the back. Since so many corset wearers have bad backs, this is hardly recommended! H/T Vintag.es The post...
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The Three Female Med Students Who Destroyed Gender Norms A Century Ago
The three magnificently dressed ladies were students at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, snapped at a Dean’s reception, in 1885. The three in the photograph — from left to right, Anandibai...
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The World’s First Motorcycle
Some consider the first motorcycle to also be the first car – as it was created 2 years before Karl Benz unveiled his invention in 1886 and both were 3-wheelers propelled by a petrol powered, internal...
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The Most Beautiful Currency Ever Created by The U.S.
In 1896, the United States released the Educational Series of silver certificates, a series of currency depicting three allegorical motifs that would become some of the most highly revered banknotes...
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How Dr. Naismith Came Up With the Game of Basketball
Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. The concept of basketball was born from Naismith’s school...
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Walt Whitman Volunteered as a Nurse During the American Civil War and Treated...
Walt Whitman was one of the crucial figures of 19th century American literature. His famous collection of poems titled Leaves of Grass was at first considered distasteful and obscene, but today, the...
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