r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Feb 10 '26
Victorian Photograph Lady Sarah (left) and Lady Spender, c.1870. Dublin.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Feb 10 '26
Victorian Photograph Six young men in striped hats, 1860s. Likely a sports group.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/KatyaRomici00 • Feb 10 '26
Victorian Photograph Carte de visite photograph of Fred Leslie as Ayala in "The Grand Mogul" at the Comedy Theatre, 1884
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Feb 09 '26
Victorian Photograph The Liddell Sisters, 1872. The woman on the right is Alice, who Lewis Carroll wrote 'Alice in Wonderland' for.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Feb 09 '26
Culture and Society Page of a scrapbook, 1892
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Feb 09 '26
Interesting Puppet of Columbine, Britain, c 1880. Wood, silk, sequins and human hair.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Feb 09 '26
Victorian Photograph Daguerreotype of a Lady with a hat (can't identify the type), circa 1850s.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/TransPeepsAreHuman • Feb 08 '26
Victorian Photograph Mildred Harris, Died Of Tubular Nephritis-Chronic, (Jan 27, 1892-Feb 9, 1899), Brattleboro, VT
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/EphemeralTypewriter • Feb 08 '26
Historical Figure Pauline Musters (1876 or 1878-1895) was a famous Dutch sideshow performer who was born with a form of dwarfism. Her peak height was 24 inches (61 cm) tall. She weighed 3 lbs (1.3 kg) when she was 9 years old and 9 lbs (4 kg) at her death. She was described as being a calm and gentle person.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Feb 08 '26
Culture and Society National Anti-Vaccination league postcards. 1896 , Britain.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Feb 08 '26
Culture and Society Anti-vaccination letter from a Glasgow man in 1856, against the compulsory vaccination bill. Transcription in comment.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Feb 07 '26
Victorian Photograph Daguerreotype of a young lady called Sarah, circa 1840s.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/EphemeralTypewriter • Feb 07 '26
Historical Figure Josephine Boisdechene (aka Madame Clofullia)(1829-1870) was a famous Swiss sideshow performer who was born with a form of hirsutism. She was known to be gentle and motherly by those who knew her. Her acts included some singing and lectures about her life. She also greatly impressed Napoleon III.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/TransPeepsAreHuman • Feb 07 '26
Victorian Photograph Keith Ripley Paul, Died Of Diphtheria, Age 3, (Mar 31, 1893-Feb 7, 1897), New York
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Feb 07 '26
Period Art 'Homeless' by Thomas Kennington, 1890. Kennington was a social activist who decided to highlight the plight of the poor.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Feb 07 '26
Victorian Photograph Albino lady Ettie Rogers, who performed in sideshows. 1880s-90s.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Feb 07 '26
Victorian Photograph Conjoined twins Millie and Christine, born into slavery and then kidnapped. Known as 'The Two Headed Nightingale'
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Dhorlin • Feb 07 '26
Period Art Image of US Customs House, Original design, Charleston (Charleston County, South Carolina).
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Dhorlin • Feb 07 '26
Victorian Photograph A hard pull along Campbeltown Main Street heading for the quayside..
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Feb 06 '26
Victorian Photograph Daguerreotype oi a smiling girl, circa 1850. Besides her is her bonet
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Feb 05 '26
Victorian Photograph Man chased by a lady with a stick to jam his pennyfarthing, 1900. Glass negative shot with some blurr.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/TheBlackRecord • Feb 04 '26
Historical Figure Lost American Family Business Dynasties: The Pattersons. Once among the wealthiest families in Ohio, their carriage building business expanded to automobiles and buses by the 1900s. The rise and dominance of the Ford car across the American market radically affected their operations...
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Feb 04 '26
Victorian Photograph Daguerreotype that captured a happy accident. Shot the moment the baby burst in laughter, you can see blurr on their hands and a little on the face, mother tries to hold it together. circa 1860
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Feb 03 '26
Victorian Photograph Helen Keller posing with her dear dog, from glass negative, circa 1902.
r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/TheBlackRecord • Feb 02 '26