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thekimonogallery:
Informal studio portrait of young ladies dancing. Hand-colored photo, about 1880’s, Japan.
Photo of three young woman playing musical instruments. Late 19th or early 20th century, Japan
(via oharico)
liquidnight:
“Notre Dame Cathedral Tower, Chimeras and Man” Paris, circa 1865-1886, Albumen print Photographer unknown [via the Cornell University Library]
“Notre Dame Cathedral Tower, Chimeras and Man”
Paris, circa 1865-1886, Albumen print
Photographer unknown
[via the Cornell University Library]
kikue33333333:
Tea, please.
tuesday-johnson:
ca. 1840-1860, [daguerreotype portrait of a dramatically posed lady in an elaborate dress, possibly Scottish, with a star pattern, tartan sash and hat] via the Harvard University’s Houghton Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, Harrison D. Horblit Collection of Early Photography
ca. 1840-1860, [daguerreotype portrait of a dramatically posed lady in an elaborate dress, possibly Scottish, with a star pattern, tartan sash and hat]
via the Harvard University’s Houghton Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, Harrison D. Horblit Collection of Early Photography
(via mudwerks)
(Source: peaceuntothee, via brainblowjob)
ca. 1840-60, [daguerreotype portrait of a smiling, dark haired young lady, identified as Carlotta Patti, with lace gloves and a fan] via Harvard University, Houghton Library, Harvard Theatre Collection
ca. 1840-60, [daguerreotype portrait of a smiling, dark haired young lady, identified as Carlotta Patti, with lace gloves and a fan]
via Harvard University, Houghton Library, Harvard Theatre Collection
ca. 1860, [tintype portrait of a mother and her child, posed cheek to cheek] via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs, Skylight Gallery
ca. 1860, [tintype portrait of a mother and her child, posed cheek to cheek]
via Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs, Skylight Gallery
ca. 1861-65, [ambrotype portrait of a Confederate soldier in an infantry uniform with musket and Bowie knife] via the Library of Congress, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs
ca. 1861-65, [ambrotype portrait of a Confederate soldier in an infantry uniform with musket and Bowie knife]
via the Library of Congress, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs
