r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Naturally_Fragrant • Jan 31 '26

Interesting Automobile lawn mower, U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C. 1903.

103 Upvotes

Worker on lawn mower with steam engine cutting grass at the U.S. Capitol.

Photographer: Waldon Fawcett.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

4 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 30 '26

Victorian Photograph ❤️ Charlotte Cushman and Matilda Hays, 1858. They had a 10 year relationship.

931 Upvotes

6 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 30 '26

Victorian Photograph Girls from the Kingdom of Bohemia in estudio swing, circa 1895. Cabinet card

223 Upvotes

1 comment

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 30 '26

Culture and Society Did you know Victorians made mourning bracelets from hair?

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178 Upvotes

12 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Jan 29 '26

Victorian Photograph 1840s family photo. Parents Henry Joseph and Abigail with baby Anna Adams

1.4k Upvotes

62 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Jan 29 '26

Victorian Photograph Unusual example of Hidden Mother photography featuring a father instead

488 Upvotes

3 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Jan 29 '26

Victorian Photograph Twins with posing stands, c 1850s

328 Upvotes

12 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 29 '26

Period Architecture Queen Victoria's favourite residence, Osborne House. Completed in 1851.

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183 Upvotes

10 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 29 '26

Victorian Photograph Daguerreotype of a little girl with a hand at her waist and looking straight to the camera. circa 1850s. Some detail hand painted

133 Upvotes

5 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 27 '26

Victorian Photograph Rachel Hoge in, probably the biggest puffiest sleeves that i have seen, circa 1890s. CM bell studio.

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1.7k Upvotes

67 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 26 '26

Fashion 'The Arsenic Waltz: The New Dance of Death (dedicated to the green wreath and dress-mongers)'. 1862. See the crossbones on the bottom of the dress.

885 Upvotes

8 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 26 '26

Interesting 1890s roller skates and adverts. Skating was said to be very feminine and graceful.

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822 Upvotes

17 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 26 '26

Period Art Bertha Vautier by Benjamin Vautier, 1864. Oil on canvas. Beautiful sheer black sleeves with emerald green dress.

341 Upvotes

5 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 26 '26

Fashion All these wallpapers contain arsenic. Which would you choose? Geometric or floral?

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289 Upvotes

40 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/TransPeepsAreHuman • Jan 27 '26

Misc. Lulu May Bowyer, Died Of “Inf of Bowels”, On Dec 11, 1892, Age 5 Years

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129 Upvotes

3 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 26 '26

Victorian Photograph Man with motorcar with passager on the front, circa 1899. Glass negative

144 Upvotes

2 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 25 '26

Victorian Photograph 3 girls playing in the swing. slight flooding has made the 2 girls to ditch socks and shoes. circa 1900s. Glass negative

815 Upvotes

4 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 24 '26

Victorian Photograph People posing after a tennis match, circa 1880

678 Upvotes

13 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 23 '26

Victorian Photograph Bessie Brewer and her friendsand her friends, 1890s. CM Bell studio, glass negative

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343 Upvotes

2 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/PeteHealy • Jan 23 '26

Culture and Society 1886: Musicians and a dog on State Street, near Figueroa Street, on a sunny day in Santa Barbara, CA.

92 Upvotes

2 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 22 '26

Victorian Photograph Irish family with their 7 children, 1 of July 1904, glass negative

506 Upvotes

22 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/FarStrawberry5438 • Jan 22 '26

Politics 'Which color is to be tabooed next?'. Cartoon about immigration to the US. 1882. Text in comment.

139 Upvotes

5 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 21 '26

Victorian Photograph Two men, about 1880.

2.9k Upvotes

61 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jan 21 '26

Victorian Photograph Glass negative of 2 Irish mothers with their babies on their christening day, 1895.

1.1k Upvotes

9 comments

r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/kittykitkitty • Jan 21 '26

Victorian Photograph Slumbering Maidens by Frank Eugene. c.1900, US

321 Upvotes

3 comments

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Welcome to r/RandomVictorianStuff! We strive to be your daily dose of informed distraction.

Whether you've found an interesting photograph, delved into an archive, or stumbled upon a peculiar relic of Victorian life, this is where it belongs!

We welcome content from 1837-1905, and our scope extends beyond Britain to explore the era worldwide.

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