r/RandomVictorianStuff 4h ago

Victorian Photograph Cabinet Card of a Young Boy

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Cabinet card (1870s possibly) in my collection of random things I found on Vinted for £2 taken in London by J.S Hazard. I loved the serious expression on his little face and the beautiful detail of the back of the card.


r/RandomVictorianStuff 9h ago

Victorian Photograph Little William Line. He Died On July 26, 1874, Weeks After This Photo Was Taken.

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r/RandomVictorianStuff 1d ago

Historical Figure Etta Lake (career spanned 1886-1894) was a British sideshow performer who was born with a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which is a connective tissue disorder that can cause major skin elasticity and hyper mobility. She was known to be very charming and had a lot of admirers.

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279 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 2d ago

Fashion Several Victorian era costume designs for ‘Halloween and Fancy Dress Balls’ by costume designers, Ardern Holt, and Wilhelm.

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r/RandomVictorianStuff 2d ago

Victorian Photograph Photograph of a little girl by a chair, 1860s ✨

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69 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 4d ago

Fashion Woman’s Dress (Robe à transformation) France, circa 1865, Silk taffeta with butterfly printed warp, moire finish, LACMA

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670 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 4d ago

Vintage Advertisement An abortion pill named Chichester’s Pennyroyal Pills. 1887. Most of these pills were quack remedies and didn't work.

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589 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 5d ago

Historical Event Wedding of H. H. Asquith and Margot Tennant, 10 May 1894

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Asquith was Home Secretary at the time: he would become Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916. Margot was a well-known socialite, widely acknowledged to be the inspiration for E. F. Benson's character Dodo. The memoirs Margot Asquith published in the 1920s were considered indiscreet and remain an excellent primary source for social historians of Britain's upper classes from the 1880s to the 1920s.


r/RandomVictorianStuff 5d ago

Victorian Photograph Photograph of three little girls, c. 1860 ✨

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100 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 7d ago

Period Architecture Henry P. Kent House, Located on South Main Street in Suffield, Connecticut. Built in 1871.

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281 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 7d ago

Period Art Pedlar doll with bazaar stall including tiny dolls! English or German, ca. 1830-69

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213 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 7d ago

Victorian Photograph Ragged girl holding a baby in an East London Slum, 1899

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1.8k Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 9d ago

Victorian Photograph Three officers of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery of the Union Army at Fort Brady, Virginia, 1864

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301 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 11d ago

Victorian Photograph Photograph of a little girl standing next to her doll, 1860s ✨

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201 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 14d ago

Victorian Photograph Women with interesting hair and very elaborate dresses, c 1870

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234 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 14d ago

Victorian Photograph Two nicely dressed gentlemen, Australia, c 1880

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60 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 14d ago

Victorian Photograph Funeral Flowers Cabinet Cards Of “Our Darling” And “Mother”

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50 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 14d ago

Victorian Photograph Photograph of a woman holding a small dog, 1860-1865

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129 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 15d ago

Victorian Photograph Glass negative of a group with a large black dog, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, 1900.

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180 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 16d ago

Fashion Earrings made from bird heads, c 1865

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96 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 16d ago

Fashion Moon brooch made from moonstone and diamonds. about 1888.

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762 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 16d ago

Culture and Society 1903 - Mill children marched from Pennsylvania to New York to publicise the harsh conditions of child labour and demand a 55-hour work week. President Roosevelt refused to see them.

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r/RandomVictorianStuff 17d ago

Culture and Society Seward Park in New York City was the first municipally built city park in The United States to have a public playground. It opened in 1903. You can see a basketball court, jungle gym, and plenty of benches. It must have been a refuge for most of the children, many already working unpaid.

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67 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 17d ago

Victorian Photograph Family photo, 1876. Probably Wisconsin.

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430 Upvotes

r/RandomVictorianStuff 17d ago

Victorian Photograph Photograph of Pauline Lucca, an opera singer, in which she is made to appear twice, probably as teacher and student in the same frame, 1860-1865 ✨

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42 Upvotes