Historical Indulgences

ca. 1880-1900s, [cabinet card, photomontage of a man in wearing a bowler hat demonstrating how to properly light a pipe], Place.

ca. 1880s-1910s, [hand tinted ambrotype, post mortem portrait of a child in a coffin, clutching a rosary and crucifix]

Hey guys! I’ve returned from another hiatus, and am hoping to find you in good holiday spirits, with enough zeal to compete with this fine lady’s.

ca. 1900, [young lady dressed as a Christmas Tree], Carl Kuskop

ca. 1860s, [composite carte de visite of a young man peering up from his tuba], M.C. Ragsdale

ca. 1860-70s, [tintype portrait of a man fanning some paper currency with a pile of gold coins]

ca. 1870-90s, [tintype portrait of two women sporting some delicious doughnut spectacles]

From the Dutch “olykoeks,” to a sea captain’s doting mother, and WWI-era mechanization, the Smithsonian Magazine does a fantastic job tracing the doughnut’s storied past.

ca. 1860-70s, [carte de visite portrait of two child acrobat performers]

ca. 1860s, [set of ambrotype portraits of a young lady; on the left with paper and paste, on the right, in a more traditional pose cradling something in her lap]

ca. 1850-60s, [daguerreotype portrait of a gent with a book]

ca. 1860-80s, [hand tinted, postmortem tintype of a young woman]

ca. 1870s, [carte de visite portrait of the beautiful albino performer Aggie Zolidra], J. Wood

ca. 1875, [tintype portrait of four men enjoying the view in front of Taghanic (Taughannock) Falls near Ithaca, N.Y.], C.M. Marsh

ca. 1860-1880s, [tintype portrait of a man on crutches]

ca. 1870-1900s, [candid tintype portrait of a young woman with one arm]

ca. 1870-90s, [cabinet card of a strongwoman], Kern Brothers

ca. 1870-90s, [tintype portrait of an actor in costume]

ca. 1880-1900s, [tintype portrait of a young lady with an adorable smile]