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1844
‘Where early photography meets extreme hotness’
1857
1873
c.1861
c. 1861
c.1880
My Daguerrotype Boyfriend
If you like this, check out:
Tokyo Panorama, 1865
Smiling Queen Victoria
'First photograph' of New York, 1848
Cincinnati, 1848, in hi-res
San Francisco Panorama, 1878, and Crocker's 'Spite Fence'
Clipper Ship Trade Cards, 1800s, II
Mountains and Rivers of the World, 1823
Devil's Tower, 1890s / 2011
Colour Photocroms of Wales c.1880
Construction of the Capitol
The Punishments of China, 1804
The kitchen that time forgot
Women's 'Empire' Fashion, 1806-1813
Mogg Pocket Map of London, 1806
Sketches of Hell by Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1870s
Children With Toys, 1860s
"If London Were Like Venice", 1899
Occupational Alphabet, 1850
Colton Pocket Map of the United States, 1855
Monsters from the Kaibutsu Ehon, 1881
Posters for Acrobatics shows, 1892-1903
I don’t get this one. I just see old photographs…
Last guy was best.
The blog itself has some humorous captions to go along with the pics. “James Davit was convicted of the crime of confusing to obtain money by false pretence and was sentenced to 6 weeks in prison. He’s 18, 5’8, and enjoys petty theft and pretty girls. “
Are those with frames the original? Such vibrant color! The 1880′s guy thinks he is “it” doesn’t he?!?
The “color” pictures were still black and white. The color was painted on the glass at a later date.
The 1880s guy IS it! Yowza!
HUAHAUAHAU loved it!
Nice boys… they all have died now. Strange to think that.
You’d better believe it, Lygia
The last guy looks like he could easily be an ancestor of Robert Pattinson.
THIS IS THE BEST WEBSITE EVER.
I think you could add a picture of young Fridtjof Nansen as a young man. As well as being an explorer to the North Pole and providing an international framework of shelter for refugees, he was extremely hot as a young man!
http://www.nansenamundsen.no/no/galleries/nansen/fridtjof-nansen/
Quite the genius as well – what other Arctic explorer conceived a plan which essentially involved floating across the ice on a pleasure boat complete with chef and all amenities!
love this one. Very cool! This website is my obsession!
The 1844 guy looks like Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s great-grandfather. Or am I right?
The 1857 dude, looks like a Josh Hartnett a little bit.