From 1837 to 1901, Britain was shaped by the reign of Queen Victoria, giving rise to what we now call the Victorian era.
Today, many think of it as a dark and mysterious time—sometimes even morbid—with somber fashion, spiritual séances, and ghost stories. But how often do we actually stop to see how people really lived back then?
If you haven’t yet, this is your chance. Below, you’ll find a series of photographs from the Victorian era, capturing people in all kinds of moments, from the everyday to the strange and curious. Scroll through and let us know which ones stood out to you!
#1 Photo Captures The Moment A Baby Burst Out Laughing And Her Mother Fights So Hard To No Laugh With Her
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#2 Victorian Strongwomen Laverie Vallee Also Known As Charmion
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#4 Two British Victorian Women Make A Victorian Snow Lady In 1892
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#5 A Victorian Era Woman Getting Photographed For The First Time. Can Only Imagine How Striking Her Eyes Were
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#6 Woman In Knickers Smoking Cigarette And Looking At Man Doing Laundry
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#7 I'll See Your 1876 Batman And Raise You Victorian Era Bat Woman
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#9 The Victorian Solution For The Homeless: The 4 Penny Coffin
For 4 pennies a person could geat a blanket, pillow and single coffin to sleep in the warm of a building for the night.
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#10 The London School Of Medicine, Physiology Laboratory. Women Students At Work, 1899
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#12 Victorian Girl Posing With Her Beloved Dog. Dog Alive, You Can See It Blurring In The 2nd Shot. Circa Mid XIX Century
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#15 Victorian Photos Showing The Complex Progress For Wearing A Crinoline Dress. Circa 1850
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#18 Before Alarm Clocks Were Affordable, "Knocker-UPS" Were Used To Wake People Early In The Morning. UK, Around 1900
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#19 Pluto Lamps: The Victorian Gas Lamps That Sold Cups Of Hot Coffee, Tea And Cocoa. Inauguration Of The First Pluto In Exmouth Street, London, 1899
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48points
