Old Sepia Photos

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My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck By Lightning
Polish beauty. 1873; Note the off-the-shoulder bodice with the sheer fill-in with a lace neckband. This would be suitable for an Evening or Reception dress for a young woman.
Early bicycle for two. Somehow they don't look they are having much fun...and wow--is she another witch from Oz?
Crimean War Photographs by Roger Fenton, 1855
Crimean War 1853 - 1856 William H. Russell, the Times special correspondent
Pauline Markham (1847-1919) She was a singer and burlesque dancer. She was a member of the Lydia Thompson troupe. Pauline was responsible for bringing Josephine "Sadie" Earp to Tombstone, AZ who eventually became Wyatt Earp’s wife. Pauline supposedly had relations with several Northern Generals and Reconstructionists after the Civil War.
1850's lovely maiden with long hair and corset dress. Photo by Franz Hanfstaengl.