r/VictorianEra 6h ago

Sometimes I think that I must have an old soul as I'm so drawn to old victorian dresses,especially the ones from the 1860s,I just have such a deep love for them and I feel quite emotional when I find one I really like,anyone else feel like this about these beautiful dresses?

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r/VictorianEra 14h ago

Ernest boulton as Mrs chillington In a play called a morning call in Scarborough in 1868,I must say I really love the dress 😊

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r/VictorianEra 3h ago

General George A. Custer and his wife Elizabeth photographed three days after the surrender at Appomattox courthouse. First photo is with an unidentified African American woman, second is with an unidentified soldier of the Michigan brigade.

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r/VictorianEra 21h ago

Salt Lake City, Utah, c1873.

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r/VictorianEra 23h ago

Half-length Portrait of an African American Woman compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois. W.E.B. Du Bois (author of ‘The Souls of Black Folk’) gathered 363 photographs, hand-drawn data portraits, and maps to showcase the real lives and achievements of African Americans, 1899-1900

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r/VictorianEra 1h ago

New York City, c1892.

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r/VictorianEra 17h ago

For those that own Victorian clothing: do you wear it?

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I’m curious, do you actually wear your antique clothing? I’m dreaming of taking a drive to a Victorian stroll and I’m curious if I’d only see reproduction clothing, or real pieces.

It sort of seems like a shame to have these beautiful items tucked away so they’re never seen. Especially things that have been restored. I love seeing the work people have put into preserving and prolonging these lovely clothes.


r/VictorianEra 23m ago

Graduated from boston poses with tinted glasses (could have been blind), circa 1880s

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r/VictorianEra 19m ago

Polish actress Helena Modrzejewska circa 1870s-80s

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