20 historical photos that instantly take you to the 19th century
Each of us at least once in our life dreamed of making a journey through time. Someone wants to look into the future with just one eye, others dream of the past times, where life was more measured, people (as we often think) are more polite, and the world around is beautiful and stable. On the other hand, some, looking at discreet monochrome images, believe that people lived quite boring. But do not be fooled: only photographs were black and white, and real life, as always, played with colors and spoiled its participants with a wide variety of fascinating subjects. Let's see how the distant 19th century was!
N.N. Pushkina-Lanskaya, widow of A.S. Pushkin. Nice, France, early 1880s
Central park. New York, USA, 1862
Ruined Vendome column. Paris, France, 1871
Illumination of the Kremlin on the occasion of the coronation of Nicholas II. Moscow, Russia, 1896
A girl examines a shop window selling vegetables, soap and sweets. Newcastle, England, 1852
Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler. Austria-Hungary, between 1897 and 1899
Second-hand furniture store on Holborn Street. London, England, 1877
The pyramids. Giza, Egypt, 1862
Homeless kids on Mulberry Street, Manhattan. New York, USA, 1889
A girl sells meat in a Newcastle market. England, 1877
Future Emperor Nicholas II in the palace of King Siam. Kingdom of Siam (modern Thailand), 1890-1891
La Jamais Contente, the first electric car in the world to accelerate to 100 km / h. Paris, France, May 1899
Flower girls at Covent Garden. London, England, 1877
N.V. Gogol (in the center of photography, with a cane) in a group of Russian artists. Rome, Italy, 1845
President Lincoln on the battlefield. State of Maryland, USA, October 1862
Workers in the Covent Garden market. London, England, 1877
Bandit's Roost is the most dangerous street in New York. USA, 1888
Cheap fish sellers in the St. Giles area. London, England, 1887
Advertising boards on the streets of London. England, 1877
Telephone tower connecting 5,000 lines. Stockholm, Sweden, 1890
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