![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](../../../img/Atop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State, 1920s")
Thank you to The Smiling Victorian group
Victorians Smiling II
If you like this, check out:
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'Oldest wedding cake', 1898- My Daguerreotype Boyfriend
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- Clipper Ship Trade Cards, 1800s, II
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Codex Seraphinianus- Dinner Menus for the Coronation of Tsar Alexander III
- The Great Flood of Paris, 1910
Tudor Bestiary, 1520- Abandoned Homes under Stars
Iconatomy- Famous People Hanging Out II
- Evolution of Good Housekeeping, 1886-1934
These are beautiful! Something about the smiles make the photos so real and accessible. You can so easily imagine them in modern clothes, so similar to the people of today!
#3 is Edward Norton time traveling.
Whoops, I meant #4 is Edward Norton time traveling. (It says 5 when you mouse over it).
Lovely to see another one of these, the original was one of my very favourites from this site.
Me too, Estelle
Looking at the fashions, e.g. the shirt waist worn by a few of the subjects, seems that quite a few – if not most of these images – are post 1901, and actually, really should be labelled Edwardian, not Victorian. Or am I wrong?
That first one looks like Hailee Steinfeld!
These are great photos, but there is something very striking about the first one. That girl seems like she wouldn’t look out of place in today’s world.
Once again, these are wonderful; a real glimpse into the past – or a glimpse into the real past