Victorian photography

If you've ever looked at pictures from the Victorian era then you've probably noticed that nobody is smiling. Everybody looks so serious that it seems as if people in the 1800s simply didn't know how to have fun. But as these pictures prove, that wasn't always the case.

Minnie Ashley (1878-1946) - American Actress, Singer and Dancer. Circa 1892-1900.

Saucy ladies of the late Victorian era showing off their charms and being slightly naughty!

Explore Turn of the century's 181 photos on Flickr!

Four groundbreaking British photographers, Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll, Clementina Hawarden and Oscar Rejlander created portraits that were boldly subversive, intimate and compelling.

Photographer Thomas Annan captured Glasgow between the 1860s and 70s, at a time when the city had transformed and rapidly grown

And melt your Victorian heart into a puddle of old-fashioned cuddles and kisses.

Vintage

L-O-N-G Victorian Hair by Author Kristin Holt includes historic images of long-haired beauties, vintage newspaper ads, serums, potions from Victorian era.