Tintypes of Hot Dudes

If you're not familiar with the drool-inducing blog

 My Daguerrotype Boyfriend, you should head right on over there directly and have yourself a gander.

Some of the images below are from that site, some I've stumbled upon all by myself.

Lovely specimens, and all of them dead now.

None the less.

Doesn't hurt to just... have a peek...

{ Helloooo, Theo! The Teddy Bear himself: Theodore Roosevelt; 1879. }

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{ More like "Baberham".}

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{ Lewis Powell is looking so nice he gets photographed twice. Unfortunately he was put in those bracelets for his role in the assassination of President Lincoln. }

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{ The only confirmed photo of Billy the Kid.  Goofy-lookin' fella. }

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{ D. H. Lawrence could be considered a feminist for his smack-down response to a 1924 article called "The Ugliness of Women." }

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{ Chancey Brown, Sgt. at Arms for the Liberian State; 1856-60.}

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{ I sincerely hope this man had a Spanish accent. }

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{ I don't know, but I'd hang out with him. }

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{ Is that a hipster polar bear club?  No, it's 1863. }

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{ Baudelaire looking not so hot, actually. He wrote several poems about the need to be quite drunk. }

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{ Mark Twain, 1850, age 15.  Always good with words, he put the letters backward on his belt so that they came out forward in the photo. }

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Mr. Vague and his amazing tintypes have re-inspired my love for the original form of the photographic medium.  You need to check out his work, too.  Go!

Don't fret, because: equality!  I'll be posting an all-lady version soon.  Oh yeah.

Victorian Book of Magic

 I do love Victorian art, and the stranger the better. 

Well, this book from 1897 is no exception.

It's entitled "Magic; Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, Including Trick Photography", compiled by Albert A. Hopkins (1869-1939),

and has some great illustrations to wet the ol' magic whistle.

It covers a vast array of performance talents, including disappearing acts, sword swallowing, juggling, shadowography, mental magic and even touches upon Greek history of the art.

I can tell it's already working because my boredom has vanished into thin air...

Here are some of the four hundred illustrations within.

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tags: 1800s, carnival, circus, illusions, magic, magician, photography, science, stage, sword swallowing, theater, trapeze, tricks, Victorian

PHOTO SHOOT: 29. MAY.14

Goddess of love and wore.

{ This dress is too amazing-- someone take it away from me!  Thin wool with peplum, pleated taffeta waist band and cuffs, keyhole neck, and ornamental flowers at back. late 1930s to 1940s. }

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{ Pretty antique eyelet cotton top with high collar, back buttons and waist ties; circa approx. 1900. }

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{ Such a gorgeous skirt, black cotton with floral print.  Circa late 1800s to early 1910s.}

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{ Wasssssp waist Victorian top.  Don't ask how I managed to get my bod in there, I'm still not sure. Mid to late 1800s. }

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{ Love it!  Perma-pressed poly dress in two shades of robin's egg, with double satin ribbon waist tie.. and puff sleeves! 1980s. }

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{ A cute bright pink crêpe poly dress with double triangle neck line; 1980s. }

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{ A sweet LBD with tons of texture.. and a rope waist tie!  1960s.  That amazing necklace is bone, not quite sure the exact date on that. }

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{ A lovely thick faille dress in aqua blue with purple satin sash! 1950s-60s. }

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tags: antique, clothing, dress, edwardian, vague, victorian, vintage, 1910s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s