oldbookillustrations:

Eugénie Buffet.

Lucien Métivet, from Les affiches illustrées (1886-1895) [Illustrated posters (1886-1895)], by Ernest Maindron, Paris, 1896.

(Source: archive.org)

oldbookillustrations:

Switzerland, women’s dresses.

From Geschichte des Kostüms (The costume history) vol. 5, by Auguste Racinet, Berlin, 1888.

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klg19:

So bizarre to see this time in color. 

Via victoriasrustyknickers: 

‘Above Mulberry Street, Manhattan’ - Photochrom taken in New York - c1900

via wikipedia

oldbookillustrations:

Poster for a Grasset exhibition.

Eugène Grasset, from Les affiches illustrées (1886-1895) [Illustrated posters (1886-1895)], by Ernest Maindron, Paris, 1896.

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oldbookillustrations:

Eugénie Buffet.

Lucien Métivet, from Les affiches illustrées (1886-1895) [Illustrated posters (1886-1895)], by Ernest Maindron, Paris, 1896.

(Source: archive.org)

oldbookillustrations:

Eau minérale de Couzan.

Albert Guillaume, from Les affiches illustrées (1886-1895) [Illustrated posters (1886-1895)], by Ernest Maindron, Paris, 1896.

(Source: archive.org)

oldbookillustrations:

The sepulchre of St. Cornelius.

From Roma sotterranea, or An account of the Roman catacombs, by James Spencer Northcote, London, 1879.

(Source: archive.org)

oldbookillustrations:

Gallery in the cemetery of Praetextatus.

From Roma sotterranea, or An account of the Roman catacombs, by James Spencer Northcote, London, 1879.

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oldbookillustrations:

Cemetery of Callixtus: De Rossi’s restauration of the papal crypt.

From Roma sotterranea, or An account of the Roman catacombs, by James Spencer Northcote, London, 1879.

(Source: archive.org)

soyouthinkyoucansee:

Kellar toasts the Devil, performing arts poster, ca. 1899 by trialsanderrors on Flickr.