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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

Your train will never come by ~Snowfall-lullaby (Ekaterina Marinenko) model - Lana

Your train will never come by ~Snowfall-lullaby (Ekaterina Marinenko)
model - Lana

tuesday-johnson: ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a young man] via Live Auctioneers, Be-hold

tuesday-johnson:

ca. 1850’s, [daguerreotype portrait of a young man]

via Live Auctioneers, Be-hold

cerebralzero: vcrfl: Paulus Moreelse: Portrait of Christian the Younger of Brunswick, 1619. Thomas Butler was probably the first man to be portrayed in full armor with a gun in hand, but by no means the only one. Christian the Younger of Brunswick, a fanatical protestant leader of the Thirty Years’ War, dubbed Mad Christian by his Catholic adversaries, sat at least twice for such a portrait before he died 1626, in the 27th year of his life. Poor trigger discipline in the 17th century lol it’s ok though wheellocks only go off like 1/3 of the time.

cerebralzero:

vcrfl:

Paulus Moreelse: Portrait of Christian the Younger of Brunswick, 1619.

Thomas Butler was probably the first man to be portrayed in full armor with a gun in hand, but by no means the only one. Christian the Younger of Brunswick, a fanatical protestant leader of the Thirty Years’ War, dubbed Mad Christian by his Catholic adversaries, sat at least twice for such a portrait before he died 1626, in the 27th year of his life.

Poor trigger discipline in the 17th century lol it’s ok though wheellocks only go off like 1/3 of the time.

red-phalaenopsis: A young woman dressed in her Salvation Army uniform poses for her portrait in a Brooklyn, New York photographic studio (262 Columbia Street). The woman appears to be holding a bible and her Salvation Army badge is evident on her collar. The name of the photographer is difficult to interpret but it appears to be Thelou & Co. Research reveals that another photographer, named Leeds, also operated at the Columbia Street address, and that in 1883, the studio was put up for sale.

red-phalaenopsis:

A young woman dressed in her Salvation Army uniform poses for her portrait in a Brooklyn, New York photographic studio (262 Columbia Street). The woman appears to be holding a bible and her Salvation Army badge is evident on her collar. The name of the photographer is difficult to interpret but it appears to be Thelou & Co. Research reveals that another photographer, named Leeds, also operated at the Columbia Street address, and that in 1883, the studio was put up for sale.

(via red-phalaenopsis-deactivated201)

zolotoivek: Portrait of two Russian women and a man with an accordion, 1910’s.

zolotoivek:

Portrait of two Russian women and a man with an accordion, 1910’s.

(via phil0kalia)

legrandcirque: Maharani Ourmilla Devi of Jubbal, 1935.

legrandcirque:

Maharani Ourmilla Devi of Jubbal, 1935.

mudwerks: Edwardian portrait of unknown man, possibly Fred Watts (by whatsthatpicture)

mudwerks:

Edwardian portrait of unknown man, possibly Fred Watts (by whatsthatpicture)

agoniada: Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1856-1900. by Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane on Flickr.

agoniada:

Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1856-1900. by Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane on Flickr.

(Source: mujersincabeza, via victoriasrustyknickers)

lostsplendor: Field Artillery Regt 68, c. WW1 (by drakegoodman)

lostsplendor:

Field Artillery Regt 68, c. WW1 (by drakegoodman)

gdellagioia: Bored,Victorian tintype photo by AlliesAdornments on Flickr.

gdellagioia:

Bored,Victorian tintype photo by AlliesAdornments on Flickr.