odditiesoflife:

Victorian Headless Portraits

The Victorian era has many photographs, most of which show the subject sitting or standing with a stern expression. Since photography was still in its infancy, photographers were experimenting with novel ways to create photos that differed from the norm. Animals acting human was one popular concept, and then came the headless portrait. Funny and entertaining, a new genre of photography was born.

vintagegal:

Unknown fashionable man in Harlem, New York c. 1930’s

them-days-was-olden-as-fuck:

White Tower i.e. Weisser Turm, Rothenburg i.e. ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany (via http://www.old-picture.com)

lostsplendor:

Grand Central Station, New York: 1910 (via)

thefabulousforties:

American Beauty: 1940 

mudwerks:

July 1940. “Near Shawboro, North Carolina. Group of Florida migrants on their way to Cranberry, New Jersey, to pick potatoes.” Medium-format safety negative by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

(Source: tumblush)

bassman5911:

Tree House: 1923

Washington, D.C., 1923. All it says here is “Dept. of Agriculture.” Back when the place was run by the Keebler Elves. National Photo Company.

authenticfauxhemian:

Mary Pickford

firsttimeuser:

Westminster Bridge, 1903 by Maximilian Toch

lostsplendor:

Penn Station, 1910 (via)

gialloantico:

occurences:

Riquewihr - France

(via occurrences-deactivated20110102)

maudelynn:

Into the Light

by Eugene Smith c.1945