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My Daguerreotype Boyfriend
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Tintype of an unknown young man, c. 1850.Submitted by Sarah...

Tintype of an unknown young man, c. 1850. Submitted by Sarah Nehama

1 day ago

Émile Nelligan, age 20 in 1899. First published at 16, this...

Émile Nelligan, age 20 in 1899. First published at 16, this French-Canadian poet suffered a mental breakdown the same year this photograph was taken. He never recovered. Submitted by Anna

2 days ago

This fellow would like to crash in your Bushwick...

This fellow would like to crash in your Bushwick loft. tuesday-johnson: ca. 1860’s, [ambrotype portrait of a Confederate soldier wearing a plaid shirt and a holstered pistol. He carries a large bedro...

3 days ago

Unidentified man wearing an “unusual hat,” c. 1855....

Unidentified man wearing an “unusual hat,” c. 1855. Historians (and armchair historians), any thoughts about the origins of this awesome patent-leather cap? (George Eastman House) Submitted by Liz

3 days ago

Ask an Archivist: "How do you find the hot old-picture guys?"

Ask an Archivist: "How do you find the hot old-picture guys?": The wonderful Ask an Archivist over at The Hairpin answers the essential question of our age: “Since archivists try to keep the ...

3 days ago

Harry Houdini, age 25, 1899. Because…well, you know....

Harry Houdini, age 25, 1899. Because…well, you know. Chains.

03 may 12

Sioux Indian smoking a cigarette, 1908. (via Shorpy)

Sioux Indian smoking a cigarette, 1908. (via Shorpy)

02 may 12 1 person likes this

tuesday-johnson:c a. 1850’s, [portrait of a gentleman wearing...

tuesday-johnson: ca. 1850’s, [portrait of a gentleman wearing an Odd Fellows apron] via the Daguerreian Society, Grant Dinsmore Collection

29 apr 12

Love us some Pierre Curie…theremina:P ierre Curie, being...

Love us some Pierre Curie… theremina: Pierre Curie, being hot as fuck. (Lecture on radium, Paris, c. 1900. photo by Henri Roger-Viollet.) via Russell Joslin

27 apr 12 1 person likes this

Mike Tiernan, 1867-1918, (The A.G. Spalding Baseball Collection,...

Mike Tiernan, 1867-1918, (The A.G. Spalding Baseball Collection, NYPL)

23 apr 12

Lionel Logue, age 26. Australian speech therapist responsible...

Lionel Logue, age 26. Australian speech therapist responsible for the un-stammering of King George VI. Here he is with his future wife, 21-year-old Myrtle Gruenert. Suggestion by ljvera

20 apr 12 1 person likes this

fuckyeahhistorycr ushes:John George “Jack” Phillips was born 11...

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: John George “Jack” Phillips was born 11 April 1887 in Godalming, Surrey, England. In 1902, at age fifteen, he became employed at the Post Office where he began training on the...

17 apr 12

lostsplendor:West ern High Football, c. 1905 (via Shorpy...

lostsplendor: Western High Football, c. 1905 (via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)

17 apr 12

Tintype of an unknown young manSubmitted by Steve

Tintype of an unknown young man Submitted by Steve

16 apr 12

Seriously, we did not know Bucky was a...

Seriously, we did not know Bucky was a babe. fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American inventor, systems theorist, designer, author, e...

14 apr 12

Sometimes a Daguerreotype boyfriend distinguishes himself with a...

Sometimes a Daguerreotype boyfriend distinguishes himself with a killer mustache or a pair of winsome plaid pants. Or sometimes they just live through the most famous maritime disaster of the twentie...

13 apr 12

Alfred Stieglitz self-portrait, c. 1894, age 30. Stieglitz began...

Alfred Stieglitz self-portrait, c. 1894, age 30. Stieglitz began an affair with Georgia O’Keefe in 1918. He took nude photos of her in his apartment, where his wife eventually found them, so Stieglit...

12 apr 12 1 person likes this

Hottest blind-gentleman-h olding-a cat daguerreotype you will see...

Hottest blind-gentleman-holding-a cat daguerreotype you will see all day. tuesday-johnson: ca. 1850, [daguerreotype portrait of a blind gentleman holding a cat] via the George Eastman House Collectio...

11 apr 12

Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with forage cap,...

Unidentified young soldier in Union uniform with forage cap, Library of Congress (1861-1865) A ninteenth-century Jesse Eisenberg anyone?

10 apr 12

fuckyeahhistorycr ushes:Yonejirō Noguchi, (1875-1947) Japanese...

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Yonejirō Noguchi, (1875-1947) Japanese poet and essayist. Father of artist Isamu Noguchi, from whom he was estranged.

09 apr 12

Gustave Caillebotte, age 30, c. 1878. French Impressionist...

Gustave Caillebotte, age 30, c. 1878. French Impressionist boyfriend who came from lots and lots of money and who used it wisely, buying up Monet’s work and helping him survive financially. Submitte...

09 apr 12 1 person likes this

MDB just hit 50,000 followers!

MDB just hit 50,000 followers!: And there’s absolutely no way we could have gotten there without your stunningly handsome submissions. Why not celebrate by imagining our archives are your new desktop...

06 apr 12

From submitter Miriam J. Robbins:My...

From submitter Miriam J. Robbins: My great-great-great-grandfather, Sylvester Fredenburg (1844 - 1879), who served in Co. A, 50th New York Engineers; Co. I, 33rd New York Infantry (twice); and Co. L,...

06 apr 12

Unknown man, daguerreotype, ca 1850-58. Nice plaid pants, my...

Unknown man, daguerreotype, ca 1850-58. Nice plaid pants, my friend. Submitted by decrepit-telephone

03 apr 12

fuckyeahhistorycr ushes:Young Modigliani, around 1904.

fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Young Modigliani, around 1904.

02 apr 12 1 person likes this

James Brownlee, wounded during the Civil War, c. 1861-1872....

James Brownlee, wounded during the Civil War, c. 1861-1872. (NYPL Digital Gallery) Submitted by Ashley B.

29 mar 12 1 person likes this

deviatesinc:Compo ser Alban Berg, 1909photos by Madame d’Ora

deviatesinc: Composer Alban Berg, 1909 photos by Madame d’Ora

29 mar 12

From the submitter lizeats dirt:This nineteenth century...

From the submitter lizeatsdirt: This nineteenth century photograph of an unidentified soldier belongs to the costume and textile library at the museum I work in. No one knows who he is, what his unif...

26 mar 12

John Griffith “Jack” London age 24, 1903. American...

John Griffith “Jack” London age 24, 1903. American author best known for his novel Call of the Wild. Seriously, what kind of tie is that? See me after class, Jack. Submitted by jljarvis-blog

22 mar 12

Mihai Eminescu, age 19, 1860. Somewhat unstable Romantic...

Mihai Eminescu, age 19, 1860. Somewhat unstable Romantic Romanian poet. Submitted by sehenswuerdigkeiten

21 mar 12

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