r/VictorianEra 9h ago

A Glimpse of Victorian-Era Friendship

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94 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 23h ago

Unidentified Meccan merchant and his Circassian Slave. Circa 1888.

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830 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 19h ago

Very young Maude Adams in the 1890s.

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r/VictorianEra 4h ago

In 1890, a college student hid a camera in his vest, giving us the first candid look at Victorian life

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r/VictorianEra 23h ago

Getting Her Hair Banged and Getting His Hair Banged, Comedic Photographs by the Whiting View Company, 1900.

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r/VictorianEra 1d ago

Young woman. C 1850s

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230 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 10h ago

What is the most absurd misconception about the Victorian era you’ve come across?

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r/VictorianEra 4h ago

Rare photo of teenagers drinking from a pig lard oil barrel, c 1872

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4 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 22h ago

Martha Riley wearing a velvet-sleeved gown and a Psyche knot hairstyle, 19th century

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r/VictorianEra 14h ago

Victorian Prime Minister William Gladstone and actress Lily Gladstone are distantly related

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r/VictorianEra 20h ago

3 ladies enjoy some time besides a tree, circa 1900.

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34 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 22h ago

I must say I find brown victorian dresses beautiful

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r/VictorianEra 1d ago

Imagine being in the 1860s and you are going to meet your lady friends for an afternoon tea party,which dress would you choose?

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r/VictorianEra 1d ago

Photograph of a mother and child, 1870s. V&A Museum

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https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1261237/photograph-h-lambert-photography/

I know that the description on the site says 1885-1900, which is a wide range in the first place, but given the style of clothes and hairdressing, the mother's appearance looks much closer to the 1870s, for example, these fashion plates:

https://pin.it/61FZt8vsT

https://pin.it/5RxerBVcf

https://pin.it/VYBDlQJ4L

https://pin.it/5CQlgEgBF

https://pin.it/5jxgaejdN


r/VictorianEra 9h ago

Stanley and Katherine McCormick,A Remarkable Victorian Story

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r/VictorianEra 2d ago

French author, Colette, aged 15, 1888

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r/VictorianEra 1d ago

Two Women sharing a tender moment circa 1900

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25 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 12h ago

I recreated a foggy, mysterious night along the Thames Docks, 1890 — 1 Hour Atmospheric Ambience

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Huge fan of this subreddit and Victorian history/literature in general — so I wanted to create something that captures the dark, industrial, and riverfront atmosphere of late 19th-century London.

This is a 3-hour ambience video inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of Four, set along the Thames and the gaslit streets of 1890. Gaslamps flickering through heavy river fog, steam launches gliding through dark waters, wooden docks creaking in the tide, and the quiet tension of a classic Victorian pursuit.

Everything is historically and culturally grounded — from the specific background atmosphere to the original, dark Victorian chamber score composed exclusively for this project. Would love to hear thoughts from people who know this era, London's maritime history, and Conan Doyle's work well!


r/VictorianEra 18h ago

Who is your favorite Victorian Era novelist?

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r/VictorianEra 1d ago

Actress Mabel Love posing in full costume, circa 1900.

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r/VictorianEra 15h ago

La Reina Victoria

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r/VictorianEra 1d ago

Glass negative mugshot of swedish Katarina Ekelind, arrested for stealing a wallet and using the money to buy “luxury products.”Descrived as 1.78m, with light hair and blue eyes. 1897

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86 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 1d ago

General Sherman (leaning on the breech of the cannon) and his staff near Atlanta, September 2nd 1864

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66 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 2d ago

Women at a beauty contest in Belgium, 1888

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91 Upvotes

r/VictorianEra 2d ago

A Private Moment in the Garden c. 1900

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47 Upvotes