Well, here it is Fat Tuesday, and we can't think of a better way to celebrate the only holiday in February that we care to acknowledge than to share some random Victorian photographs of unknown people and animals doing things that make absolutely no sense to us. And yet, for some reason, we like them. Here's hoping that you will as well. Ready? Let's scroll!
GETTING AHEAD OF THEMSELVES
If you thought that the Victorians were a grim, stuffy lot, it's high time you re-thought that thought. Clearly, judging from the photographs below, there were quite a few denizens of the era who were quite capable of cutting loose...starting with their very own heads.
CAMERA-READY CANINES
Apparently, in Victorian times, dog owners loved to dress their dogs in human clothing and pretend that they were smoking pipes. And who are we to judge them? At least the dogs look happy.
FECKLESS FELINES AND CAVORTING KITTIES
In those long-ago days before the advent of the internet, cat lovers still couldn't resist showing off their felines in ways that were enjoyable for them...if not for the felines. Some things never change.
THEY HAD EACH OTHER'S BACKS
Every family has its best feature. For this familial group, that "best feature" was apparently their backs.
MY LITTLE PONY
What young girl doesn't dream of owning her very own horse? And, clearly, even in Victorian times, that predilection was strong enough to make some girls take it to the extreme. I wonder if she danced and sang as well.
HIDDEN MOMS AND CONFUSED CHILDREN
In the Victorian era, it was very trendy to take photographs of mothers and their children with the mother's head covered by a cloth so that she was, in essence, "not there." Yes, we know...seems a little ridiculous to us as well. But the resulting photographs make for very interesting viewing.
TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
Props were big in Victorian photographs, but this one strikes as a bit on the morbid side. Then again, perhaps it was just this little girl's way of showing us how much she loved "Hamlet."
THE WINDOW TO HER SOUL?
We could have touted this photograph as another example of a Victorian person showing off their back for reasons unknown, but we prefer to view it as an arty indulgence. And we really love the dress.
ALL SIGNS POINT TO...YES
Okay, we admit it. This photograph is from the 1920s, not the Victorian era. But we included it because...well...we saw the opportunity and we just decided to seize it. Sue us for not being able to resist a good photograph of a comely lady holding a crystal ball.
Well, there you have it...our little gallery of random photographs from the Victorian era (save that last one). We hope you enjoyed it. And we promise that, next time, we will write an actual post. Until then...keep your feet on the cobblestones and your eyes on the sepia print stars.
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