Because we love our readers, and want to give them exactly what they claim to want, we've rounded up yet another group of random photographs of Victorians we don't know doing things we don't understand. And so, with no further preamble, here they are.
PRECURSOR OF THE SKULL AND BONES SOCIETY?
If these are medical students performing an autopsy, it seems that someone should have told them that it's a bit on the late side. Then, again, perhaps they were studying bones. Either way, we can't imagine displaying this particular photograph in
our parlor.
READING WAS TORTURE TO HIM
Some photographs just make you want to scream out "why?" And this is definitely one of them.
SEPIA PRINT SPOOKS AND THE PEOPLE WHO POSED WITH THEM
We know that the Victorians were big on spirit photography, but what we can't understand is why the people in these photographs look so frightened. We thought the point was to show the love that still existed between the dearly departed and their grieving loved ones. But what do we know? Less and less each day, apparently.
SPOOKY LADIES AND SCREAMING WOMEN
Eerieness was apparently the theme when it came to photographing the women in these sepia print portraits. Not to mention a healthy dollop of ambiguity. Is that the Angel of Death in the second photograph, or just a dear friend with bad fashion sense? And all we can say about the woman in the first photograph is that we hope someone gave her a hug afterwards.
SHE HAD HIS BACK
Did the photographer snap the camera lens at the wrong moment, or was the man on his knees merely camera shy? And those shades...well, all we can say is that if she wasn't blind, she made a very poor fashion choice.
SOB SISTERS
We get the point. They're sad. But if we can't see their faces, why take the picture? At least their hankies photographed well. We, personally, think the one on the far right is definitely the most attractive.
Well, there you are once again. Yes, we know. You loved it. Your welcome.
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