Another series of candid snapshots of people out and about... this time in the 19th century [c. 1885-1890, actually; I averaged], and Sydney, Australia! The State Library of New South Wales, from which these are drawn, states these are probably taken with a hidden camera-- even better, eh?
Out walking the pet duck. Source
Taking a ride on the sheep. Source
5 comments:
Wow! They are amazing! I love 19th century clothing, but I feel so sorry for those ladies wearing all those layers in hot weather! I love the photo with the duck pulling a small cart, though do feel sorry for the duck!! :)
Fabulous inspiration for dressing in 1880s style on the Sydney streets, so familiar and so alien all at once, thanks!
The pictures look great! I would prefer it if we could have a little bit of a description for each photo though. These people could be doing just about anything during that time period in Sydney - a little blurb might be perfect to give us a good idea about what exactly..
These are fabulous pictures.
I'd love to know what they're doing too! Unfortunately I don't think anyone took notes. The record at the Library of New South Wales, which holds the original photographs, has a couple more details about the photographer (http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=442936), but the subjects themselves will probably always be a mystery.
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