Why the U.S. was so obsessed with 'ghost photos' after the Civil War

In 1862, jewelry engraver and amateur photographer William H. Mumler was developing a self-portrait in his Boston studio when a ghostly image began to surface. Just below his own image in the photo ...
UVA Today

Killer outfits: UVA collection spotlights deadly designs through history

The University of Virginia’s Historic Clothing Collection, hosted by the Department of Drama, includes a multitude of ...
IPM

What a Day When Betty White Visited the Vacaville Museum

What a day when Betty White visited the Vacaville Museum! Not the beloved Betty White, the American actress, comedian, producer, activist, and animal welfare advocate who passed Dec. 31, 2021 at age ...
The Conversation

As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?

Alex Beattie receives funding from The Royal Society Te Apārangi. He is a recipient of a Marsden Fast Start Grant. Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of ...
Mena FN

A New Book Explores Victorian Death Culture In 'Beyond The Veil'

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- Internationally recognized author and collector Paul Gambino returns with his latest work, Beyond the Veil: The Victorian Obsession with Mourning and Death ...
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Inside Rita Ora's Victorian-Era Sanctuary

Today critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Rita Ora welcomes AD to London for a tour of her extraordinary Victorian-era home. More Than 6K Arrested in FL Operation Military wife confronts Mike ...
Vogue

The Story Behind Lana Del Rey’s Victorian-Inspired Wedding Dress

Before Lana Del Rey surprised the world with her wedding to Jeremy Dufrene in September 2024, the star tried to get in touch with bridal designer Macye Wysner, founder of the Los Angeles-based brand ...
The Conversation

Influencers of a bygone era: How late Victorian women artists mastered the art of networking

Triveni Srikaran's research is funded by McMaster University, the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art at Yale University. McMaster University provides ...
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Steampunk and the Victorian Era return to Silt with clockwork and brass works

The Silt Steampunk ‘Storical Shindig returns Saturday, Sept. 20, after a pandemic pause, bringing Victorian England with a twist of steam-powered imagination back to town. “This is the third one. We ...
Artnet

The Brutal Story Behind This Beautiful Victorian-Era Painting

Read the story behind the opulent 1888 masterpiece by Anglo-Dutch painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888) Collection of Pérez Simón, Mexico.
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Miss Manners: Don’t throw mourning dress totally away; there’s a good reason to keep the tradition

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In a historical novel I was reading, a young woman was widowed, and she was bemoaning that she would have to wear only pearls -- no diamonds. Was that really a thing at one time?