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lostsplendor: Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” by Harry Clark, 1919 (via Retronaut)

lostsplendor:

Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” by Harry Clark, 1919 (via Retronaut)


posted 5 days ago with 226 notes (originally from lostsplendor)
#1900s #gothic #poe #illustration #vintage #art

lostsplendor: The Sisters by William McGregor Paxton, c. 1904 (via Via )

lostsplendor:

The Sisters by William McGregor Paxton, c. 1904 (via Via )


posted 1 week ago with 284 notes (originally from lostsplendor)
#painting #oil #edwardian #1900s

lostsplendor: Moscow, Russia c. 1900s (via English Russia)

lostsplendor:

Moscow, Russia c. 1900s (via English Russia)


posted 2 weeks ago with 125 notes (originally from lostsplendor)
#russia #russian #history #moscow #landscape #1900s

lostsplendor: Conversational Intrigue by J.C Leyendecker, date unknown.

lostsplendor:

Conversational Intrigue by J.C Leyendecker, date unknown.


posted 2 weeks ago with 549 notes (originally from lostsplendor)
#1900s #art #illustration #menswear #vintage #GETGETGETGET


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lostsplendor: Grand Duchesses Maria and Anastasia Nikolaevna via Beineke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

lostsplendor:

Grand Duchesses Maria and Anastasia Nikolaevna via Beineke Rare Book and Manuscript Library


posted 2 months ago with 225 notes (originally from lostsplendor)
#History #romanov #1900s #russia #russian #tsar #imperial

lostsplendor: Western High Football, c. 1905 (via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)

lostsplendor:

Western High Football, c. 1905 (via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)


posted 3 months ago with 185 notes (originally from lostsplendor)
#sports #football #history #1900s #vintage

lostsplendor: Gloved Conviction, c. 1912 via NYPL

lostsplendor:

Gloved Conviction, c. 1912 via NYPL


posted 3 months ago with 180 notes (originally from lostsplendor)
#1900s #edwardian #fashion #menswear #suit #top hat #tuxedo #bowtie #bowler #hat