Victorian life

The photos were taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson and give a glimpse into the daily grind of life in the capital over 150 years ago. Eleven of Thomson's images have been colourised.

The economic transformations of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century brought about further changes in men's and women's roles. Work was less likely to be done in the home, as fewer and fewer Americans lived on farms, and men left the home to work in offices and factories. Men assumed sole responsibility for the financial support of the family, becoming the breadwinners, a term coined in the early 19th century. Married women were not supposed to work for wages, and were considered…

Here is a collection of bizarre and hilarious pictures that shows Victorian people were so funny. Burglary couple  Burglary couple....

The photos were taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson and give a glimpse into the daily grind of life in the capital over 150 years ago. Eleven of Thomson's images have been colourised.

INCREDIBLE colourised photos bring all aspects of Victorian London to life – including street sellers, child labourers, and busking musicians. The expertly colourised snaps were taken in the 1870s,…

The economic transformations of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century brought about further changes in men's and women's roles. Work...

The photos were taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson and give a glimpse into the daily grind of life in the capital over 150 years ago. Eleven ...

Here is an amazing photo collection taken by English pioneering photographic artist Francis Meadow Sutcliffe (1853 – 1941) that shows everyday life in the seaside town of Whitby, England, and surrounding areas, in the late Victorian era. Fish stall, Whitby Fishermen on wharf Fishman House by river banks in Whitby. House by river banks in Whitby Landscape Marine Hotel at the seaside Marine Hotel Men at ease in Whitby Mending the nets Milking time People in work at a farm Port with small boats…

Photographer Thomas Annan captured Glasgow between the 1860s and 70s, at a time when the city had transformed and rapidly grown

CHILLING photographs show children’s daily struggle to survive in Liverpool slums during the Victorian era. In tattered clothes and without shoes, the poor kids faced a brutal grind to get by…