Vancouver prostitute Reta King’s mugshot, 1899. Reta shot fellow sex worker Tessie McDonald in the neck after Tessie alienated the affections of Reta's paramour, Bert Washington. Luckily for Tessie, Reta was a bad shot, and the wound was not fatal.
Lionel Walter Rothschild's zebra carriage as it appeared on the streets of London in 1894
"Lady" by Francesc Masriera y Manovens, 1880, oil on canvas
Actress Violet Augusta Mary Bourchier a.k.a. Violet Vanbrugh as Lady Macbeth, ca. 1900. She made her professional debut in an 1886 burlesque and her career spanned more than fifty years,starring in theater and film.
"The Meditation" by Luigi Secchi, 1901, marble
Blanche Monnier (1 March 1849 – 13 October 1913), often known in France as la Séquestrée de Poitiers, was an aristocratic woman from Poitiers, France, who was secretly kept locked in a small room by her mother and brother for 25 years to keep her from seeing men.
Two portraits of a young woman, ca. 1900 (possibly a mugshot)
"Snow Scene in Paris" by Eugène Galien-Laloue, ca. 1900, oil on canvas
The band from the Territorial Prison, Yuma, Arizona, ca. 1890
Portrait of a young lady by the name of Natalie Kissam, ca. 1900
"Lavender" by William Henry Margetson, ca. 1900, oil on canvas
Flattening hills to build Seattle, Washington. Starting in 1897 and continuing through 1930, the hilly topography of central Seattle was radically altered by a series of regrades,
"Study of a Blonde" by Władysław Podkowiński, 1891, oil on canvas
The dome in the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, Paris. This architectural wonder is the result of the collaboration of three iconic artists, Ferdinand Chanut for the geometry and structure, Jacques Grüber for the stained glass windows and Louis Majorelle for the ironwork. Built in 1893.
The French sculptress Camille Claudel in her studio, ca. 1885.
"Helen Dunham" by John Singer Sargent, 1892, oil on canvas
A young girl and her very large doll, ca. 1900
The Statue of Liberty, standing tall above the streets of Paris, was dismantled and transported to New York in 1885, ahead of her 1886 dedication.
Art Nouveau Candle Holder by Egide Rombaux & Francois Hooseman, 1900, marble, ivory, and silver
Five fashionable women, ca,1895.
"Drei Frauen und drei Wölfe" by Eugene Grasset, 1892, lithograph
Young buffalo hunter with his rifle. In the 19th century, European settlers hunted bison almost to extinction. Fewer than 100 remained in the wild by the late 1880s
Two women in black & white costumes, ca. 1900
"Diner sur le Toit" by Charles Hoffbauer, 1905, oil on canvas
A Mother Hubbard gown from an 1899 catalog
