Everyday Faces Of The 1800's

Created on May 23, 2016 by Kathy Pinna

Ever wonder what people around you would have looked like in the 1800's - your neighbors, friends, and family members? These photos show the faces and personalities you would have ran into during everyday life. We’ve all seen the popular photos of the famous and glamorous. Discover what everyday people looked like - some dressed, up some not - one hundred years ago.

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Everyday Faces Of The 1800's

1875

Geneva Jane German Carter, circa 1897

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Wedding party in 1897

Else Marine Johansen

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The kid next door who broke your window

Bertie Joseph Tuckwell

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Scottish gamekeeper George Milne

George Milne

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1894

Mary Elisabeth Comer Nelson

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Elizabeth (Staveley) Rook was born in 1795

Elizabeth (Staveley) Rooke

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Maryland around 1870

Elizabeth Lechner

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Marianne Pélagie Émilie "Emilie" (Pratte) Crooks

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