1860

Sea shanties: Why these songs exist (and who first sang them)

If you’ve been on social media and have been seeing the term ‘sea shanties’ a lot lately, get the basics here about these old songs that have been around for centuries.

Antique toys: See what kids played with a long time ago

A look back: Some of the best buys in antique toys Article from American Home, December 1974 Antique toys are double-barreled delights. They arouse pleasant

Victorian Valentine's cards elegant, embossed embellished

7 Victorian Valentine’s cards that were elegant, embossed & embellished

These beautiful Victorian Valentine’s cards were carefully and creatively handcrafted, and were so much better than what you usually see today.

See the first & last pictures of Abraham Lincoln, plus 24 historic images in between

Since his death more than 150 years ago, people have wanted to know more about our 16th president, and one way to do that is by looking closely at pictures of Abraham Lincoln.

Traditional vintage Southern fruitcake recipes

20 real old-fashioned Southern fruitcake recipes: Traditional Plantation-style desserts from the old South

If you have been looking for the perfect authentic old-fashioned fruitcake, this is for you! Get 20 traditional Southern fruitcake recipes – from Plantation Fruit Cake and beyond – right here.

Unidentified husband and wife - Portrait c1855

Sex is only for conception & other marital advice from 1861

For some seriously questionable old-fashioned marital advice from 1861, take a look at one doctor’s sex rules for couples.

Who were they? Unidentified antique portraits show faces from before the Civil War

Each of these antique daguerreotype portraits was taken in Ohio before the Civil War, but we may never know who any of these people were.

About Harriet Tubman: Rebel, slave activist, Union spy

Harriet Tubman: Rebel was slave activist, Union spy (1964) Harriet Tubman, pioneer Negro activist, was one of the leaders of the antislavery crusade. She made

Abraham Lincoln for President! Honest Abe’s campaign ads for the 1860 Presidential election

Abraham Lincoln: Republican candidate for President of the United States – 1860 Description from the US Library of Congress: “A print for a large campaign

Back when photography was new, here's how it worked - Antique cameras

When photography was brand new, here’s how they explained the process

Among the remarkable discoveries is that of photography, one of the most absolutely new revelations of all that have come upon many generations past and passing.

Mme Demorest’s Emporium of Fashions (1862)

Mme Demorest’s Emporium of Fashions – 473 Broadway, New York We think our lady readers will be both interested and benefited by having their attention called

Fashionable districts of 1850s San Francisco

How San Francisco’s society folk were housed and entertained years ago (1901) Fashionable districts that have faded into obscurity Where and how the smart set