http://io9.com/5930367/the-first-ever-cosplay-photos-from-the-1890s
19th century cosplay
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What admirably sturdy figures those ladies had!
A fine collection of femininity in my book!
“use Little Rhody Cut Plug”
strangest collection of words I’ve seen in a while
A chewing tobacco advertisment, I believe? I am quite familiar with these kinds of carte.
Baseball cards and girly pictures were the stock and trade of tobacco advertisements in those days.
The first 7 and the last one I would say are carte de visite. The rest tobacco trade cards.
Either way I agree, a fine collection of femininity.