The Society of Distinguished Ghosts

"The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs." -- George Eliot, Middlemarch (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-51820424-1', 'tumblr.com'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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CDV, young woman in riding suit.

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CDV circa 1870s, Lady Liberty

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Civil War Era Hand-Colored Tintype, Patriotic Young Woman

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CDV, Gypsy Fortune-Teller or perhaps Sorceress. For a theatrical production, I'm assuming.

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CDV by Charles Eisenmann, Rosie Wolff, Sideshow Violinist and Little Person, also dubbed "The German Rose" and "Queen Midget"

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Italian CDV, Alluring Lady With A Veil (presumably an opera singer or actress)

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French CDV, Alluring Lady With A Bat Hat (presumably for a costume ball)

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Early 20th Century Snapshot, Pensive Young Man With His Guardian Angel by His Side

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19th Century CDV, Woman and Her Pet Snake, or possibly Circus Snake Charmer

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CDV, Lady in the Hand-Tinted Skirt

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CDV, Early 19th Century Trick Photography, Double Exposure Portrait of Man Regarding Himself

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19th Century French CDV, Opera Dancer as Cupid

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CDV, 19th Century hand-tinted photo of geishas

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CDV, German Photography Studio, 19th century Portrait of a Japanese actor performing seppuku

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RPPC, "Boys Wanted". A shout out to all the 21st century single ladies -- the single ladies of 1909 feel your pain.

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CDV, Rocking a black cape and snood. I'm almost positive this is Jane Eyre

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CDV. Rocking a lace shawl and parasol.