Wild Wild West

All things 1860-1914.

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Gate of the castle after the siege of Belfort, Alsace region of France

French vintage postcard

[steampunkwest]

The Siege of Belfort occurred during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-'71.

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British Maxim .303 machine gun manned by a soldier of the Seaforth Highlanders. 2nd Anglo-Boer War, 1900.

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Warships in the port of Brest, Brittany region of France

French vintage postcard

[steampunkwest]

French battleship Carnot near the Batterie de la Pointe in the war port of Brest, August 28, 1903.

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Dinner Dress

c. 1894-1896

by Jeanne Hallée

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cotton Boucle Day Dress

c. 1913-1914

Lasell Fashion Collection

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The Endurance frozen in the Weddell Sea ice Pack, 1915

[steampunkwest]

IS YOUR HOME HERE? DEFEND IT!

[ghw-archive]

Portrait of English stage actress Gladys Cooper posing with a burning cigarette. Photographed in 1900.

[thedeadleafs]

Gladys Cooper (1888-1971)

[steampunkwest]

Gladys Cooper, 1913.

[onefootin1941]

Gladys Cooper, 1915

[printsofyesterday]

Oxford Times - Saturday 09 April 1910

Source: British Newspaper Archive

[printsofyesterday]

Echo (London) - Monday 13 October 1902

Source: British Newspaper Archive

[printsofyesterday]

Oxford Times - Saturday 09 April 1910

Source: British Newspaper Archive

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Popocatepetl desde Atlixco Puebla, (Mex.) Ca. 1910-1916

[steampunkwest]

Popocatépetl from Atlixco, Puebla (Mexico)

Ca. 1910–1916

Popocatépetl is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico. It lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.

[mexicoantiguo]

Imagen de un tianguis en Atlixco con vista del volcán Popocatépetl al fondo. Puebla, México.

Ca. 1908

[steampunkwest]

Image of an open-air market in Atlixco with a view of the Popocatépetl volcano in the background. Puebla, Mexico.

Ca. 1908

[mexicoantiguo]

Vista de la fachada norte de la Catedral de Puebla, Pue. México.

Ca. 1900.

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View of the north façade of the Cathedral of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.

Ca. 1900.

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Imagen del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios en la cima de la Gran pirámide de Cholula, en San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.

Ca. 1860-1900.

[steampunkwest]

Image of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Los Remedios atop the Great Pyramid of Cholula, in San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.

Circa 1860–1900.