WOMEN WHO POSED AS MEN. The Golden Age of piracy.
Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Women pirates.
Tag: Cultural history
Glimpses of Gotham. Men and women who deal in fancy costumes.
Glimpses of Gotham and city characters. Men and women who deal in fancy costumes. New York, 1881.
Chevalier Charles d’Éon de Beaumont.
He was a transgender/non-binary french spy. one of the most brilliant and contradictory characters of the eighteenth century
Gentleman Gipsy in wayside camp and caravan, 1891.
Leaves from the Log of a Gentleman Gipsy in wayside camp and caravan, 1891.
Gwitchin. Peoples of Alaska in 1850th.
Arctic searching expedition: a journal of a boat-voyage through Rupert’s Land and the Arctic Sea
The Garter. Orders of Knighthood.
A Knight of the Order of the Garter. British order of chivalry. The accompanying plate represents the dress of a Knight of the Garter about the time of Edward IV. or Richard III.
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923). French actress
Sarah Bernhardt (actually Marie Henriette Rosine Bernardt) was a French actress. She is considered the most famous actress of her time.
Emma Hayden Eames (1865 – 1952) American opera singer.
Emma Hayden Eames (1865 – 1952) was an American opera singer (soprano) and vocal pedagogue. Leading member of the “Met”.
The court society of the castle gathers for a ride.
Miniature of the Breviary of Cardinal Grimani, attributed to Marciana Biblioteca of S.Marc, Venice. Fifteenth century.
Japanese Festivals and Holidays.
Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs’ were collected during the years 1864-5, by Jacob Mortimer.