Historical Indulgences

ca. 1840’s, [portrait of a young woman with an early accordian], Ron Fasand

via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musical Instruments Collection

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   This is Beth’s great, great, grandmother. Just kidding, but doesn’t it look like her? Even has a small proto-accordion....

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   that is the expression of a total bamf.

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This blog is a collection of photographs and ephemera focused mainly within the curious and often misunderstood realm of 19th century America. I have a soft spot for all things silly, antiquated, macabre, and grotesque. The content is from a variety of collections; public, academic, and private. In addition, there's an occasional emphasis on Ulysses S Grant and the Civil War, as well.

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