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I write dark Victorian fiction and specialize in the long 19th century. She/Her 🏳️🌈🇪🇸✡️ (I'm always kind) #writer #historian #Lesbian #Hispanic #feminist #goth #vampires #jpop NO DMs (mutuals) | TerfsDNI
What else could they do? 🤭🤷♀️
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In some cases, large numbers of curious citizens gathered outside the window to examine the body.
Without fingerprints, photographs, or DNA, Victorian police often relied on public recognition to give the unknown dead their names again.
#Victorian #goth #mortuary #history #historian
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Passersby could look through the window to see the face of the deceased, in the hope that someone might recognize them.
This practice was especially common in areas dealing with drownings, where many victims were recovered without identification.
#Victorian #goth #history
Did you know?
In the Victorian era, unidentified bodies were displayed in mortuary windows so the public could help identify them.
When police found a corpse but could not determine the person’s identity, the body might be placed behind a glass window facing the street
#Victorian #history
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Good morning Tony! I hope you have a fabulously fun Friday too! ☺️
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Sorry for the late post. I was busy today. 🥺
#Victorian #nightmares #dreams #history #historian
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But they were also believed to create a protective sleeping space, shielding the sleeper from harmful nighttime influences and disturbances.
When the curtains were fully closed, the bed became a small enclosed chamber.
#Victorian #history
Did you know?
In the Victorian era, people believed the design of their bed could help prevent nightmares.
Many homes used tall four-poster beds with thick curtains that could be drawn completely around the sleeper.
#Victorian #history
Oh, I've never heard this one. I like it. ☺️
That's a good one. ☺️
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Not a lot of people can capture the right tone for Victorian narration, but he seems to.
Here's a spooky little Victorian story with a very unfortunate title. 😂
#Victorian #shortstories #literature #authors #narration #history
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I am, thank you 🤭
This is my favorite Lana Del Rey song.
It reminds me of something, but I don't know what.
It's my theme song at least few times a year. 🥹
What's yours?
#LanaDelRey #music #songs
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Good afternoon Tony! I hope you have a fantastic Thursday too! ☺️
Luv it ☺️
Just a thought 🤷♀️
Why this one?
Yes, I have read about that. 🤭
Never compromise
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In reality, these were almost certainly caused by dust, chemical imperfections, or accidental light exposure...common problems in early photography.
#Victorian #photography #experiments #thoughts #spiritualism #history #historian
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The hope was that the mind might somehow project the image outward and imprint it onto the plate.
Occasionally, vague shapes or marks appeared in the photographs, which believers claimed were “thought forms.”
#Victorian #experiments #spiritualism #history #historian
Did you know?
In the Victorian era, some experimenters believed photography might capture human thoughts.
They attempted experiments in which a person would sit before a camera and concentrate intensely on a specific image, while a photographic plate was exposed.
#Victorian #history
I remember this from the Marvel series Legion.
I thought it must be nice for someone to like you so much that you get a musical montage. I hope that happens to me one day...except with a girl. 😉🏳️🌈
This is my theme song today. What's yours?
#RollingStones #music #sapphic
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