Family photos remain an important way of preserving our legacy for future generations. As time capsules of sorts, they gift ...

Shelburne Museum, Vermont / Bridgeman Images (2) When William Matthew Prior (1806-1873) painted Nancy Lawson in 1843, the Maine artist relied on familiar signifiers to portray a woman of wealth ...

It is the 21st century, believe it or not, and college students are learning Pennsylvania Dutch in a one-room, 19th-century schoolhouse in the state-of-the-art state university in Kutztown.

A previously lost painting representing 19th-century Black wealth and high culture in Philadelphia is now on view at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania after being bought for $10 at a suburban ...

Researchers have developed a technique for revealing hidden details in badly tarnished old photos, bringing to light 19th-century images that seemed "lost forever." In a study published in the ...

Ice had to be imported in the early 19th century, which led Miller to believe the julep was consumed by people of means. “It makes me believe it would have been for individuals with personal ...

Mothers are smudged out and poorly cloaked beneath drapes in these 19th century portraits. But these photos are not so much relics of shoddy photography than an ode to childhood.

These 19th-century images contain very young children held still by half-obscured adults who crouch behind chairs or lurk at the margins of pictures, their protective arms stabilizing babies.

Jul. 17—SAN JOSE — The main doors of Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in downtown San Jose could gain a more traditional look if a proposal on file with city planners gains final approval. The ...