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historyofromanovs: Empress Consort Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia with her five children, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, Olga, and Alexei.
wiscohisto: Wrought iron “Masterpiece,” Cyril Colnik, Munich, 1891-1893. This large and elaborate grille was metalworker Cyril Colnik’s “Masterpiece,” the showcase of metalworking techniques an apprentice was required to execute in order to be elevated to the ranks of master craftsman. Colnik completed this work at the age of 22 while a student at the Industrial Art School of Munich. His skill secured him a position as an assistant for the German metalwork exhibition at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Following the Fair, Colnik chose to remain in the United States, settling permanently in Milwaukee.  via: Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum by way of Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database
grinvi4: Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias
thefirstwaltz: The Prince Imperial with his mother, Eugenie, Empress of the French. 1862. Photographed by: Disderi 
fuckyeahlatinamericanhistory: The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire was signed 191 years ago today, on September 28, 1821, putting and end to the Mexican War of Independence.  Gen. Agustín de Iturbide would begin his brief reign as the self-styled Emperor of Mexico the following year.
zoomar: Mail Call Letterpack - You get two players that play only the cartridges you can buy from Smith Corona and you can send a 3, 6 or 10 minutes letter. Just $70 a pair in 1967, these would be $450 in today’s dollars. How is this better than a phone? They say, it has no static and it’s cheaper! Life, 1967
collective-history: A German Breastplate dated to 1540
thespacegoat: Three Princeton students pose after a snowball fight. 1893.
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