Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà, explorer of Congo. (Rome 1852 – Dakar 1905) Nadar

Muhammad Sa’id Pasha (1822–1863), wāli (viceroy) of Egypt (1854–1863) and son of Muhammad Ali Pasha. 1855 Nadar

luminousinsect: A Clerical Error by Allison Sommers (via allisonsommers)

La chère hélice conçue par Gustave Ponton d’Amécourt June 1863

oldhollywood: “Apparently on the screen I look tall, ageless, and damned close to omniscient—delivering jeopardy-laden warnings through gritted teeth. But when people see me on the street, they say ‘by God, this kid is 5 foot 5, he’s got a broken nose, and looks about...