VICTORIAN LIFE IN OLD PHOTOS by jason blackman

hi i spend a lot of time making these small films of when the days were a lot different. most of the photos are from old books or old post cards. i love doing this to show you how life was way back then. some people can not buy books or find things to do with local history so this is why i have done this for all of you.
i do not do this to make money in any way, it is just for free so i do hope you all like the small films i do as it takes a long time to do. i did use to live in SW London but now moved to bucks where i find this is much better for me and my family.
all the best --- Jason Blackman.

[@mr.baddancer4166]

POV: you got a hw

[@randomrave6635]

LOL

[@leedsman54]

Very evocative of that time. It's amazing to think that some of the older people could have been born 200 years ago.I'm always intrigued though, and wonder, "who was he?", "where was he going?, "what were they saying?" and so on, not to mention whatever may have happened to them in their lives.

[@TheLotussong]

Don't know why I keep getting drawn to watching photos from the Victorian Times. They r all dead and gone but to see what the earth cradled at different times and in different dimensions is so fascinating. They were here where I am now and I too will one day be where they r now... A real reality check

[@iosefotulafono6919]

TheLotussong I totally agree with you!

[@ruthshelton1924]

TheLotussong. I saw this on a head stone. "Remember me as you pass by-As you are now, so once was I- As I am now, soon you'll be-So perpair for death, and follow me." At least the people in the old photos will be remembered because they're in those photos. I love collecting old post cards.

[@ESPERANZAMOLINA34]

What a beautiful colletion!! I colud see the real life of that age.

[@brian.deller8313]

A reminder of when Britain really was Great with more heavy engineering products made and especially exported than the products of the rest of the World combined. Thankyou Jason

[@MrDaiseymay]

Yes, but, with the exception of a few philanthropists, philosopher's and activists like Barnardo, Nightingale, William Booth, and Charles Booth, etc, that pricked the nations conscience , the condition of the working class was appalling for most of the 19th century.

[@philipe7937]

I love old photos of Victorian and Edwardian period especially the beautiful ladies and store fronts and advertisements, it makes me wonder how it would be to live in those times.

[@billybonewhacker]

what a wonderful thing you've shared. thank you so much

[@rayrumming7901]

On the joy, escapism watching this and old SW London film with there musical score. So uplifting before a good nights sleep.Thank you for your hard work Jason. Who am i a 66 yr old English country gentleman.

[@juliesmith5567]

That is a loverly lot of photos which I keep on collecting on here and the tune makes this sound very nice all b w photos are good

[@wht-rabt-obj]

I bet none of the people in these photos would have ever imagined that 125 yrs in the future, people would be looking at them with a device they could hold in the palm of their hands.

[@ruthshelton1924]

Missy Cabic SOooo true! They have phones now that have a small projector & you can show movie from it!

[@ncoonrod]

I so appreciate the photos that you are posting. I've always been interested in the earlier photos and can't thank you enough. Your work is greatly loved. Thanks! Vannessa

[@deborahisaacs5541]

Remarkable the pictures took me to a place l have never been but will treasure always

[@defdfdsyw]

Hey i Love the Music and the pictures , just Great !!!

[@Dragon43ish]

Thank You, Jason. Well Done Still Photos of by gone days.

[@sandradee4914]

Always been intrigued with the past and thank you for your time and effort . Love looking at pictures from past feel like l was there somehow.Wish l lived in this era so simple then.

[@manfredbazarov6417]

We're seeing people creating the modern world in these images.

[@tomjones845]

Manfred Bazarov Oh Yes!

[@stevenhulbert7655]

Mr Blackman, thank you for your time and effort compiling these pictures from the past. It's interesting to see life from another period and imagining how different behaviors and people were in those days

[@elainesmith7512]

People looked rough and dirty in those days. They don't look as if they smelled good. These are fascinating photos. Thanks for sharing.

[@mikearneson3108]

I love the picture of the lady pulling up her skirts to wade in the ocean giving death looks to the photographer!

[@rachelmayes7905]

Thankyou so much. I love to see how the Victorians lived and learn of the past. What an amazing collection of photos. Please keep going.

[@EllaOstrova]

Thank you Jason. So weird to look at these people and realize that nobody alive now. Nobody of them knows about 2 awful wars! There was an absolutely diffrent life! Sometimes I want to have a chat with these people from anceint photoes!

[@Jailyn123]

I love your video.

[@raymondazami2136]

Great post. Thank you.

[@stevenwatson7668]

One can see the hardships and joy of the days that have gone by and we realize our own mortality, Wondering what future generations will think of us.

[@maxredbin]

Everyone on this vid are dead but it's amazing to think the really old ppl were alive and young at the times of Napoleon, Nelson, Wellington and Waterloo.

[@maxredbin]

Franklin Clinton *WOW!* I haven't heard of her b4 but that is amazing, she's 118...OMG, lol

[@acebitw3456]

maxredbin Most of em died in the picture

[@BrassLock]

+The Bloody Doctor : She'd be dead by now at 120 yrs old. Currently the oldest person is a woman aged 117 yrs.

[@BrassLock]

+The Bloody Doctor: She had a pretty good run for her money 😃

[@francesvansiclen1444]

Lovely truly- thanks Jason @

[@ruthshelton1924]

Thank you for the great look at the past- Great job Jason.

[@tomjones845]

What a people! Wonderful!!

[@caroljones4511]

Fascinating.

[@MrCuddlyable3]

Here are some picture titles that would help! 1:59 Isambard Kingdom Brunel the 19th century engineering giant whose designs revolutionised public transport 4:59 The English actress Bella Pateman made a career in the USA performing both Shakespeare and burlesque comedies 13:01 1897 Queen Victoria's Diamond jubilee. No other British monarch celebrated such a jubilee until Elizabeth II in 2012.

[@gogginit]

Great clip, thanks for sharing. What is the name of the back ground music piece. I love the classics. :-)

[@rogerpayne709]

Very nice collection.

[@rajkumarpatwa6574]

Amazing

[@rinty04]

Thank you for sharing... Crikey life must have been hard in those days!!

[@lollife1154]

I love exploring nature, keep it onward!

[@TheRhNegative]

Title should probably read, "Victorian & Edwardian", for that is indeed the time periods represented here. Beautiful!!!!!!

[@sharonfleming5974]

I think these pictures r lovely xxx

[@davidjanson9900]

great thanks for posting

[@megz_85]

Wow! Fantastic photos! To think they have survived sooo long and in great condition or maybe they have been re touched but really enjoyed this! cheers

[@yolandcote3941]

That music....?from Heaven's door 💜❤️

[@phild249]

A lot of effort and time put into this project,great work

[@irisheyesofbelfast]

Thank you Jason!

[@wissembacha2287]

The soundtrack is great !

[@malecat76]

Nice, thanks!

[@marcovsky1000]

I am so shocked about the smiles are so few an apart.

[@ruthshelton1924]

Marco Nunes Back in the old days you had to sit still for a spell, maybe that's why the lack of smiles

[@geoffgeoff5586]

The other reason is that most had very bad teeth or none at all and were embarrased about it. Note that there are very few pics taken in WWI that show smiles for the very same reason.

[@irisheyesofbelfast]

@@geoffgeoff5586 it was considered undignified to smile in photos, and may have indicated mental illness and/or intoxication. Holding a fake smile isn't so easy even for the minute required. Of course, bad teeth.

[@piper_lori-williams-tudhope]

Wonderful video! Thank you :-)

[@geoeastes]

I'm new to your site. So far I love it.

[@wolflupus788]

People are like ship's that passes in the night.!

[@COLEEN322]

excellent collection of old pics and the one at 6.48 (the one with the policeman) is very interesting as there appears to be a phantom left hand to the lower right middle which looks out of place, tell me what you think??? oh, and there also seems to be a face on the white overalls of the man stood to the left of the policeman, weird!

[@Baskerville22]

First photo is Queen Victoria & hubby. At 0.23, Prime Minister Gladstone (?).The photo at 1.02 is Poet Laureate, Alfred Lord Tennyson. At 1.22...looks to me like the radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi (can anyone confirm that ?). At 2.01 we see Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the great engineer. At 11.58, cricket great, W.G Grace.

[@newgeorge]

I was struck by how foreign it all seems to me now; how hard to understand how they thought and acted.

[@lazoputz3514]

Nice combination of music and pictures. Unfortunately for me, to enjoy both, I had to set the speed to 50% and shut the volume off, to enjoy the pictures, then replay at normal speed to enjoy the music. But no biggie, I am retired so have plenty of time during the day to do this.

[@acuraxixmodz7010]

Nice

[@maconsumner]

@3:10 A Victorian era photo and the subject in it smiling!!!!! I thought it was against the law to smile in a picture back then!!!!! Cannon in D by Pachelbel is one of my favs though!!!!

[@mikehernandez1612]

cool

[@bobbylee2853]

At 3:06 a Victorian photo with a full toothed smile! Not everyone was manic depressive!🙃

[@maddogryan5799]

great photos hard to beleve there all dead now and the poor old horses would be worked hard

[@ruthshelton1924]

Lord Nelson saw something weird-- At. 6:48 - 6:49-- he said to look left of the policeman & on the guy to the left of him it looks like a face in the guys pants--Also look down on those pants, on the left side you can see a hand! holding something.

[@colemanadamson5943]

@:30 sec.... Still true today as it was then.

[@barrycroucher602]

Hi Jason. Your uploads are great ! Will you be doing one of Old Twickenham some day ?

[@THEJASONBLACKMAN]

hi not sure but do keep your eye out thanks.

[@TIMG128]

Pretty sure Bach wasn't in the victorian era but there you are!

[@wangtonflute]

Broich on top

[@14rnr]

This is great but the images change too quick so put it on half speed.

[@seniorrooster6773]

I wonder how they look in color

[@gagaboi5509]

Stfu matt has cancer

[@cp-hp2ux]

Sad to think all these people are dead now. Even the children would be into their hundreds

[@wholeNwon]

I wonder how primitive we will seem to future generations. Surely they will pity us.

[@barbaraseidl1172]

I really think some captioning would be nice. In many cases it's hard to even tell what the photo was actually centering on.

[@graemewilliams1308]

Looks like Brunel @ 1.59.

[@joesr.shannavanausdall855]

Most of them are Queen Victoria and her large family. Mass produced.

[@salvolondon]

At least they Are alive

[@salvolondon]

+chanctonbury63 i meant as in those days many people in photos were dead .

[@louisacapell]

+Salvo Smith lol. no. That that gave me a chuckle. It is just that there seems to be a huge interest in Victorian death photography or memento Mori. tons of videos , so it seems like Victorian photography is all about dead children. fortunately, or unfortunately, however you see it, a great many of the memento Mori pics on KZbin are not even actually memento Mori.

[@ruthshelton1924]

Louisa Capell Sad that they took pics of their dead folk back then- but for alot of parents that 1 pic was all they had to remember their child ect.

[@irisheyesofbelfast]

@@ruthshelton1924 correct but it was an obviously deceased person. They didn't pose them or paint on their eyelids to make them look alive. People assume a photo with a child with closed eyes is PM, when in fact it was easier to photograph small children as they slept. Look on eBay and see what the asking price is for the "standing corpse" photos. And people have no problem paying for a fake PM photo because they refuse to believe they are just myths.

[@barneyquinn3657]

They sure were a grim, unsmiling lot. Maybe things were simply grim in those days.

[@iamcarbonandotherbits.8039]

Barney Quinn . I think the grim faces were due to exposure time of the camera.

[@irisheyesofbelfast]

It was considered undignified to smile in photos, and thought to indicate mental illness/ intoxication. Bad teeth. Hard to hold a fake smile for the full minute required.

[@nayten0324]

I heard that photos took a while to take due to exposure so standing and smiling would be uncomfortable so many just stood and kept a neutral face for photos

[@liljo911xxx]

Thank god for camera...

[@Michoacain]

on god

[@emilyfernandez698]

What’s the name of the song?

[@jessiejames7492]

why do sailors wear bell bottomed pants?

[@paulhayward4383]

That old misery Charles Dickens how did he eat food through that scruffy beard.

[@michaeldavis8999]

Very nice but moves to fast to really appreciate.

[@lindawatkin4411]

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert always look so miserably unhappy together.

[@ruthshelton1924]

Linda Watkin Queen Victoria dearly loved her husband. She wore nothing but black after he died & she had his clothes laid out every day till she died.

[@kristinbui8924]

They all dead n gone just like this imagine our Generation going to be next.we all going be gone like this image.sadddd

[@tonyjohn1395]

Now their great great great granddaughters have got a black mans kid. These people in the photos were only wanted when there was a war. Sad.

[@joansavage1857]

Awful times for the poor.

[@mc-ec3bu]

Before the invention of fat people .

[@bernadettestrubing1796]

All that clothes could imagine the stench of them and covering up the sores and all. could imagine the bad breath yuck. All the fine clothes and bad hygeine.

[@ruthshelton1924]

bernadette strubing The women had big baggie undies with skits in them & most times had to sit forward to use the john. Yeah-P-U

[@tomjones845]

What a people! Wonderful!!