People Never Smiled In Old Photographs - And Some Of The Reasons Are Seriously Dark - 0 views
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So why the long face? You’re not the only one to ask that question. It’s been on the minds of experts for a long time, and more than a few Google searches are dedicated to the subject. If those sullen stares hid something, they took their secrets to the grave.
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But sometimes things don’t stay buried. Historians have unearthed several clues that could provide an answer. And as you might expect from the peculiar attitudes of centuries past, they’re not all mundane. The topic of old photographs strays from the unusual to the disturbing. So grab your shovel, because we’re going to dig into the past.
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“selfie” to its word of the year in 2013. Well, while self portraits weren’t as common in older centuries, they did actually exist.
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