The bans reflect a kind of moral turn, one that risks reviving conservative notions that predate the internet. Might we be ...

The Alice Austen House Museum in Staten Island is preparing to receive thousands of images and negatives by the iconic artist who defied 19th-century gender norms. Alice Austen's photograph "Mrs.

In “Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party,” the science writer Edward Dolnick takes on the 19th-century discovery of dinosaur fossils: “What was it like to try to grapple with an idea that hadn’t occurred to ...

Lavish costumes plus longing looks? Consider us seated.

A 19th century dinosaur drawing filled with the drama and chaos they exemplified during this early era of dinosaur discovery. Smithsonian Library and Archives This year marks the 200th anniversary of ...

By the early 2010s, the bodycon era was in full swing, fueling a need for tight, smoothing undergarments that create the ...

Austen broke from convention to capture New York City street life through a Victorian lens — and to share 55 years with her ...

Stacks of Victorian-era photos, books and other documents discovered in Ohio have taken a winding path back to New York, ...

Victorian-style kitchen table with cooking tools, eggs, bread, and apples - Buzzard films/Shutterstock The Victorian era of England describes the period of time between 1837 and 1901, or the reign of ...

Guests adorned in Victorian Era attire during the Busti Historical Society's annual Victorian Dinner. The Busti Historical Society held its annual Victorian Dinner June 13. Current historical society ...