24 Vintage Snapshots of 1875 Life That Transport You Back in Time

These 24 photos capture the quirky charm of 1875—showing a world of top hats, horse-drawn carriages, and everyday moments so delightfully vintage, you’ll laugh at how stylish the past could be.

1. Cowboy

Making an old man “dance” by shooting at his feet, Nebraska, 1875.

2. The old city of Genoa

In 1875.

3. Mr. Owen

The town bell ringer of Llangollen, Wales, 1875.

4. Public Urinals

Paris, France, 1875.

5. Spice Bazaar

British India, 1875.

6. Stonehenge

Its earliest known photo, 1875.

7. The Western Wall

Jewish people, next to what is also called the wailing wall. 1875.

8. Smoking a Pipe

Silly pet photos have always existed, 1875.

9. Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer

Seated in his study at Fort Lincoln, 1875.

10. Crown Princess Victoria

With her son Wilhelm, 1875.

11. Central Park

Couples in 1875.

12. Edward, The Prince of Wales

Front left, in India, 1875.

13. Baptizing Paiute Native Americans

Mormons, 1875, near St George, Utah.

14. Women and Children of the De La Guerra Family

On the courtyard veranda of their home, Santa Barbara CA, circa 1875.

15. A Chinese Family

Posing in 1875.

16. George Willcoxen and Family

Standing in front of their sod house in Ford County, Kansas. Circa 1875.

17. Snowy Montreal

Sleighs in 1875.

18. Steam Locomotive

In front of the Los Angeles Independence Rail Road Terminal at Fifth Street and San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA, 1875.

19. Couple

Newly engaged, 1875.

20. Bell-Founder Andreas Hamm

With family in front of the “Kaiserglocke,” the largest bell of the Cologne Cathedral, 1875.

21. Playing Backgammon in a Coffeehouse

Istanbul, 1875.

22. A Welsh Fisherman

Posing in 1875.

23. Siamese Troops and Their Elephants in 1875

They were sent to fight Chinese bandits attacking the vassal kingdom of Luang Phrabang.

24. Horse-Drawn Tram

The Main Square in Kraków, Poland, 1875.

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