c86:The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, 1868Photography by Thomas Annanwhile we love to watch sho
c86:The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, 1868Photography by Thomas Annanwhile we love to watch shows and movies eschewing the Age of Enlightenment and the Belle Epoque, what most of us fail to realize is that most of us wouldn’t have lived in the beautifully gilded homes of splendor, that was reserved for the 2-3%. Even Middle Class only made up 13-20% of the population … Which leaved the rest of us, 85% of us, that would’ve been living just like this. Juat like these photos show. Struggling. Hand to mouth. In dirt and squalor. Victims of horrific economic and social oppression, trapped by their Class and Status. No electricity, no antibiotics, no refrigerators, no soda, no snacks, no comfort foods, no phones, no cars, no subways or buses … Its hard to even imagine the actual reality of life in the 18th&19th century -- source link
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