Cubs

I like that the boy and the cub have essentially the same look on their faces. What do you think happened as they all grew up? (And whose hand is that to the side? A protective parent?)

Clifton Zoological Gardens
1854, photographer John Dillwyn Llewelyn
from The National Library of Wales

Skeleton of the Boa Constrictor

I don't particularly want a pet boa, but if I could have a pet skeleton boa, I'd probably go for it.

English cyclopaedia, a new dictionary of universal knowledge, natural history vol. 1
1854
from Old Book Illustrations Blog, who got it from archive.org

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Dear Mr. Spielberg:

There's nothing new under the sun.

Jurassicly yours,
Richard Owen

Crystal Palace, London, England
1854
from Copyright Expired

Two sergeants, 4th Light Dragoons

To the modrn eye, these guys are a little silly looking. But I suspect they led their troops as bravely as any modern marine, regardless of their bellhop uniforms.

Crimean Peninsula
1855, photographer Roger Fenton
from All World Wars

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane

Happy Halloween, y'all.

Oil Painting at Smithsonian American Art Museum
1858, artist John Quidor
from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow