Fantastic, thank you! I absolutely love photos/video like this. I try hard to put myself in that place, to not see it as “idyllic” as it may appear. For example — the smells without decent public sewerage systems, the diseases without modern antibiotics, even fashion (long sleeves, long skirts, suits & ties in a city summer? no thanks) But overall, it’s just mesmerizing to see how people went about their lives — lives as ordinary to them as ours are to us.
Yeah. Life back then was not all that idyllic. There’s a lot to be said for the modern world. I am 51, alive and still in possession of most of my teeth. I also have the pleasure of being surrounded by people who bath with some degree of regularity. All of which was not likely 120 years ago.