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Anonymous aesthetic. Nameless people held captive forever in artistic surroundings. Pt.1.

Choose your photo frame wisely.

You may end up stuck in it for eternity.

Random photographs circa 1880 – 1900 in their original frames.

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They don’t get more obscure or rare than L. Lu Vonago of Krasnoyarsk, a small town in the Russian Republic of Khakassia. His entire known output consists of just 23 pictures. He shot 2 hotel fires and one monomictic Lake resort in the early 1900s.

Art & Design Obscurity Travel

Courtesy of Rjiksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Portrait of an unknown young man, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown woman reading, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown man in uniform, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown girl, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown man in uniform, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown boy, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Family portrait of five unknown children, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown girl, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown woman, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown woman, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.

Portrait of an unknown woman, anonymous, 1880 – 1900.