These Old Photos Were Cleverly Edited Without The Help Of Photoshop... 150 Years Ago!

In a time when Photoshop and photo editing software were still too futuristic to even imagine, it's impressive how photographers managed to manipulate reality, amuse and entertain the masses, and voice out political and social issues by manipulating photographs which we can safely assume were laboriously done.

Just look at these 11 old photographs manipulated to tickle our fancy. They're more mind-blowing now that I know they weren't edited with Photoshop.

 
Aberdeen Portraits No. 1
George Washington Wilson, 1857

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Man Juggling His Own Head
Unidentified French artist, Published by Allain de Torbéchet et Cie.,
ca. 1880

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The Vision - Orpheus Scene
F. Holland Day, 1907

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A Powerful Collision
Unidentified German artist, 1914

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec as Artist and Model
Maurice Guibert, ca. 1900

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Man on Rooftop with Eleven Men in Formation on His Shoulders
Unidentified American artist, ca. 1930

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Dirigible Docked on Empire State Building, New York
Unidentified American artist, ca. 1930

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Room with Eye
Maurice Tabard, 1930

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Two-Headed Man
Unidentified American artist, ca. 1930

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Hearst Over the People
Barbara Morgan, 1939

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Dream No. 1: Electrical Appliances for the Home
Grete Stern, 1948