I thought this too, until I saw the pictures in the TFA.
They literally look exactly the same as people from our times.
Now I look at "1800s pictures" on some search engine's images, and they look completely different.
I'm gonna guess it's a mix of: doctoring/"touching up," camera, lighting, and cognizant angling/positioning of the people in question.
The candid shots look like people I would see on the street. While the stereotypical "1800s pictures" look like something I'd find on Instagram: completely alien to reality.
They literally look exactly the same as people from our times.
Now I look at "1800s pictures" on some search engine's images, and they look completely different.
I'm gonna guess it's a mix of: doctoring/"touching up," camera, lighting, and cognizant angling/positioning of the people in question.
The candid shots look like people I would see on the street. While the stereotypical "1800s pictures" look like something I'd find on Instagram: completely alien to reality.