If you’ve ever looked through a stack of old photographs from the 19th and early 20th century you surely noticed something very odd…

None (or at least very few) of the people in those vintage photos were smiling.

In fact, they all looked like their spouse had just left them and took the beloved family dog with them.

So what’s up with that? Was life in those times so difficult that people just didn’t feel happy enough to smile?  [Read more…]