1880s
Late nineteenth century
The 1880s refers to the decade spanning 1880 to 1889.
Like other decade terms, it functions as both a time period and a cultural shorthand for the era's character: The 1880s saw rapid industrial expansion.
Can also reference someone's age: She's in her 1880s would be nonsensical for humans, but the pattern applies to centuries-old institutions or artifacts.
Style prioritizing perception
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
typewriter · Kodak · séance · spiritualism · vaudeville · daguerreotype · suffragette
Industrial production facility
- steam-engineHeat-driven mechanical motor
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
coal · ironworks · foundry · smelting · sweatshop · union · machinery · patent
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- gentilityRefined social standing
morality · decency · prudishness · modesty · formality · respectability · temperance · mourning
impressionism
Style prioritizing perception
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
phonograph · typewriter · Kodak · séance · spiritualism · vaudeville · daguerreotype · suffragette
factory
Industrial production facility
- steam-engineHeat-driven mechanical motor
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- railroadPermanent track for trains
steel · coal · ironworks · foundry · smelting · sweatshop · union · machinery · patent · telegraph
corset
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
gentility · morality · decency · prudishness · modesty · formality · respectability · temperance · mourning · parlor
Vanderbilt
American industrial dynasty
- CarnegieGilded Age industrialist
- RockefellerIndustrial dynasty surname
- MorganAmerican horse breed
Astor · robber-baron · monopoly · trust · tycoon · magnate · Newport · mansion · opulence · Delmonico
homestead
Family farm and dwelling
outlaw · settler · cattle-drive · rancher · buffalo · cavalry · reservation · territory · gold-rush · prospector
1880s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
21st century · modern era · 2000s · prehistoric times · 2080s
1880sdigital age
Epoch of computerized life
information age · smartphone era · space age · atomic age · jet age