Albinism

A curious Victorian fascination with albinos, documented at Nineteenth Century Images of Albinism. Particularly in America, it seems. They were purported to be mind-readers, like 'Millie La Mar':

There was peculiar obsession with their hair, which they were encouraged to grow abundantly:

Via retrolounge. Unrelated, but also via retrolounge, a small white dog sitting on a table outdoors:

From a collection of cyanotype images belonging to the Library of Utah State University.