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Regardless of when you think "the good old days" actually were, many of us harbor a special respect for the past. These photos show people that had an appreciation for style, taste and class that seems to be harder to find these days.

If you have a photo showing what class looked like in "the good old days," we'd love to see it! Please add it to us or let us know about your favorite time period in the comments.

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American Actor Paul Newman During A Trip On A Water Taxi In Venice (1963)

American Actor Paul Newman During A Trip On A Water Taxi In Venice (1963)

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A Man In A Suit And Sunglasses Rides A Skateboard Down A Hill Path In Central Park, New York (1965)

A Man In A Suit And Sunglasses Rides A Skateboard Down A Hill Path In Central Park, New York (1965)

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RJazz909
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My fav...that is one classy man LOL....I feel like there should be some cool jazz in the background...XD

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Louis Armstrong Plays For His Wife In Giza (1961)

Louis Armstrong Plays For His Wife In Giza (1961)

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Sunday Morning On The South Side Of Chicago (1941)

Sunday Morning On The South Side Of Chicago (1941)

Russel Lee Report

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Audrey Hepburn At The Roman Holiday Premiere (1953)

Audrey Hepburn At The Roman Holiday Premiere (1953)

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A Young Couple Dancing Be-Bop At Vieux Colombier Theatre In Paris (1951)

A Young Couple Dancing Be-Bop At Vieux Colombier Theatre In Paris (1951)

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Caroline Kennedy Walks In Front Of Her Father, President Of United States, While He Carries Her Doll (1963)

Caroline Kennedy Walks In Front Of Her Father, President Of United States, While He Carries Her Doll (1963)

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PujaWahi
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love the expression on her face. What a cute kid and a loving father.

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Cary Grant Stops In London On His Way Home To Bristol To Visit His Mother (1946)

Cary Grant Stops In London On His Way Home To Bristol To Visit His Mother (1946)

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Sigourney Weaver Dressed As A Man, Los Angeles (1983)

Sigourney Weaver Dressed As A Man, Los Angeles (1983)

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Actress Brigitte Bardot Watching Pablo Picasso At Work In His Studio In Vallauris (1956)

Actress Brigitte Bardot Watching Pablo Picasso At Work In His Studio In Vallauris (1956)

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A Stylish Couple In The Rain

A Stylish Couple In The Rain

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AnnHerring
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pattie Boyd poses in a Mary Quant fashion shoot with actor Tom Courtenay (Dr. Zhivago, Billy Liar e.g.) Distributor : Puritan Fashions (US). Published in the March 1966 issue of Seventeen Magazine under ‘Our Girl In London’. Photographer: John Cowan

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A Young Kevin Spacey (1980s)

A Young Kevin Spacey (1980s)

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Clint Eastwood With Actresses Olive Stargess And Dani Crayne In San Francisco (1954)

Clint Eastwood With Actresses Olive Stargess And Dani Crayne In San Francisco (1954)

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A Life Guard, Brighton Beach, New York (Between 1901 And 1906)

A Life Guard, Brighton Beach, New York (Between 1901 And 1906)

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Elspeth Beard, First Englishwoman To Ride A Motorbike Around The World (1980s)

Elspeth Beard, First Englishwoman To Ride A Motorbike Around The World (1980s)

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Sophia Loren, Italian Film Actress, Who Won An Oscar, Grammy, And Golden Globe Awards

Sophia Loren, Italian Film Actress, Who Won An Oscar, Grammy, And Golden Globe Awards

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Ernest Hemingway Passport Photograph (1923)

Ernest Hemingway Passport Photograph (1923)

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#25

1950s Greasers

1950s Greasers

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English Film Actor Michael Caine At Home With His Mother And Brother (1964)

English Film Actor Michael Caine At Home With His Mother And Brother (1964)

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The Queen Elizabeth II And The Duke Of Edinburgh Watching Competitors At The Badminton Horse Trials (1968)

The Queen Elizabeth II And The Duke Of Edinburgh Watching Competitors At The Badminton Horse Trials (1968)

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Frank Sinatra Steps Out Of A Helicopter (1964)

Frank Sinatra Steps Out Of A Helicopter (1964)

Yul Brynner Report

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BeverlyGlover
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He's the only person I've ever seen exit a helicopter who didn't duck as if they were going to be decapitated.

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Albert Einstein Smoking A Pipe (1940)

Albert Einstein Smoking A Pipe (1940)

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Chris Miilu
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brilliant. An autopsy showed his brain to be larger than average.

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British Actress Diana Rigg, Also Known As Olenna Tyrell From Game Of Thrones (1967)

British Actress Diana Rigg, Also Known As Olenna Tyrell From Game Of Thrones (1967)

John Downing Report

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First Actual Photo Session Of The Beatles In Hamburg (1960)

First Actual Photo Session Of The Beatles In Hamburg (1960)

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#33

Einstein At Nassau Point, Long Island, New York (1939)

Einstein At Nassau Point, Long Island, New York (1939)

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Portrait Session With Marilyn Monroe (1957)

Portrait Session With Marilyn Monroe (1957)

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French Actress Brigitte Bardot On The Set Of The Ballad Of Frenchie King (1971)

French Actress Brigitte Bardot On The Set Of The Ballad Of Frenchie King (1971)

Terry O'Neill Report

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Alice Denham And Her Royal Hh Typewriter In (1957)

Alice Denham And Her Royal Hh Typewriter In (1957)

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glennderman
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like a cross between what Marylyn Monroe should look like and Maria Calas. What a beauty!

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Actors Dean Martin And Angie Dickinson on the set of Rio Bravo (1959)

Actors Dean Martin And Angie Dickinson on the set of Rio Bravo (1959)

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Paul McCartney Of The Beatles And Mick Jagger Of The Rolling Stones Sit Opposite Each Other On A Train At Euston Station (1967)

Paul McCartney Of The Beatles And Mick Jagger Of The Rolling Stones Sit Opposite Each Other On A Train At Euston Station (1967)

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Children In Ballroom Dancing Class (1945)

Children In Ballroom Dancing Class (1945)

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Ivy
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww, he is bowing down, it is lovely to see how the boys were taught to respect a girl since childhood! Young gentleman :)

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Skater Girl

Skater Girl

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LiekeMuller
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or instead of "skater girl", refer to this photo by the girl's name: Ellen O Neal. Being (one of) greatest female skateboarders in the 70's she deserves a bit more cred than just anonymous "skater girl", don't you think?

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Girl On A Scooter

Girl On A Scooter

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Singer David Bowie Sharing A Cigarette With Actress Elizabeth Taylor In Beverly Hills (1975)

Singer David Bowie Sharing A Cigarette With Actress Elizabeth Taylor In Beverly Hills (1975)

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#46

A Young Boy Stealing The Show On The Dance Floor

A Young Boy Stealing The Show On The Dance Floor

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#47

First U.S. Debutante Ball Held At Versailles Palace (1958)

First U.S. Debutante Ball Held At Versailles Palace (1958)

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Suzanne Haigh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Debutante's were young women who were presented to the Queen, so how can America have debutantes?

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David Bowie Was Arrested In A Hotel Suite After Performance In Rochester (1976)

David Bowie Was Arrested In A Hotel Suite After Performance In Rochester (1976)

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#49

Couple Kissing In Times Square On Vj Day (1945)

Couple Kissing In Times Square On Vj Day (1945)

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#50

Chicago Train (1950s)

Chicago Train (1950s)

Vivian Maier Report

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Audrey Hepburn And George Peppard Filming Breakfast At Tiffany’s In New York, 1960.

Audrey Hepburn And George Peppard Filming Breakfast At Tiffany’s In New York, 1960.

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American Actor and Director Orson Welles (1938)

American Actor and Director Orson Welles (1938)

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#54

Frank Sinatra Arrives At Miami Beach With His Entourage (1968)

Frank Sinatra Arrives At Miami Beach With His Entourage (1968)

Terry O'Neill Report

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Teenage Couple On Hudson Street, New York (1963)

Teenage Couple On Hudson Street, New York (1963)

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Elton John At His Piano Bar Aboard His Private Jet (1974)

Elton John At His Piano Bar Aboard His Private Jet (1974)

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#57

Jimi Hendrix At Monterey Pop Festival (1967)

Jimi Hendrix At Monterey Pop Festival (1967)

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Paul Newman And Robert Redford Playing Ping Pong

Paul Newman And Robert Redford Playing Ping Pong

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LeslieDoty-Munson
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Enjoyed the classic photos. I grew up in S. California when people dressed this way, stunning photos.

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Old Family Photo

Old Family Photo

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American Actress Faye Dunaway Takes Breakfast By The Pool With The Day's Newspapers (1977)

American Actress Faye Dunaway Takes Breakfast By The Pool With The Day's Newspapers (1977)

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Corona Del Mar High School Students Kim Robertson, Pat Auvenshine And Pam Pepin Wear "Hippie" Fashions (1969)

Corona Del Mar High School Students Kim Robertson, Pat Auvenshine And Pam Pepin Wear "Hippie" Fashions (1969)

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Salesman Mike Dreschler Has His Motorised Roller Skates Refuelled At A Petrol Station Near Hartford (1961)

Salesman Mike Dreschler Has His Motorised Roller Skates Refuelled At A Petrol Station Near Hartford (1961)

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American Astrophysicist And Cosmologist Neil Degrasse Tyson Was An Amateur Wrestler In High School And College

American Astrophysicist And Cosmologist Neil Degrasse Tyson Was An Amateur Wrestler In High School And College

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Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Arrives With Members Of His New Cabinet For Swearing In Ceremonies At Government House In Ottawa (1968)

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Arrives With Members Of His New Cabinet For Swearing In Ceremonies At Government House In Ottawa (1968)

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Men Playing Poker

Men Playing Poker

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TammyChapman
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is the guy at the door keeping a lookout so they don't get caught gambling? lol Also....those are some ugly hats.

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The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

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Brigitte Bardot, 1959

Brigitte Bardot, 1959

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My Father, Lawrence N. Brown, Circa 1935.

My Father, Lawrence N. Brown, Circa 1935.

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Chilean Wedding (my Parents), 1974

Chilean Wedding (my Parents), 1974

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Young Couple In Florence, My Dad & Mom (1964 Ca.)

Young Couple In Florence, My Dad & Mom (1964 Ca.)

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#72

Mr. Astaire Was Always Stylin'!

Mr. Astaire Was Always Stylin'!

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Mother And Daughter; Circa.1935

Mother And Daughter; Circa.1935

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Graduation Photo; 1940

Graduation Photo; 1940

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#75

Mechanic Who Was The Inspiration For The "millennium Falcon."

Mechanic Who Was The Inspiration For The "millennium Falcon."

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Two Women Standing Out Front Of An Asylum; Circa 1915

Two Women Standing Out Front Of An Asylum; Circa 1915

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Young Woman Smoking A Cigar; Circa. 1950

Young Woman Smoking A Cigar; Circa. 1950

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