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The past can be quite fascinating. Those of us living in the present find it really interesting what life was like 50, 100, or even a 1,000 years ago. Luckily, we can go almost 200 years to the past thanks to photography, as the oldest surviving photograph is from 1826.

It's even more interesting when old historical photos teach us something new. That's the mission of the Undiscovered History Facebook page. It's a popular account with over 540k followers that teaches its fans a bit of everything: history, aesthetics, and even interesting facts. So scroll down and explore history through the medium of pictures!

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An Officer Halts Traffic To Make Way For A Cat Carrying A Kitten Across The Street, 1925

An Officer Halts Traffic To Make Way For A Cat Carrying A Kitten Across The Street, 1925

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    Three Young Boys Sit In A Wagon In A Pittsburgh Neighborhood Street, 1920-1930

    Three Young Boys Sit In A Wagon In A Pittsburgh Neighborhood Street, 1920-1930

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    Undiscovered History is one of the few online accounts run by the folks at History Defined. It's a blog that shares important and unusual historic facts and stories we probably don't learn in a history class at school. Their content includes such interesting stories as why Christian monks had such weird haircuts and the fashion of the decades from the 1920s up to the 1990s.

    Besides this Facebook page, you can find History Defined and their content on InstagramX, and YouTube. We've actually covered their IG page a couple of times, and you can find the article here and here. Their X page is currently the most popular with over 670k followers.

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    1967-2018 Same Bike, Same Couple

    1967-2018 Same Bike, Same Couple

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    #5

    A Portrait Of Hollow Horn Bear, A Man From The Brulé Native American Tribe. 1907

    A Portrait Of Hollow Horn Bear, A Man From The Brulé Native American Tribe. 1907

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    A Lovely Photo Of A Brother And Sister. I Love Their Fashions And Her Purse! Chicago,. 1945

    A Lovely Photo Of A Brother And Sister. I Love Their Fashions And Her Purse! Chicago,. 1945

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    Rizzo
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet this was before or after church. We have a Black Community here in Wiesbaden and I sometimes see the families go to church. They are always very beautifully dressed and they are always followed by the smell of homecooked food. I am no religious person but if I had to choose a church - I would pick that one.

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    The content channel describes their goal as "to create exciting content, whether you're casually interested in history or an expert." The Instagram page came first in October of 2021, and other social media accounts followed. They also accept contributions from their followers, asking them to reach out through their contact page.

    In May 2023, History Defined launched the Threads of History Facebook group, taking their audience's submissions even further. That's where their followers and fans can share any fascinating stories and photos from the past they find interesting and worth sharing.

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    A Kid's Reaction To Meeting Andre The Giant (1970's)

    A Kid's Reaction To Meeting Andre The Giant (1970's)

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    Nowadays, we consume tons of visual media. Videos, photos, cinema, and TV can help us learn new things every day. However, they can just as easily misinform us. With the rise of AI-generated images and other means to doctor photographs, it's hard to know when we can trust what we see as true. Interestingly, what we now consider historical images were sometimes altered even before the advent of Photoshop.

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    Cats Wait For The Fisherman To Return, Istanbul, 1970s

    Cats Wait For The Fisherman To Return, Istanbul, 1970s

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    Libstak
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They would eat well, all the fish needed to be gutted before going to market.

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    Three Female Students Walk In The City Of Kabul, Afghanistan, 1972

    Three Female Students Walk In The City Of Kabul, Afghanistan, 1972

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    Father And Son Take Silly Photos, 1910s

    Father And Son Take Silly Photos, 1910s

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    Rizzo
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One never can feel love in this old pictures. Usually the people always look serious. This is a very nice variety.

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    Perhaps the most iconic portrait of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is actually fake. In the image, Lincoln is standing, but that's not his body. Printmakers superimposed his head from a 1964 portrait by Anthony Berger onto John Calhoun's body. Hany Farid, a professor specializing in image analysis at Berkeley University, claims it might've been because there were no "heroic style" portraits of Lincolns at the time.

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    #14

    In 1960, David Latimer Planted A Spiderwort Sprout Inside Of A Large Glass Bottle, Added A Quarter Pint Of Water, And Then Sealed It Shut

    In 1960, David Latimer Planted A Spiderwort Sprout Inside Of A Large Glass Bottle, Added A Quarter Pint Of Water, And Then Sealed It Shut

    He opened the bottle 12 years later in 1972 to add some water and then sealed it for good. The self contained ecosystem has flourished for more than 60 years. For those who are wondering how this is even possible: the garden is a perfectly balanced and self-sufficient ecosystem. The bacteria in the compost eats the dead plants and breaks down the oxygen that is released by the plants, turning it into carbon dioxide, which is needed for photosynthesis. The bottle is essentially a microcosm of earth.

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    #15

    A Photograph Of A Little Boy Carrying A Newborn Lamb, In Scotland, 1932

    A Photograph Of A Little Boy Carrying A Newborn Lamb, In Scotland, 1932

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    Stalin was a big fan of removing his enemies and those who fell out of his favor from photographs. One example is a 1922 image where the dictator is standing next to the Moscow canal. In the original photo, a secret police official Nikolai Yezhov is standing next to him. But in 1938, he fell out of Stalin's favor and was secretly arrested, tried, and executed. Thus, the leader had photo retouchers remove him.

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    #16

    A Mother And Her Eight Sons, All Served, All Came Home

    A Mother And Her Eight Sons, All Served, All Came Home

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    3 Beautiful Children From 1901. Hattie, Clarence, And James Harold Ward

    3 Beautiful Children From 1901. Hattie, Clarence, And James Harold Ward

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    The National Geographic is also a culprit when it comes to altering images. Their February issue cover in 1982 featured the pyramids of Giza. However, in the image they used, the two pyramids are too close together than they are in reality.

    The magazine later expressed their regrets and said: "We no longer use that technology to manipulate elements in a photo simply to achieve a more compelling graphic effect. We regarded that afterwards as a mistake, and we wouldn't repeat that mistake today."

    #20

    A Sweet Photo Of A Brother And Sister. Charlottesville, Va, C. 1916

    A Sweet Photo Of A Brother And Sister. Charlottesville, Va, C. 1916

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    #21

    Unbelievably Stunning Couple (Love How Their Hands Are Clasped Together), 1960s

    Unbelievably Stunning Couple (Love How Their Hands Are Clasped Together), 1960s

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    Did you know the iconic album cover for The Beatles' Abbey Road was also altered? In the original, Paul McCartney was holding a cigarette in his right hand. In the United States, the poster companies airbrushed the images and removed the cigarette from his hand in 2001, 14 months after George Harrison passed away from cancer.

    Apple Records later issued a statement, saying they never agreed to this. "It seems these poster companies got a little carried away. They shouldn't have done what they have, but there isn't much we can do about it now."

    #22

    A Mountain Boy Fetches Water From A Spring, Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, Tennessee, Ca. 1950

    A Mountain Boy Fetches Water From A Spring, Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, Tennessee, Ca. 1950

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    The Shape Of The Statue Of Liberty Is Formed By 18,000 Soldiers Standing In Formation. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Ca. 1918

    The Shape Of The Statue Of Liberty Is Formed By 18,000 Soldiers Standing In Formation. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Ca. 1918

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    A 1970 photograph by photojournalism student John Filo taken at a protest against the war in Vietnam was doctored as well. But not in an attempt to change history. The original simply broke the main aesthetic rule of photography: a fence post terminated on top of the subject's head. The photograph won a Pulitzer prize, so, it was worth it, probably?

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    #25

    Portrait Of A Mother And Her Daughter. Photographed In 1910

    Portrait Of A Mother And Her Daughter. Photographed In 1910

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    King George Vi Bursting With Excitement On A Theme Park Ride - 1930s

    King George Vi Bursting With Excitement On A Theme Park Ride - 1930s

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    #27

    Country Store On A Dirt Road, North Carolina In 1939

    Country Store On A Dirt Road, North Carolina In 1939

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering this must be a B&W photo then the name of the person who colourised it is particularly apt.

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    And how can we forget to mention celebrities getting airbrushed on the covers of magazines? One of the earliest examples was a TV Guide cover of Oprah. The editors superimposed her head on the '60s star Ann-Margaret's body. Interestingly, the magazine didn't ask either woman's permission before they chose to do that.

    #28

    American Woman Welders During World War II

    American Woman Welders During World War II

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    #29

    A Woman Churning Milk To Butter While Reading A Book, 1897

    A Woman Churning Milk To Butter While Reading A Book, 1897

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    Federico Caprilli Demonstrates The Skills Of His Horse As Part Of The Esteemed Italian Cavalry School, 1906

    Federico Caprilli Demonstrates The Skills Of His Horse As Part Of The Esteemed Italian Cavalry School, 1906

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    Photographs can be a great source of history. But, sometimes, we should take them with a healthy dose of skepticism. As David Levi Strauss writes for TIME magazine, "Technical images have now become a form of information, to be consumed like all other bits and bytes. As we consume them, we should perhaps take a moment to reflect, not just on how we manipulate and change them, but also on how we are manipulated and changed by them."

    #32

    Grandparents The Night They Met (1970)

    Grandparents The Night They Met (1970)

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grandparents. Met in 1970. Grandparents. GRAND PARENTS. I need a lie down. This whole linear time thing is hurting me.

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    Dutch Boy With A Pillow Strapped On His Backside To Soften The Falling On Ice While Skating, 1933

    Dutch Boy With A Pillow Strapped On His Backside To Soften The Falling On Ice While Skating, 1933

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    Two Gentlemen From The Early 1900s

    Two Gentlemen From The Early 1900s

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    Chickie
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So distinguished! Wish style would make it's presence again...heavy sigh...

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    Cyclist From Estonia, On A Self-Made Bicycle, 1912

    Cyclist From Estonia, On A Self-Made Bicycle, 1912

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    #36

    The Opening Of The Eiffel Tower During The 1889 World’s Fair

    The Opening Of The Eiffel Tower During The 1889 World’s Fair

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that the exhibition building in front of it and how long did it stay there?

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    A Female Firefighting Team On A Converted Motorcycle In London, 1932

    A Female Firefighting Team On A Converted Motorcycle In London, 1932

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    Gandalf the Pink
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn, nylons were such high quality back then even firefighters wore them on duty

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    #39

    Young Riders Refuel During A Children's Sidecar Race In The Lustgarten In Berlin, Germany (1931)

    Young Riders Refuel During A Children's Sidecar Race In The Lustgarten In Berlin, Germany (1931)

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    A Native American Sends Smoke Signals In Montana, June 1909

    A Native American Sends Smoke Signals In Montana, June 1909

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    Young, Well-Dressed, Victorian Girl In 1902

    Young, Well-Dressed, Victorian Girl In 1902

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    A Little Boy All Dressed Up Standing By His New Pedal Car. 1958

    A Little Boy All Dressed Up Standing By His New Pedal Car. 1958

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    Female Swimmer Posing On The Beach. Deauville, France. Ca. 1925

    Female Swimmer Posing On The Beach. Deauville, France. Ca. 1925

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    #45

    A Boy Selling Lemonade With A Portable Lemonade Dispenser. Berlin, 1931

    A Boy Selling Lemonade With A Portable Lemonade Dispenser. Berlin, 1931

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    K- THULU
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just makes me think...... poor kids..... where will they be in 10 years......

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    4 Generations In 1 Picture, 1880s

    4 Generations In 1 Picture, 1880s

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a photo with four generations of my family in it. My dad, pop, great grandmother and great great grandmother. My dad was a few months old.

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    Residents Of West Berlin Show Their Children To Their Grandparents Living In East Berlin, 1961

    Residents Of West Berlin Show Their Children To Their Grandparents Living In East Berlin, 1961

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    Livi David
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know someone who supposedly studied German studies and they were telling me that East Germany was quite progressive in terms of human rights. Apparently it was better than other countries at the time in the west because they allowed women to work and accepted the LGBT community (as long as they didn't teach it though haha). As long as you worked you were guaranteed accomodation so it was actually alright because if people worked they were treated quite well. What are your thoughts on this interpretation? Last time I checked people were trying to get out of East Germany not in...

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    #48

    Photo Of Lumberjacks Cutting Trees In Pacific Northwest, USA 1915

    Photo Of Lumberjacks Cutting Trees In Pacific Northwest, USA 1915

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    Children In The Slums Of Cumberland Street. Dublin, Ireland, 1940

    Children In The Slums Of Cumberland Street. Dublin, Ireland, 1940

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    Lila Allen
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um rude.... they are well cared for, not malnourished, and dressed appropriate to the weather. I object to the term slum. Try enforced poverty by the British

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    #51

    Looking Out The Window Of Apollo 11, July 1969

    Looking Out The Window Of Apollo 11, July 1969

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    #52

    Barefoot Kids At A Mobile Book Cart In The Appalachian Mountains

    Barefoot Kids At A Mobile Book Cart In The Appalachian Mountains

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    Mother With Her Daughter In 1880

    Mother With Her Daughter In 1880

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    This Photo From 1902 Shows French Knife Grinders. They Would Work On Their Stomachs In Order To Save Their Backs From Being Hunched All Day. (France 1902)

    This Photo From 1902 Shows French Knife Grinders. They Would Work On Their Stomachs In Order To Save Their Backs From Being Hunched All Day. (France 1902)

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    #55

    Stunning Then And Now Comparison Of Robin Hood's Bay, A Picturesque Old Fishing Village In Yorkshire

    Stunning Then And Now Comparison Of Robin Hood's Bay, A Picturesque Old Fishing Village In Yorkshire

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    #56

    Cowboys Enjoy Drinks At The Equity Bar In Old Tascosa, Texas, 1907

    Cowboys Enjoy Drinks At The Equity Bar In Old Tascosa, Texas, 1907

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    A Family Living In London’s Slums, 1900s

    A Family Living In London’s Slums, 1900s

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    2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whenever I see photos like these where it's obvious how tough it was for non-affluent people (aka the vast majority) I feel an irrational surge of wrath towards people blathering about "the good old times". THIS is what it looked like when "women's place were home and hearth", when contraception and séx ed weren't a thing, when "the government didn't stop feisty little entrepreneurs" (also known as "children") from feeling proud for earning their own money (read "get exploited"), when "laziness wasn't rewarded with welfare checks", when "women and children were safe" (spoiler alert: thery weren't - it just didn't make the news).

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    #58

    A Young Boy And His Dog From 1889

    A Young Boy And His Dog From 1889

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    #61

    A Group Portrait Taken At A Wedding In Norway, 1900

    A Group Portrait Taken At A Wedding In Norway, 1900

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grimmest wedding party I've ever seen! Hope the smiles came back out after the photo.

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    #63

    Old-Time Appalachian Musicians With A Pooch On The Porch

    Old-Time Appalachian Musicians With A Pooch On The Porch

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    Glix Drap
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dog looks like its going to bite you if you don't sing along.

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    Lady And Her Horse On A Snowy Day In 1899

    Lady And Her Horse On A Snowy Day In 1899

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    Lockheed Martin Employee Sally Wadsworth Working On The Fuselage Of A P-38 Lightning In California, 1944

    Lockheed Martin Employee Sally Wadsworth Working On The Fuselage Of A P-38 Lightning In California, 1944

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    Glix Drap
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not quite sure why she is using a screwdriver on a rivet. Guess the photographer just asked her to pose without thinking.

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    #66

    Ruth Disney Seen Standing With Her Big Brother Walt (1906)

    Ruth Disney Seen Standing With Her Big Brother Walt (1906)

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    Kids Cheering On The Way Out The Door On The Last Day Of School, 1977

    Kids Cheering On The Way Out The Door On The Last Day Of School, 1977

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    #68

    3 Sets Of Twin Girls Pose Together For A Portrait In 1895

    3 Sets Of Twin Girls Pose Together For A Portrait In 1895

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    A Four-Year-Old Child Helping Her Family Pick/Dig Potatoes, 1931

    A Four-Year-Old Child Helping Her Family Pick/Dig Potatoes, 1931

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    Paulina
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be frank: she's not "helping", she's WORKING. "Helping" implies she had a choice and wasn't burdened with tasks beyond her strength. Yet, back then it was pretty common for children to work for pay, starting as young as 6-7. And outside the cities, on farms, they worked alongside adults with no pay and no set hours, as it was considered their duty, chores, necessary for keeping up the family life. Child labor was accepted and praised as productive way of raising children. In the countryside, this approach of making farmwork children's chores, was prevalent even after the war and is still considered normal in some places.

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    A Family At Their Cabin Home In West Virginia, 1900

    A Family At Their Cabin Home In West Virginia, 1900

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    Marlene Dietrich Kissing A Soldier Returning From Wwii, 1945

    Marlene Dietrich Kissing A Soldier Returning From Wwii, 1945

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    Idaho Winter, As Experienced In 1952

    Idaho Winter, As Experienced In 1952

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Front: 1946 Chevrolet Stylemaster Sedan. Behind that, late 1940s Pontiac.

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    Wooden Railway Bridge. USA, Montana, 1883

    Wooden Railway Bridge. USA, Montana, 1883

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    Kids Playing, New York, 1940s

    Kids Playing, New York, 1940s

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    These Progressive High School Girls Learn The Finer Points Of Auto Mechanics In 1927

    These Progressive High School Girls Learn The Finer Points Of Auto Mechanics In 1927

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proud to say BOTH my daughters were required to change their oil themselves at least once. Youngest called me about a flat tire. Took my floor jack, 4 way lug wrench into town. She changed it herself. Exchange student we had giggled about her doing it, Camilla got to do some too. I pointed out she benefitted from the transpo too.

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    A Woman Using A Spinning Wheel Outside Of Her Log Cabin, 1918

    A Woman Using A Spinning Wheel Outside Of Her Log Cabin, 1918

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    Young Woman Removing Her Loaf Of Bread From The Oven, 1909

    Young Woman Removing Her Loaf Of Bread From The Oven, 1909

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    In The Kitchen Of A Montana Farmhouse, 1900

    In The Kitchen Of A Montana Farmhouse, 1900

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My back hurts looking at this, but that was life. The stove is amazing.

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    Even The Window Cleaners Wore Suits 100 Years Ago

    Even The Window Cleaners Wore Suits 100 Years Ago

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    Paulina
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    2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pants and a jacket don't automatically mean suit ;) It's just how clothes looked like then - there were no t-shirts, hoodies, zippers, joggers and sweatpants, or even elastic fabrics other than hand knitted stuff ;) So yeah, you had some straight pants, shirt with buttons (otherwise you wouldn't be able to put it on, like we do with most today, thanks to elasticity of modern materials) and jacket with buttons. Vests could have been worn for extra warmth or style, but it still wasn't considered "suit". That would need to be a matching set, worn on special occasions.

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    Rare Photo Showing Niagara Falls Completely Frozen Over In The Year 1911

    Rare Photo Showing Niagara Falls Completely Frozen Over In The Year 1911

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    3 Beautiful Children From The 1900s

    3 Beautiful Children From The 1900s

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    A New York Policeman Hanging From A Girder, 1920

    A New York Policeman Hanging From A Girder, 1920

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    Michael None
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a second I thought "why would you do something so stupid?" then I remembered what people do for likes on social media. Humans are dumb.

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    #90

    Seiko TV Watch From 1982

    Seiko TV Watch From 1982

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    1969 And 1970’s Cars For Well Below $3000

    1969 And 1970’s Cars For Well Below $3000

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Times change..the station wagon is the most expensive. Now the truck would be priced highest. Of course back then you essentially got a bare bones work truck. Steel floor, bench seat, stick, MAYBE am radio.

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    Milkman Dropping Off And Picking Up Milk, 1939

    Milkman Dropping Off And Picking Up Milk, 1939

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    The Family Of A Migratory Fruit Worker From Tennessee Now Camped In A Field Near The Packinghouse At Winter Haven, Florida, 1937

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    Rob D
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    2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Migrant labor conditions still haven't improved much since 1937 in Winterhaven, FL either.

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    Trappers And Hunters In The Four Peaks Country In Brown’s Basin, Arizona

    Trappers And Hunters In The Four Peaks Country In Brown’s Basin, Arizona

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    New York City 1960

    New York City 1960

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    2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...if you skip back twenty years, *every* man in the pic wud be wearing a fedora, a pork pie....a darn hat of some kind.

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    A Man On The Porch Of His Cabin, Eagle Creek, Murray, Idaho, 1889

    A Man On The Porch Of His Cabin, Eagle Creek, Murray, Idaho, 1889

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    Mcdonald’s Parties In The 80s Were Epic!

    Mcdonald’s Parties In The 80s Were Epic!

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    Andre The Giant Flying Out Of Japan, 1980

    Andre The Giant Flying Out Of Japan, 1980

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    Rizzo
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just had a weird idea and asked myself how many toilets he may have clogged during his lifetime. ;)

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    Photograph Of An Elderly Man And Woman Wearing Work Clothes And Seated On A Pile Of Firewood

    Photograph Of An Elderly Man And Woman Wearing Work Clothes And Seated On A Pile Of Firewood

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    The Old Cincinnati Library Before Being Demolished, 1874-1955

    The Old Cincinnati Library Before Being Demolished, 1874-1955

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    Rolling To Work, 1940's

    Rolling To Work, 1940's

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    An Empire State Builder Hanging On A Crane Above New York City, 1930

    An Empire State Builder Hanging On A Crane Above New York City, 1930

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    70s Fashion

    70s Fashion

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    Huddo's sister
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mum's school era. I wish she had been able to pass her clothes from then onto me, although they wouldn't fit me now. I did wear some of her 90s clothes when I was in my 20s, around 2010-4

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    Family In Front Of Shack Home, Mays Avenue Camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Family In Front Of Shack Home, Mays Avenue Camp. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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    Former Sharecroppers, Just Before Moving To Southeast Missouri Farms. 1938

    Former Sharecroppers, Just Before Moving To Southeast Missouri Farms. 1938

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    Ozark Mountain Family At Their Cabin In Arkansas

    Ozark Mountain Family At Their Cabin In Arkansas

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    okpkpkp
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and isn't that the Arkansas governor, Sarah Huckleberry Sanders on the far left?

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    Boy Selling Coca Cola From A Roadside Stand, 1936

    Boy Selling Coca Cola From A Roadside Stand, 1936

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    Southern Ohio Family In Front Of New Washing Machine, 1911

    Southern Ohio Family In Front Of New Washing Machine, 1911

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    People Gathered In Front Of Stores In A Small Town. Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 1880

    People Gathered In Front Of Stores In A Small Town. Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 1880

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    Acrobats Balance On Top Of The Empire State Building, 1934

    Acrobats Balance On Top Of The Empire State Building, 1934

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    JoeKing
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will never understand the need to put yourself in danger like that, just to show off for a picture (Or video in todays social media world)

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    The Comfortable Living Room (1930)

    The Comfortable Living Room (1930)

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    Kelly Scott
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    2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People sat a lot closer to each other then. I wonder if our expectation of personal space has changed and if it has something to do with how large the rooms in our houses are now.

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    Woman Packinghouse Worker From Tennessee With Three Of Her Four Children Eating Supper Of Fried Potatoes And Cornbread And Canned Milk. Belle Glade, Florida

    Woman Packinghouse Worker From Tennessee With Three Of Her Four Children Eating Supper Of Fried Potatoes And Cornbread And Canned Milk. Belle Glade, Florida

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    axle f
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...a certain element won't be satisfied until we've retreated just about exactly this far. fortunately, they're the type to end up with the worst end of this type of stick...

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    Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game In San Diego, 1992

    Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game In San Diego, 1992

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I wouldn't expect to see this image in a "history" book, unless we have a very generous definition of history

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    An Old-School KFC Menu

    An Old-School KFC Menu

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    StarCrossedFriday
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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    5 pieces of chicken serves 2 hungry people? So insane portion sizes in the US came later?

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    Two Young Women Walking Along Broadway Between 48th And 49th Streets. New York (1969) What Stands Out?

    Two Young Women Walking Along Broadway Between 48th And 49th Streets. New York (1969) What Stands Out?

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