The subreddit r/OldPhotosInRealLife is pretty much the closest thing we have to a time machine. Its 596k members are constantly comparing past and present through rephotography — the act of taking a photo of a place that has already been photographed before. The end result is like a portal, fusing together two different periods.

After we at Bored Panda published our first story on this online community, we've kept an eye on it and quickly realized that its earlier posts weren't a fluke. From overgrown Machu Picchu in 1915 compared to the site in 2020 to visitors in The Metropolitan Museum Of Art in 1910 and 2019, r/OldPhotosInRealLife consistently features interesting angles, presenting things in a different perspective to the one we're used to.

#1

The Big Oak; Thomasville, Ga (1895/2020)

The Big Oak; Thomasville, Ga (1895/2020)

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#2

My Family Farm C.1900/2000. It Was In Our Family For 125 Years. My Childhood Bedroom Window Is In The Top Center. It Was Also My Father’s And My Grandfather’s Bedroom

My Family Farm C.1900/2000. It Was In Our Family For 125 Years. My Childhood Bedroom Window Is In The Top Center. It Was Also My Father’s And My Grandfather’s Bedroom

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#3

Ancient Greece Before And After Excavation

Ancient Greece Before And After Excavation

Just_Another_Gen-Zer Report

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#4

Craftsmanship

Craftsmanship

b-e-e-p-b-e-e-p Report

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#5

Here Is My Great Great Grandfather’s Nashville House In 1896, Two Years Before My Grandfather Was Born. This Picture Has Always Been In The Family Of Course, But Only Today Did I Use Google Maps To Look Up The Address And Find It How It Looks Today. I’m Thrilled That I Found It

Here Is My Great Great Grandfather’s Nashville House In 1896, Two Years Before My Grandfather Was Born. This Picture Has Always Been In The Family Of Course, But Only Today Did I Use Google Maps To Look Up The Address And Find It How It Looks Today. I’m Thrilled That I Found It

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#6

The Golden Cross Inn, Coventry. 1819 vs. Now

The Golden Cross Inn, Coventry. 1819 vs. Now

Islamism Report

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#7

Visitors In The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Viewing Painting (Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing The Delaware - 1851) 1910 And 2019

Visitors In The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Viewing Painting (Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing The Delaware - 1851) 1910 And 2019

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#8

The Berlin Wall Fell 31 Years Ago Today!

The Berlin Wall Fell 31 Years Ago Today!

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#9

Hiroshima 75 Years Ago

Hiroshima 75 Years Ago

Adamstowellll Report

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#10

Machu Picchu, Peru. 1915 & 2020

Machu Picchu, Peru. 1915 & 2020

Tuccano- Report

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#11

Amazing Looking Home Restored In Detroit. 1993 And Now

Amazing Looking Home Restored In Detroit. 1993 And Now

reddit.com Report

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#12

Czech Out Prague 1910 And 2020

Czech Out Prague 1910 And 2020

Stotallytob3r Report

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#13

Milan, Italy 1950s And 2021

Milan, Italy 1950s And 2021

Axelxxela Report

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#14

Hick's Court, St Ives, England - 1888 And Today

Hick's Court, St Ives, England - 1888 And Today

Le_Rat_Mort Report

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#15

English Tank In The Streets Of My Town, 1945-2021

English Tank In The Streets Of My Town, 1945-2021

Timonius262 Report

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#16

Town Square In Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany- During The Battle Of The Rhine, April 1945 And 2021

Town Square In Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany- During The Battle Of The Rhine, April 1945 And 2021

DiosMioMan2 Report

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#17

Van Gogh’s ‘Cafe Terrace At Night’ From 1888 And Present

Van Gogh’s ‘Cafe Terrace At Night’ From 1888 And Present

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#18

Today vs. Childhood Memory

Today vs. Childhood Memory

MrMacBro Report

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#19

In 2005, Some Friends And I Found The Road To Jabba's Palace Off Twenty Mule Team Canyon In Death Valley, Ca

In 2005, Some Friends And I Found The Road To Jabba's Palace Off Twenty Mule Team Canyon In Death Valley, Ca

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#20

Church St. Martin In Cologne, Germany 1946 And 2021

Church St. Martin In Cologne, Germany 1946 And 2021

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#21

Theodore Roosevelt Would Be Proud

Theodore Roosevelt Would Be Proud

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#22

Curtiss C-46 Commando, One Of Pablo Escobar / Carlos Lehder’s Drug Smuggling Planes Near Norman’s Cay In The Bahamas, After 35 Years Submerged In Saltwater

Curtiss C-46 Commando, One Of Pablo Escobar / Carlos Lehder’s Drug Smuggling Planes Near Norman’s Cay In The Bahamas, After 35 Years Submerged In Saltwater

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#23

The Royal Crescent, Bath, UK. 1829-2020. Built 1774

The Royal Crescent, Bath, UK. 1829-2020. Built 1774

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#24

The Main Entrance To The City, York, England 1865 - 2015

The Main Entrance To The City, York, England 1865 - 2015

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#25

It Hasn't Changed Much In 157 Years, Aside From The Platform Height And Electrification. The World's Oldest Undeground Station, Baker Street! *saxophone Plays In The Distance*

It Hasn't Changed Much In 157 Years, Aside From The Platform Height And Electrification. The World's Oldest Undeground Station, Baker Street! *saxophone Plays In The Distance*

jjnfsk Report

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#26

Court Of The Lions, Granada, Spain - 1840 And Today

Court Of The Lions, Granada, Spain - 1840 And Today

Le_Rat_Mort Report

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#27

Abandoned Restaurant In Petrópolis, Brazil (1960's And 2013)

Abandoned Restaurant In Petrópolis, Brazil (1960's And 2013)

Mackelowsky Report

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#28

The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland - C.1847 And Today

The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland - C.1847 And Today

Le_Rat_Mort Report

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#29

Unfinished Manhattan Bridge In 1908 And Now

Unfinished Manhattan Bridge In 1908 And Now

reddit.com Report

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#30

Buenos Aires, Argentina [1925, 1980, 2002, 2021]

Buenos Aires, Argentina [1925, 1980, 2002, 2021]

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#31

Kraków, Poland (1939 And 2010s)

Kraków, Poland (1939 And 2010s)

Mackelowsky Report

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#32

Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur, India. 1798 Lithograph By Thomas Daniell And 2016. Built Between 1003-1010

Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur, India. 1798 Lithograph By Thomas Daniell And 2016. Built Between 1003-1010

1NbSHXj3 Report

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#33

Arch Of Constantine In Rome, 1943 (Taken By My Grandfather), And What It Looks Like Today

Arch Of Constantine In Rome, 1943 (Taken By My Grandfather), And What It Looks Like Today

PrivateTumbleweed Report

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#34

Stonehenge: 1877 And 2019

Stonehenge: 1877 And 2019

ProjectFailure Report

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#35

Woodstock Festival Site- 1969 / 2020

Woodstock Festival Site- 1969 / 2020

spkelly37 Report

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#36

St Francis Of Assisi Church

St Francis Of Assisi Church

englishdemon Report

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#37

A Former Public Bath In Wuppertal, Germany, Now A Brewery And Beer Hall. 1993 vs. 2019

A Former Public Bath In Wuppertal, Germany, Now A Brewery And Beer Hall. 1993 vs. 2019

Injustpotato Report

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#38

Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peninsula 1964 - 2016

Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peninsula 1964 - 2016

Logan-rice88 Report

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#39

Trains At Harper's Ferry, Wv In 1947 And 2021. The 1947 Image Taken By Ed Wittekind, 2021 Image Shot By Me In The Same Exact Spot

Trains At Harper's Ferry, Wv In 1947 And 2021. The 1947 Image Taken By Ed Wittekind, 2021 Image Shot By Me In The Same Exact Spot

AGuyFromMaryland Report

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