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I Don't Know Who She Is, This Damaged, Creased Photo Appeared On Ebay For A Tiny Amount Of Money And No Bidders. I Figured If No One Bought It, The Seller Might Throw Her Away. This Momentary Fraction Of Time, And What Might Be The Only Remenant Of Her Existance, Will Now Be Preserved And Cared For

I Don't Know Who She Is, This Damaged, Creased Photo Appeared On Ebay For A Tiny Amount Of Money And No Bidders. I Figured If No One Bought It, The Seller Might Throw Her Away. This Momentary Fraction Of Time, And What Might Be The Only Remenant Of Her Existance, Will Now Be Preserved And Cared For

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93points

James Morgan

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Jo Chrisco 2 years ago

You're a good egg.

26points

#3

My Great Grandparents, Late 1920s

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80points

Two4mirth

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Moezzzz 2 years ago

Cooler than we will ever be. Love these!!

26points

#4

My Great-Grandmother Is The Woman On The Right. This Was Taken In Yuma, Arizona Sometime Before Her Death In 1914. Its The Only Photo That Survived A Flood

Final score:

78points

Caiman 94920

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Caiman 94920 (Submission author) 2 years ago

DNA says I'm 25% indigenous but when we went to Yuma to the BIA, couldn't find her on the registers, but then found out that she died before the 1914 census done for the local tribes. But we did go by some of the tribal museums and saw old photos that looked a lot like all my sisters and me. So we are in the right area....just need to get more native americans to get on the dna pages. It's sad that we have lost our history

39points

#5

Photo Of My Mom On Her Dad's Shoulders In 1925

Final score:

72points

Patricia Herb

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ERIKA H. 2 years ago

I feel like I'm missing something based on these comments...

26points

#6

My 3rd Great-Grandmother Lavisa, Born In New York In 1830

Final score:

71points

LittleBrownWren

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Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago

She's beautiful!

15points

#7

My Grandfather's Mugshot In 1942

He was 19 years old and lived in Rhinebeck, NY when he decided to steal some tires from a garage. The dutchess county judge called him "Unpatriotic" and sent him to prison. He eventually signed up to serve in WW2.

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66points

Shannon Butler

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Tee Witt 2 years ago

So could have been during the Depression?

6points

Shannon Butler (Submission author) 2 years ago

He was causing trouble during the depression too. But he didn't go to prison until during the war.

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Nines Rodriguez 2 years ago

The era when even people who were breaking no matter what law were wearing suits.

2points

A Méndez 2 years ago

He was very handsome!

2points

lweneous maxey 2 years ago

Loo how old he looks. by looking at these old pictures we can see how modern people age more slowly than people generations ago.

1point

Teresa Lewis 2 years ago

What a great story (and picture)!

1point

Miss Benzo 2 years ago

I hope some of your family inherited his lips. He's a fine looking man.

0points

Steph 2 years ago

My understanding is that a lot of young boys committed minor crimes, hoping they would rather serve time in prison than at war front...

0points

Shannon Butler (Submission author) 2 years ago

I wish that were the case, but Grandpa's record shows he was causing trouble long before the war.

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#8

My Great-Grandfather Francisco From The Azores, Portugal In The Late 1800s

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64points

Kay Sohn

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Cherie Rearigh 2 years ago

Grand!

9points

#9

: 1912, Milam, Tx. Great Grandfather With Mustache (My Grandfather 4th From Right). Whole Family Had Gotten New Shoes, So They Wanted To Show Them Off In A Photo

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64points

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Gabrielle braswell 2 years ago

What a lovely family

10points

#10

So, This Isn't The Oldest Photo I Have But I Wanted To Share It As It Always Gives Me A Smile When I See It. This Is Of My Great Grandfather (On The Right) When He Was Studying Art. If You Look At The Sign It Says "Models Posing"

So, This Isn't The Oldest Photo I Have But I Wanted To Share It As It Always Gives Me A Smile When I See It. This Is Of My Great Grandfather (On The Right) When He Was Studying Art. If You Look At The Sign It Says "Models Posing"

Final score:

63points

sophie

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

What a great photo!

11points

#11

My Grandfather In This Group Photo, Circa Late 1800’s

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61points

RAJA

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Krista Hartlen 2 years ago

I'd love to know the names! The guy on the right looks just like my father!

6points

#12

My Grandmother With Her Doll In 1888. I Still Have The Doll

Final score:

61points

Nancy Shank

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Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago

Wonderful that you still have that doll. What an heirloom to pass down.

16points

#13

My Great, Great Grandfather, Taken In The Late 1800s In Northern Ireland

Final score:

60points

Glyn Farman

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Pterodactyl in Disguise 2 years ago

Whoooo! I’m a ghost. Also gorgeous picture

3points

#14

Mommy. 1950 ❤️

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58points

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Beck 2 years ago

Beautiful!!

20points

#15

My Grandmother, 1941

Final score:

57points

Saateri

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Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago

So stylish!!

13points

#16

My Grandfather In 1915. He's The One On Top. He Lied About His Age To Join, He Was Only 15

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57points

Duane Ringlein

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Jessica Cifelli 2 years ago

They all look way too young

18points

#17

Year 1904, Southern Czechia, My Great Grandmother Marie Stachova (In The Middle), Her Mother Marie And Father Vaclav, Siblings Vaclav And Bozena

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56points

Azaanel

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Tee Witt 2 years ago

Good you know all the details, age, names etc.

12points

#18

1921- My Gramgrams

Final score:

56points

Keely

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Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago

She was so cute and had the sweetest smile.

22points

#19

Daddio. 1950. You Were So Damn Cool!

Final score:

56points

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Jubum 2 years ago

damn good looking! :D

22points

#20

My Grandparents Knew How To Have Fun! That's My Grandmother With The Arrow. Holland 1920s

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55points

BH

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On the Mark... 2 years ago

I wonder what is in the bucket? Wassail cider?

12points

#21

Family Homestead 1923, Eagan, Minnesota. That's My Grandfather On The Horse-Draw Farm Equipment. They Are Harvesting Onions. Gamily Farmed Here From 1870s To Early 1950s. Land Is Now Eagan's Central Park

Family Homestead 1923, Eagan, Minnesota. That's My Grandfather On The Horse-Draw Farm Equipment. They Are Harvesting Onions. Gamily Farmed Here From 1870s To Early 1950s. Land Is Now Eagan's Central Park

Final score:

54points

Judy Rahn

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unfilteredCigarette73 2 years ago

I'm from the twin cities area (Minneapolis and St.Paul MN), and it's still amazing to think that even 70 years ago (1950s), many of the surrounding suburbs and sprawl were just farms

10points

#22

Grandma And Grandpa

Final score:

53points

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Ruby Dimont 2 years ago

Aw, they look SO nice. I'm sorry you lost them.

14points

#23

Old Treasures

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50points

Jubum

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Tee Witt 2 years ago

They can repair old pictures, I have had a couple done and they are good but do not destroy the original.

16points

#24

My Grandmother At About 3 Years Old, With Her Parents, Ca. 1898

Final score:

48points

Mary Ballard-Johansson

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Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago

Wow! So much personality!

7points

#25

My Dad's Great Aunt Elizabeth. Circa 1910, Derbyshire, England

Final score:

48points

Liz Kerry

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Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago

Quite the hat!

8points

#26

#43 My Great Great Grandmother, She Was Born In 1880 And Died ? I'm Pretty Sure This Picture Was Taken In Her Mid Twentys

Final score:

47points

ThatGirlCookie

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

This would be gorgeous restored.

9points

#27

Great Great (?) Grandparents On Leaving England For Australia In 1879

Final score:

46points

Dianne Dean

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Gabrielle braswell 2 years ago

I love her dress

9points

#28

My Great, Great Grandparents James Goddard (1876-1942) And Margaret Goddard Née Millar (1877-1948)

Final score:

45points

Claire Armstrong

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Judy Rahn 2 years ago

Love the pinstripe trousers

15points

#29

My Mom's Grandfather's Dressmaker Factory In Downtown Cincinnati, Late 1800s/Early 1900s

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44points

Patricia Herb

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VesselTrenchBlurryface 2 years ago

like in charlie brown

0points

#30

My Grandmother Jeanne, Aged 17, In 1918.

Final score:

43points

Pascal Oudot

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Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago

Gorgeous photos Pascal!

3points

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#31

My Opa And Oma Idk When It Was But He Was 71 When He Died And He Died 5 Years Ago

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20points

Umi chan

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Umi chan (Submission author) 2 years ago

(My oma is his sister)

4points

#32

Captain John Bogart: My Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Around 1850. As A Young Man, He Fought In The Revolutionary War

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20points

David Fisher

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Beck 2 years ago

That frame!!

6points

#33

The Young Man In The Antique Shop

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20points

GodzillaTookMyPants

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Myst Edenflower (Submission author) 2 years ago

I don't know who he is, I found his picture in an Antique shop in Sutterville California about 25 years ago and couldn't leave him there. He's been with me ever since

12points

#34

My Dad, 1957. He’s Always Had A Full Beard, This Is The Only Way I’ve Seen Him Without One.

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19points

Michelle S

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#35

1911, Milam, Tx. My Great Grandfather And Great-Great Grandfather Are The 2 Seated. Mom's Dad Is Boy In The Middle On Ground

Final score:

18points

On the Mark...

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Cherie Rearigh 2 years ago

Love this!

2points

#36

My Great-Grandparents. Alice Normandeau With Their Son Henri And Joseph Brault With Their Son Léopold (My Grandfather) 1908 St-Étienne-De-Beauharnois

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18points

Vic D

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Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago

Handsome couple!

4points

#37

My Great-Great Grandparents, Both Born In1827, Married In 1855. He Died In 1863 After Falling Of A Roof, She Died In 1888..

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17points

Glen Ellyn

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Glen Ellyn (Submission author) 2 years ago

My great-great grandparents, both born in 1827, married in 1855. He died in 1863 after falling off a roof, she died in 1888. I still haven't solved the mystery of why their son and daughter-in-law (my great grandparents) died within 3 weeks of each other in 1942.

5points

#38

Grandma And Grandpa Ryder, Alberta Homestead 1924

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17points

Catherine Graves

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Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago

Do you know where in Alberta? My great grandparents had one near Farentosh

0points

#39

My Great-Grandfather, A True "Székely"

Final score:

16points

White Wolf

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White Wolf (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)

1915. He was from Transsylvania and was of the folk székely. This photo seemingly was sent to a lady named The Honourable Manci Heigert, to the castle of Nádasdladány, from another lady called Gizella. "Dear Mancika! Hereby I send the portrait of my little brother, Károly. I received your card, please accept my gratitude for it. Mother hasn't returned so far. I wish you good health. Kisses and hugs with love, Gizi."

13points

#40

Japan 1944

Final score:

16points

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Ruby Dimont 2 years ago

Cool picture.

2points

#41

Image 2. This Is Him Showing Off Some Of His Work

Final score:

15points

sophie

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Martine 2 years ago

Talented!

3points

#42

1897 - My Great Grandfather (Far Left), His Sister (My Great Aunt), His Wife (My Great Grandmother), My Great-Great Grandfather, His Sister-In-Law (My Great-Great-Great Aunt), My Great-Great Grandmother, Probably In Regensburg

1897 - My Great Grandfather (Far Left), His Sister (My Great Aunt), His Wife (My Great Grandmother), My Great-Great Grandfather, His Sister-In-Law (My Great-Great-Great Aunt), My Great-Great Grandmother, Probably In Regensburg

Final score:

15points

The Pandalorian

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Beck 2 years ago

I have an old photos like this of my grandmother who was born in 1933 bring pulled in a cart by goats.

5points

#43

My Paternal Grandmother. Picture Taken April 13, 1919, When She Was 18 Years Old.

Final score:

15points

Rob Chapman

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Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago

Beautiful.

2points

#44

My Great-Grandmother Sophie And Her Mother, Maria; Denmark, Circa 1895. The Picture Was Taken By A Travelling Photographer. I Wish I Knew More About It.

Final score:

14points

Wielder of Yielder

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

What a wonderful photograph. I love the natural rooftop. It honestly looks like a scene from a book.

4points

#45

My Grandpa, Master Sargent Cic Us Army. (Top, Center - 1949, China), (Bottom - 1952, Germany)

Final score:

13points

Carrie Reed

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monsa8 2 years ago

Grandpa looks like a hunk!

2points

#46

Mom And Dad 1958

Final score:

13points

Okasan Willis

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Okasan Willis (Submission author) 2 years ago

Both are gone now. Miss them

4points

#47

If The Info I Got Is Correct This Should Be My Great Great Grandfather(Top Left) And His Family

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13points

Jimmydeluxx

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Veronica Connelly 2 years ago

Looks real tall! Gorgeous family.

1point

#48

Second Great-Grandfather, Joseph Braun Sr., Circa 1894

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13points

Mark Brown

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Sue From Michigan 2 years ago

There was a pretty well known miners strike that year in Cripple Creek.

1point

#49

My Great, Great Great Grandparents Andrew (Born 1830) And Nancy (Born 1838) Barkley.

Final score:

12points

BusLady

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Beck 2 years ago (edited)

These 2 pics remind me of the awesome old photos that hang on cracker barrel walls.

1point

#50

This Is My Grandmother (Far Right) And Her Family In Friesland In The Netherlands. My Great Grandmother (Seated On The Right) Is Wearing A Traditional Bonnet. When You Were Considered A Grown Woman Your Hair Was Clipped Short. Over Your Hair They Put A Black Cap. Over That Was The Oorijzer, A Silver Or Gold Helmet That Has A Large V Shape Cut Out In The Front. Over That Is A Lace Cap With A Longer Section At The Nape Of The Neck. There Are Clips Attached To The Oorijzer That Help Hold The Lace In Place. It Looks Like My Great Grandmother Has Little Elfin Ears. This Picture Is From Around1890. My Grandmother Lived To Be 98.

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12points

Stymied Egan

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Jods 2 years ago

My sister was once cutting my hair and I thought she finished so looked at how she’d cut it in the mirror. It looked just like your great grandmothers bonnet except I didn’t know the proper word for it and said it looks like a Dutch cap! Cue much laughter from sister and mother. I was only about 6 at the time and didn’t know why they were laughing!

5points

#51

This Is My Great Great Great Grandparents On My Moms Side.

Final score:

12points

Justin Pentecost

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#52

My Mom In 1954 At 2 Years Old In Montana. She’s Such A Little Cutie In This Pic.

Final score:

11points

Kathy Thrash

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Agnes Jekyll 2 years ago

She really is!

0points

#53

After Posting A Picture From Ca. 1895 Of My Great-Grandmother And My Great-Great-Grandmother, I Realised That This One Is Older. It's The Same Great-Great-Grandmother, Maria Svendsdatter (Born In 1829), Who Is Clearly Younger In This Photo. How Old Would You Say She Is Here?

After Posting A Picture From Ca. 1895 Of My Great-Grandmother And My Great-Great-Grandmother, I Realised That This One Is Older. It's The Same Great-Great-Grandmother, Maria Svendsdatter (Born In 1829), Who Is Clearly Younger In This Photo. How Old Would You Say She Is Here?

Final score:

11points

Ruby Dimont

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Ruby Dimont (Submission author) 2 years ago

Fascinating info: A historian told me that what she's doing with her left hand - it looks strange, right? - is most likely making a "magical sign" to ward off the devil. Apparently, this was rather common back then, because people were afraid that being photographed put their soul in peril.

7points

#54

My Mother (Now 81) Is One Of The Babies In Sr. Lap. I Also Have The Original Studio Photo Too.

Final score:

10points

Mad Mar

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Agnes Jekyll 1 year ago

that's a great document to have.

0points

#55

Great Grandparents…. 1930 Ish..,

Final score:

6points

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Animalsrgreat (Submission author) 2 years ago

Correction: This was actually taken in 1918

5points