Many of us love taking photos of all the little joys in life—the goofiness of a pet, the not-so-good-looking cookies you baked for the first time, or the unexpected flowers you received. It's fascinating how smartphones have made it so easy for us to capture precious moments forever. But this was not always the case. In the past, not many people had the luxury of clicking photographs at any time. So, it's interesting to see past photos that reflect a rich tapestry of historical events, cultural norms, and everyday life from a bygone era. Today, the Bored Team has compiled some visual records that will educate us about history and the human experience over time.

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A Mother And Her 8 Sons, All Served, All Came Home

A Mother And Her 8 Sons, All Served, All Came Home

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Jonathan The Turtle In The 1900s And Today. (191 Years Old)

Jonathan The Turtle In The 1900s And Today. (191 Years Old)

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Anne Frank’s Father Otto, Revisiting The Attic Where They Hid From The Nazis

Anne Frank’s Father Otto, Revisiting The Attic Where They Hid From The Nazis

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Anne Frank Photographed With Her Sister Margot On The Beach, Zandvoort, 1940

Anne Frank Photographed With Her Sister Margot On The Beach, Zandvoort, 1940

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A Photo Of A Young Bedouin Kuwaiti Girl Holding Her Lamb, During The Gulf War, (1991)

A Photo Of A Young Bedouin Kuwaiti Girl Holding Her Lamb, During The Gulf War, (1991)

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A Photo Of My Family After The Japanese Concentration Camps In Los Angeles

A Photo Of My Family After The Japanese Concentration Camps In Los Angeles

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Love This Photo Of My Nan Taken Some Time In The 60's By A Street Photographer

Love This Photo Of My Nan Taken Some Time In The 60's By A Street Photographer

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#8

The Director Of The Belgrade Zoo Urges Sami The Chimpanzee To Return Home After He Escaped, 1988

The Director Of The Belgrade Zoo Urges Sami The Chimpanzee To Return Home After He Escaped, 1988

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#9

Until 1956, French Children Attending School Were Served Wine On Their Lunch Breaks

Until 1956, French Children Attending School Were Served Wine On Their Lunch Breaks

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#10

Flattening Hills To Build Seattle

Flattening Hills To Build Seattle

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#11

87 Years Ago Sylvan Goldman Invented The Shopping Cart

87 Years Ago Sylvan Goldman Invented The Shopping Cart

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#12

Abbye Stockton Mid Liftting 135 Lbs In The 1940s, She Makes It Look So Easy For Her

Abbye Stockton Mid Liftting 135 Lbs In The 1940s, She Makes It Look So Easy For Her

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#13

Charles Ebbets, The Man Who Took The Famous Photo Called 'Lunch Atop A Skyscraper'(9/20/1932)

Charles Ebbets, The Man Who Took The Famous Photo Called 'Lunch Atop A Skyscraper'(9/20/1932)

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#14

Man Recording A Concert On Cassette Tape In 1980s Poland

Man Recording A Concert On Cassette Tape In 1980s Poland

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Vietnamese Babies Being Airlifted To The Us For Adoption In 1975

Vietnamese Babies Being Airlifted To The Us For Adoption In 1975

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#16

On January 19, 1977, For The First And Last Time It Snowed In Miami, Florida

On January 19, 1977, For The First And Last Time It Snowed In Miami, Florida

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#17

Morning Bathers In Las Vegas Watch A Mushroom Cloud From An Atomic Test 75 Miles Away, 1953

Morning Bathers In Las Vegas Watch A Mushroom Cloud From An Atomic Test 75 Miles Away, 1953

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#18

Students At Columbia University Calling For Divestment From South Africa (1984)

Students At Columbia University Calling For Divestment From South Africa (1984)

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Jim Thorpe. He's Wearing Different Socks And Shoes. 1912 Olympic. From U.S. Track And Field

Jim Thorpe. He's Wearing Different Socks And Shoes. 1912 Olympic. From U.S. Track And Field

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#20

Miss Idaho Potato, 1935

Miss Idaho Potato, 1935

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#21

Cleaned Up Image From Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, (1907-1908)

Cleaned Up Image From Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, (1907-1908)

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#22

Colorized Pic Of Princeton University Students After A Snowball Fight, 1893

Colorized Pic Of Princeton University Students After A Snowball Fight, 1893

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#23

A Lipstick Tester From The 1950s. Hired To Test Durability And Color Of Lipstick

A Lipstick Tester From The 1950s. Hired To Test Durability And Color Of Lipstick

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#24

Joe Arridy, The "Happiest Prisoner On Death Row", Gives Away His Train Before Being Executed, 1939

Joe Arridy, The "Happiest Prisoner On Death Row", Gives Away His Train Before Being Executed, 1939

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#25

A Labor Strike, 1930s

A Labor Strike, 1930s

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#26

Ed Clarity's Photo Of A Woman About To Snatch A Kid From Water With A Net At Rockaway Beach ,ny,1958

Ed Clarity's Photo Of A Woman About To Snatch A Kid From Water With A Net At Rockaway Beach ,ny,1958

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#27

Economy Class Seating On A Pan Am 747 In 1970

Economy Class Seating On A Pan Am 747 In 1970

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#28

Car Culture In Japan, 1990s

Car Culture In Japan, 1990s

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A French Policeman Salutes A Nazi Officer In Paris, 1941

A French Policeman Salutes A Nazi Officer In Paris, 1941

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#30

World Record Polar Bear Taken In 1961

World Record Polar Bear Taken In 1961

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#31

80 Yrs Ago Today (D-Day) My Great Grandma Wrote This Letter To My Granddad Who Was In The Navy

80 Yrs Ago Today (D-Day) My Great Grandma Wrote This Letter To My Granddad Who Was In The Navy

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#32

Me, Age 7, Dressed Up As Our Dog For Halloween

Me, Age 7, Dressed Up As Our Dog For Halloween

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#33

Crew Members Of B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” On Parade, 1945

Crew Members Of B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” On Parade, 1945

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9-Year Old Eunice Winstead Johns And Her Husband, 24-Year-Old Charlie Johns, Tennessee 1937

9-Year Old Eunice Winstead Johns And Her Husband, 24-Year-Old Charlie Johns, Tennessee 1937

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