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#2

My Grandmother In Her First Portrait, 1886

Final score:

469points

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AnnaB Premium 1 year ago

What a little doll!

115points

#3

Biracial Family Circa 1900

Final score:

458points

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Corvus 1 year ago

Imagine what a scandal this was back then! It's amazing how far we've come, and yet we still have a lot of remaining bigotries to expunge.

217points

#4

Farm Boy With A Newly-Born Lamb :: 1940

Final score:

453points

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sbj 1 year ago

Happy little lamb....for now

37points

#5

Dancing In Paris, Circa 1951

Final score:

422points

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Maine 1 year ago

Wow! What a stunning couple!

101points

#6

Navajo Girl Wearing Silver And Turquoise Squash Blossom Jewelry, 1950

Final score:

418points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Beautiful. I would like to see this in color.

132points

#7

Lace Making In Brittany France 1920

Final score:

416points

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Tamra 1 year ago

I can't imagine the hours and hours of labor that went into this.

101points

#8

Proud Community Grocery Store Owner, Harlem, 1940

Final score:

409points

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Bobby 1 year ago

Those prices

72points

#9

My Dad As A Baby In 1928. This Little Guy Lived To Be 94! He Had A Very Good Life

Final score:

392points

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Xenon 1 year ago

94, wow. Hope he went peacefully in his sleep.

61points

#10

Young Woman Dressed For An Evening Out, Detroit, 1968

Final score:

389points

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Mavis 1 year ago

I don't really know but I'm guessing the music scene in Detroit in 1968 would have been absolutely amazing.

116points

#11

Te Ata,“Bearer Of The Morning", Of The Chickasaw Nation Was Born In 1895, Near Emet, Oklahoma. She Was A Storyteller For 60 Years, Relating The Myths, Legends And Chants Of Her People, While Also Pursuing A Stage Career

Te Ata,“Bearer Of The Morning", Of The Chickasaw Nation Was Born In 1895, Near Emet, Oklahoma. She Was A Storyteller For 60 Years, Relating The Myths, Legends And Chants Of Her People, While Also Pursuing A Stage Career

Final score:

387points

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Lyop 1 year ago

She was stunning!

83points

#12

My Grandparents' Marriage (1951, Tripoli, Libya). Today Is Their 72nd Wedding Anniversary And They Are Still Going Strong!

Final score:

379points

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Lady Perkele 1 year ago

The outfits! Is your grandpa dressed up in Scottish clothes? Or is it Libyan? I'm confused now, but very in love

56points

#13

Damascus, Syria Mid 1970s

Final score:

369points

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Bored Templar 1 year ago

Basically, we're going backwards

241points

#14

A Little Girl Sits On The Lap Of Her Great-Great Grandmother, Mississippi, C. 1936

Final score:

364points

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GREYNOOK 1 year ago

she has seen the worst in the well known Mississippi😢

11points

#15

Woman Talking On A Payphone, 1980s

Final score:

360points

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Mis Stake she/her 🇫🇮🇬🇧 1 year ago

I will never be this cool

170points

#16

Mommy's Girls, C. 1940's

Final score:

355points

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Jane No Dough 1 year ago

Beautiful!

81points

#17

Couple, Photo Booth, 1960s

Final score:

350points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

That is definitely a love gaze.

129points

#18

Fireman Rescues Torah Scrolls From A Burning Synagogue, 1940's

Final score:

348points

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cerinamroth 1 year ago

Thank you, sir

121points

#19

My Mom - Italy, 1963

Final score:

344points

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Dispatcherqueen 1 year ago

So pretty

67points

#20

My Mom On Her Wedding Day, 1947

Final score:

332points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Absolutely beautiful! Wow.

76points

#21

Debutante Ball. Harlem, Early 1960s

Final score:

330points

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Snorky The Pig 1 year ago

Wish they did this nowadays...I would love this.

67points

#22

At The Puppet Show, Paris 1963

Final score:

329points

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cerinamroth 1 year ago

So cute how the cheeks must be kept warm at all costs but the knees are left to freeze! :D It's an adorable photo. I love how they are holding hands at the scary part.

122points

#23

This Is A Picture Of My Great Grandparents On The Night They Got Engaged. Circa Early 1900s I Believe?

Final score:

323points

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Kimbowa 1 year ago

Could be a painting.

51points

#24

My Great Grandmother’s Portrait Probably Taken Sometime In The 1920s

Final score:

321points

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cerinamroth 1 year ago

What beautiful eyes

68points

#25

Woodcutter Spending His Saturday Night At A Bar In Craigville, Minnesota (1937)

Final score:

321points

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KitKat 1 year ago

So much underlying emotions in this picture. 💔

132points

#26

My Mother Working As A Secretary In Los Angeles County, 1980

Final score:

319points

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Lori Bartlett 1 year ago

Me in 1984 working as a telex operator. telex-651d...c63694.jpg

27points

#27

Young Couple At A Club In Mali. Photo By Malick Sidibé Dec. 24, 1963

Final score:

315points

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Jane No Dough 1 year ago

Sweet.

54points

#28

Me Posing With My Sweet Grandmother Sixty-Four Years Ago Today On The Occasion Of My Fifth Birthday, 1958

Final score:

312points

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AnnaB Premium 1 year ago

1953. Happy 70th birthday! Me, too.

80points

#29

Verrazano Narrows During Construction, Early 60s

Final score:

307points

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Grace Smith 1 year ago

What an epic pose!

103points

#30

Greenland Tots. 1973

Final score:

301points

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Bernd Herbert 1 year ago

Damn...those kids have some serious swag!

133points

#31

Adorable Series Of Mother And Daughter Photographs From 1900

Final score:

300points

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Cate 1 year ago

They show the human side, which the formal posed portraits don't. Love this.

96points

#32

The Closed Bed, Or Box Bed, Was A Traditional Piece Of Furniture. In Houses With Only One Room, The Box Bed Allowed A Certain Intimacy And Helped To Keep Warm During The Winter. Due To Fashion And The Cost Of Their Manufacture, Box Beds Were Gradually Abandoned In The 19th And 20th Centuries

The Closed Bed, Or Box Bed, Was A Traditional Piece Of Furniture. In Houses With Only One Room, The Box Bed Allowed A Certain Intimacy And Helped To Keep Warm During The Winter. Due To Fashion And The Cost Of Their Manufacture, Box Beds Were Gradually Abandoned In The 19th And 20th Centuries

Final score:

299points

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Grace Smith 1 year ago

I think I would have loved that

134points

#33

My 17 Year Old Mom On Her Wedding Day In 1966

Final score:

299points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Gorgeous.

86points

#34

Teddy Girls In 1955 - Their Subculture Centred Around A Still-Bomb-Damaged London

Final score:

296points

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sbj 1 year ago

They look so cool

72points

#35

Television Shopping In 1974

Final score:

294points

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Bernd Herbert 1 year ago

$1650? That was some serious money in 1974

170points

#36

My Grandparents Wedding Photo From The 1940s. Poor Farmers They Couldn't Afford A Real Wedding Dress, So Grandma Wore Her Best Sunday Dress Which Happened To Be Navy Blue

Final score:

293points

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Jane No Dough 1 year ago

Rich or poor this is the sensible, practical way to go.

146points

#37

My In-Laws In The Early ‘70’s

Final score:

290points

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Just a panda with misophonia 1 year ago

I'm in love with her dress

11points

#38

Happy Family Taking Home Their Book Haul From The Cincinnati Library Bookmobile In 1940

Final score:

290points

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Barbra E. Nyberg 1 year ago (edited)

And republicans are refusing to fund libraries.

86points

#39

Christmas, 1964, Poor But Happy

Final score:

278points

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Corvus 1 year ago

One of the best things about being a child is that you don't care about being poor.

107points

#40

My Dad And His Sisters, Late 1950s. Dad Was The Last To Go- We Lost Him Last Week. ❤️

Final score:

264points

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KitKat 1 year ago

Sincere condolences on the loss of your father.

116points

#41

My Grandmother, An Appalachian Woman At Heart Always, Born In 1945

Final score:

254points

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Bubba Jones 1 year ago

She's beautiful! Looks a little like Stockard Channing.

110points

#42

There Were No Mobile Phones In The 1970′s, So Students In This Girls' Dormitory Often Lined Up To Make Calls To Friends And Family

Final score:

251points

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sbj 1 year ago

I was doing this at Uni in the 1990's

75points

#43

My Grandmother At 16 , The Japanese Had Already Invaded Guam And At 14 She Was Assigned To Take "Care" Of Japanese Officers

Final score:

250points

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ADHORTATOR 1 year ago

I can imagine what "care" means.... poor girl

161points

#44

Star Trek Show Crew With Enterprise Ship Prop 1964

Final score:

250points

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Ban-One 1 year ago

Wow, they even look younger....they must have done a slingshot maneuver around the Sun.

125points

#45

A Couple Of Victorian Travellers, 1890s

Final score:

247points

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Lisa T 1 year ago

Looks like the guy from 80’s band Hayzee Fantayzee

41points

#46

Beach Party, 1970s

Final score:

235points

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UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 1 year ago

We’re gonna need a banana for scale.

285points

#47

5-Year-Old Harold Walker Picks 20 To 25 Pounds Of Cotton A Day, Oklahoma, 1916

Final score:

227points

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Barbra E. Nyberg 1 year ago

And republicans want to go back to child labor.

84points

#48

The Panama Slide In Coney Island After It Was Built In 1908. Very Popular At Time, Especially With Adults!

Final score:

227points

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Corvus 1 year ago

Adults are just grown kids, are they not? ;)

102points

#49

My Grandfather In His Recliner Next To The Old Wood Stove. 1980. He Was 86

Final score:

216points

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Francis 1 year ago (edited)

born 1894 (maybe 1893)! that's kinda crazy :D Edit: and he looked good for that age!

54points

#50

My Life’s Journey, From A Kid In The 1950’s To Current Day. I’ll Be 68 This Year. It’s Been A Great Ride

Final score:

196points

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lafield75167 1 year ago

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28points

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#51

They Never Should Have Eliminated Nap Time. 1950s

Final score:

63points

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Tim Fawcett 1 year ago

I remember nap time in secondary schools in the 70s - only we called it "Geography"

36points

#52

My Parents In The Mid 1940s. I’ve Always Loved This Picture

Final score:

60points

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RedRose 1 year ago

Very eloquent

6points

#53

Schoolgirls In Hyde Park Protest Caning, 1972

Final score:

59points

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Corvus 1 year ago

In the mid-90's, teachers in my country were still allowed to hit students. And some of them even seemed to enjoy it...

8points

#54

The Oldest Photo In My Family, Taken Around 1845 Of My 5th Great Grandparents

Final score:

58points

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ADHORTATOR 1 year ago

Age: 22

47points

#55

My Mom, 1972. She Would Have Been 69 Today

Final score:

57points

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Our email 1 year ago

Happy heavenly birthday

13points

#56

This Woman On The Beach Has A Very Contemporary Look About Her Despite The Fact The Photo Is From The Mid 1920s

Final score:

56points

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ADJ 1 year ago

It must have been shockingly inapropriate back then...

8points

#57

Dating On The Fire Escape, 1946

Final score:

56points

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arthbach 1 year ago

I can imagine her father shouting, "You are not allowed to step outside of this apartment!" And her complying by keeping both feet inside.

37points

#58

Children Wearing Straw Capes On Their Way To A New Year's Event In Niigata, Japan In 1956

Final score:

56points

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Ace 1 year ago

Woven bamboo rather than straw, I imagine. Eminently practical too.

6points

#59

My Grandma In The 1940’s. She’s 99 Years Old Now And Still Going Strong

Final score:

56points

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Daria 1 year ago

The handwriting 😍

9points

#60

My Grandfather (Center) On His Family Farm In The Catskills With Some Friends Circa 1915

Final score:

56points

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Libstak 1 year ago

Holy moly he is so handsome

29points

#61

My Mam, Her Whole Life Ahead Of Her, 1970s

Final score:

55points

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Biljana Malesevic 1 year ago

Why people from 70s photos always looked so cool?

15points

#62

'irish Traveller Family', Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland, 1954

Final score:

55points

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Wendy Forrest 1 year ago

At what point do the husbands say "no, you have suffered enough"?

23points

#63

A Boy And His Dog Ready To Go Camping, Southern California, July 1969

Final score:

55points

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sbj 1 year ago

The dogs face is saying "where's my luggage"

6points

#64

Forced Perspective On The Beach, Circa 1943

Final score:

54points

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Mouse 1 year ago

Imagine the excitement of getting their film developed to see how it turned out!

19points

#65

Father And Son Goofing Off, 1910s

Final score:

53points

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Kimbowa 1 year ago

I love seeing “goofing off” wherever and whenever it happens.

12points

#66

My Grandma, Born 1920, Was In Her 20s Here. She Worked As A "Rosie The Riveter" During Wwii!

Final score:

52points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

You can tell by those muscular arms!

18points

#67

My Father And His Dog "Thunder" In 1929

Final score:

52points

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the_avenging_knight (her/she) 1 year ago

Got to love how serious this photo is until Thunder's facial expression!

8points

#68

My Grandpa Getting Shaved In Ww2 By His Buddy

Final score:

51points

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Corvus 1 year ago

"Hold still - the razor is pretty sharp and my hand is a little shaky..."

4points

#69

My Paternal Grandparents Swimming, 1951

Final score:

51points

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ADJ 1 year ago

Swimming.. sure :)

24points

#70

My Great Grandparents, Together Since High School. This Was About 1945, She Passed Away Last Year

Final score:

50points

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Kimbowa 1 year ago

Sorry for your loss.

6points

#71

Corona Del Mar High School Students, Newport Beach, California, 1969

Final score:

50points

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Marianne Lynn 1 year ago

I remember my mom had those tights with white go go boots & short shorts.

14points

#72

With Her Husband At War, Mom Works On The Woody, Ca. 1944. (Life Magazine)

Final score:

50points

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Marianne Lynn 1 year ago

Cars were so much simpler back then. Miss the ease

14points

#73

My Great Grandparents On Their Wedding Day, 18 Days Before Pearl Harbor. She Was 22, He Was 20. Both Lived Into The Next Century

Final score:

49points

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Kimbowa 1 year ago

Wonderful.

4points

#74

My Grandpa (Right) Being A Goof With One Of His Shipmates, Wwii

Final score:

49points

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JCM 1 year ago

"Have you ever been to sea Billy?"

8points

#75

Class Photo, Missouri Rural School In The 1920′s. Many Bare Feet

Final score:

48points

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Daria 1 year ago

The teacher looks like a young guy in drag. No judging!

13points

#76

I See A Lot Of People Post Flattering Photos Of The Past, This Ain't One Of Them. Here Is My 5 Year Old Grandmother (Bottom Left) And Her Family In 1924 In Tucker County Wv That I Found In An Ancestry.com Search

I See A Lot Of People Post Flattering Photos Of The Past, This Ain't One Of Them. Here Is My 5 Year Old Grandmother (Bottom Left) And Her Family In 1924 In Tucker County Wv That I Found In An Ancestry.com Search

Final score:

48points

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Me 1 year ago

I’d be grumpy too, with that haircut! (jk please don’t downvote)

27points

#77

Summer 1979. Me And The Old Man Sitting Down For Lunch

Final score:

48points

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sbj 1 year ago

You look like you're dressed ready for a wrestling match

15points

#78

Model Wearing Sweater With Heart Pierced By Jeweled Dagger. (1947) Photo By Nina Leen For Life. Colorized

Final score:

47points

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Skinny Pig 1 year ago

I want this!

10points

#79

Rural American Life In The First Half Of The 20th Century, By Mike Disfarmer, Whose Life Was A Mystery, And Whose Work Was Only Discovered Posthumously

Final score:

46points

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Jeremy James 1 year ago

Aww... they were roommates!

27points

#80

Both Men And Women That Came Along To The Many Divorce Ranches In Nevada, Were Referred To As "Dudes". These Two Dudes Were Staying At The Flying Me Ranch In Washoe Valley, During Their Respective Divorces. 1947

Both Men And Women That Came Along To The Many Divorce Ranches In Nevada, Were Referred To As "Dudes". These Two Dudes Were Staying At The Flying Me Ranch In Washoe Valley, During Their Respective Divorces. 1947

Final score:

46points

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KatieHutcheon 1 year ago

The outfits are amazing

16points

#81

A Young Man Demonstrating Against Low Pay For Teachers, Ca. 1930. “I Left School To Earn $21 A Week. My Teacher’s Pay Is $17.78 A Week.” Photo: Paul Thompson

Final score:

45points

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Barbra E. Nyberg 1 year ago

And low pay is still a problem.

23points

#82

In 1903 My Great Grandparents Family Went On Holiday From Long Island To Florida. In A Journal They Wrote Several Times About The Heat. You Can Almost Feel Their No-Ac Exhaustion In This Photo

Final score:

43points

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sbj 1 year ago

Loving the Doll's House

9points

#83

The Crowded Beach Of Atlantic City Photographed In 1908

Final score:

42points

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Snorky The Pig 1 year ago

To dress like that on a beach...🥵

14points

#84

July, 1942: Children Leaving School. Dunklin County, Missouri

Final score:

41points

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Corvus 1 year ago

The joy of leaving school is one of those little thjings that every generation experiences, no matter the year.

20points

#85

At The Beach. 1920's

Final score:

41points

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Lynn Freeman 1 year ago

Lovely.....she could be any girl in any era. Could have seen her on the beach this summer......very modern in so many ways.

12points

#86

Sandwiches For Sale. London, 1972

Final score:

41points

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Missing One Marble 1 year ago

What a great picture!

7points

#87

My Dad - Family Trip Across Canada 1974

Final score:

39points

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ADJ 1 year ago

I actually never needed a mirror when shaving (back in he days when I still was shaving).

3points

#88

Teenagers At An Elvis Presley Rock Concert In Philadelphia, 1957

Final score:

38points

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Xenon 1 year ago

I dont understand so overwhelmed you faint. Weird to me but ok, you do you.

8points

#89

My Mom Is Back, This Time Wishing You A Happy First Day Of Winter, And To Confess That She Took All The Tinsel During Christmas 1958

Final score:

37points

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Andrea Purzycki 1 year ago

We had to stop putting tinsel on our tree because our dog would eat it like spaghetti and have sparkly poop.

1point

#90

Opal Cooper Baking And Canning In The Kitchen Of Her Farmhouse Near Radcliffe, Iowa, September 9, 1957

Final score:

37points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

THAT is the epitome of multi-tasking!

13points

#91

My Parents When They First Met

Final score:

36points

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Delta Dawn 1 year ago

shagadelic baby

9points

#92

A Moment With My College Dormmates, 1972

Final score:

35points

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Anne Jones 1 year ago

There’s always one who doesn’t join in…

8points

#93

Seventeen Year-Old On Her Wedding Day (1956)

Final score:

35points

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Shaun Coleman 1 year ago

I can't believe people used to marry that young! No school for you!

3points

#94

My Parents In August 1964

Final score:

34points

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The Other Ben 1 year ago

That Jeep though!

11points

#95

My Dad At 22-Years Old Cruising With His New Wife (My Mom) In 1958. [oc]

Final score:

33points

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Kimbowa 1 year ago

Happy.

5points

#96

Coal Miner's Child Using A Hole In The Door To Enter A Bedroom ,1938

Final score:

31points

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Teodor Negru 1 year ago

With a gun in a hand and whatever that is (pipe?) in the other...

17points

#97

The Unexplained Photo, Circa 1955

Final score:

30points

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Joy 1 year ago

It looks like she fell asleep during a party/get-together and they are goofing off with her.

16points

#98

Mom Keeping An Eye On Us Kids While On A Family Road Trip, 1963

Final score:

30points

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Lyop 1 year ago

You know this look. You just know it!

18points

#99

Me At Age 17, 1953, Colorised (I Have The Original On My Profile)

Final score:

30points

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Yağız 1 year ago

very nice

9points

#100

This Great Photo Was Taken Near Allentown, Pennsylvania. I Am Certain Of The Date Because It Is Written On It, February 13, 1905. This Is One Of My Favorites And I Made Wallpaper Out Of It I Liked It So Much

This Great Photo Was Taken Near Allentown, Pennsylvania. I Am Certain Of The Date Because It Is Written On It, February 13, 1905. This Is One Of My Favorites And I Made Wallpaper Out Of It I Liked It So Much

Final score:

30points

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nomnomborkbork 1 year ago

Some fabulous expressions as you look through the group.

11points

#101

A Young Girl Holds A Skunk At Summer Camp, 1963

Final score:

29points

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Firstname Lastname 1 year ago

As adorable as the skunk is, I'd be terrified of his poot hole to hold him

9points

#102

North Carolina Tobacco Queens In 'Tobacco Bikinis', 1950′s

Final score:

28points

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This is a test 1 year ago

Taylor Swift?

39points

#103

People Of New York City At Lunchtime, Photos Taken Circa 1977-1980 By Charles H. Traub

Final score:

28points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

I can hear that accent in my mind right now

9points

#104

1930. My Father, Age 25. He And My Mother Were On A Sight-Seeing Trip From Canton, Ohio To Niagara Falls. (I Think For Their 1-Year Anniversary.) They Stayed Overnight At These Cabins

Final score:

27points

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Kimbowa 1 year ago

Now THAT’S a cabin.

7points

#105

My Great-Grandfather’s Mugshots, After He Was Arrested For Bigamy. December 1926, Australia

Final score:

27points

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Corvus 1 year ago

What's the punishment for bigamy? Having two mother-in-laws :P

37points

#106

Photos From Previous Owner Of Our 1953 Home

Final score:

26points

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Kimbowa 1 year ago

I guess that’s a comfortable position.

2points

#107

Mugshot Of My 18yo Grandad From 1925

Final score:

23points

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Corvus 1 year ago

Looks way older than today's 18-year-olds. Perhaps people aged faster back then due to worse living conditions/food/medical care?

7points

#108

Continuous Matter Of Servitude - Airlines Terminal, Atlanta, Ga 1956, 2am Est

Final score:

23points

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Gardener of Weeden 1 year ago

I have to comment, Growing up we had a woman come to our home 2x a week to clean, She would often also watch me. Bless you Georgie, you made a huge difference in my life. And I wish I knew you as an adult, So I could have thanked you.

16points