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50 Pics Of People From Years Ago That Give Us A Look Into How Things Have Changed (New Pics)
Old photos can transport you back to the past like nothing else. Whenever you're nostalgic, you can just open a photo album and let those memories flood you. It might also tell a story if you're not the person in the picture.
The subreddit r/TheWayWeWere creates bittersweet, nostalgic emotions, similar to opening up a photo album. In the group, people share their most cherished moments from the past in a photo format. Without further ado, check out our collection of these memorable pics.
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#1
Native Woman And Child. King Island, Alaska. Photo Taken Between 1915 And 1925
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#2
My Grandmother In Her First Portrait, 1886
#3
Biracial Family Circa 1900
#4
Farm Boy With A Newly-Born Lamb :: 1940
#5
Dancing In Paris, Circa 1951
#6
Navajo Girl Wearing Silver And Turquoise Squash Blossom Jewelry, 1950
#7
Lace Making In Brittany France 1920
#8
Proud Community Grocery Store Owner, Harlem, 1940
#9
My Dad As A Baby In 1928. This Little Guy Lived To Be 94! He Had A Very Good Life
#10
Young Woman Dressed For An Evening Out, Detroit, 1968
#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
#12
My Grandparents' Marriage (1951, Tripoli, Libya). Today Is Their 72nd Wedding Anniversary And They Are Still Going Strong!
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
#13
Damascus, Syria Mid 1970s
#14
A Little Girl Sits On The Lap Of Her Great-Great Grandmother, Mississippi, C. 1936
Max Fox 1 year ago
Since the GG-Grandmother could have been born a slave, that is definitely true.
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The Deez 1 year ago
As soon as I saw this picture, I thought the exact same thing!
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Ralph Watkins 1 year ago
Around 1982 I was in the Army with a girl who grew up dirt poor & black back in the bayou of Mississippi. She told us the one evening on her community's view of the world they lived being so poor & isolated. In their minds the post-Civil War reconstruction period was still going on. Poor blacks were still just working the land while white folk were still rich, wearing beautiful clothing, all prim & proper, living in mansions. She joined the Army & left that world behind & now was a huge culture shock for her. She said she almost slapped the first white woman she ever had talked to her. It was a white woman Army drill SGT who was screaming obscenities at her. White folk aren't supposed to talk like that. Oh yeah, a huge culture shock.
#15
Woman Talking On A Payphone, 1980s
#16
Mommy's Girls, C. 1940's
#17
Couple, Photo Booth, 1960s
#18
Fireman Rescues Torah Scrolls From A Burning Synagogue, 1940's
#19
My Mom - Italy, 1963
#20
My Mom On Her Wedding Day, 1947
#21
Debutante Ball. Harlem, Early 1960s
#22
At The Puppet Show, Paris 1963
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.
#23
This Is A Picture Of My Great Grandparents On The Night They Got Engaged. Circa Early 1900s I Believe?
#24
My Great Grandmother’s Portrait Probably Taken Sometime In The 1920s
#25
Woodcutter Spending His Saturday Night At A Bar In Craigville, Minnesota (1937)
#26
My Mother Working As A Secretary In Los Angeles County, 1980
#27
Young Couple At A Club In Mali. Photo By Malick Sidibé Dec. 24, 1963
#28
Me Posing With My Sweet Grandmother Sixty-Four Years Ago Today On The Occasion Of My Fifth Birthday, 1958
#29
Verrazano Narrows During Construction, Early 60s
#30
Greenland Tots. 1973
#31
Adorable Series Of Mother And Daughter Photographs From 1900
#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
#33
My 17 Year Old Mom On Her Wedding Day In 1966
#34
Teddy Girls In 1955 - Their Subculture Centred Around A Still-Bomb-Damaged London
#35
Television Shopping In 1974
#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
#37
My In-Laws In The Early ‘70’s
#38
Happy Family Taking Home Their Book Haul From The Cincinnati Library Bookmobile In 1940
#39
Christmas, 1964, Poor But Happy
#40
My Dad And His Sisters, Late 1950s. Dad Was The Last To Go- We Lost Him Last Week. ❤️
#41
My Grandmother, An Appalachian Woman At Heart Always, Born In 1945
#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
#43
My Grandmother At 16 , The Japanese Had Already Invaded Guam And At 14 She Was Assigned To Take "Care" Of Japanese Officers
#44
Star Trek Show Crew With Enterprise Ship Prop 1964
#45
A Couple Of Victorian Travellers, 1890s
#46
Beach Party, 1970s
#47
5-Year-Old Harold Walker Picks 20 To 25 Pounds Of Cotton A Day, Oklahoma, 1916
#48
The Panama Slide In Coney Island After It Was Built In 1908. Very Popular At Time, Especially With Adults!
#49
My Grandfather In His Recliner Next To The Old Wood Stove. 1980. He Was 86
![My Dad At 22-Years Old Cruising With His New Wife (My Mom) In 1958. [oc]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/64dcbb97aecad_kdkccadixtia1__700.jpg "My Dad At 22-Years Old Cruising With His New Wife (My Mom) In 1958. [oc]")
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Annik Perrot 1 year ago
I always love to see those. I have a lot of them, people that I knew when I was a kid, people who died before I was born but that I knew from the stories I was told. All those people were real, each important in their own way. They were nice, or not, or anywhere in between. They all lived, laughed, cried, loved, went through sh*tty or happy times. They existed, and all of them took à part, however small, in shaping the world as we now know it.
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
These are great! I have a whole bunch of similar photos. My parents were born in 1928 and only had me 21 years later, so I have a weird perspective on things - from people more than a generation older than me! (My mom's sister, born 1930, is still alive and kicking.)
Krissy Bulan 1 year ago
Photo of my grandmother from the 1930s and one of her with my son a few months before she passed. She lived to be 99! Screen-Sho...19-png.jpg 
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
So incredibly sweet! What wonderful memories.
Load More Replies... LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
Now this is the type of content I come to BoredPanda for. More content like this, please1
Mr. Toast 1 year ago
I have a picture of me early 1970's as a toddler in the family frame tent somewhere camped in Wales, UK. That tent gaves us some great affordable holidays. Had to laugh the other day as I saw a festival offering expensive glamping option were they had repurposed old frame tents similar to ours. Mind 50 plus years ago Dad had to put it up first, the beds had to be inflated then made up and there wasn't carpet with a sheep skin on it. Mind we weren't paying daft money for the privilege.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I've always loved this photo of my grandma, approx 1950. Sylvie-651...bd9a9c.jpg 
John Harrison 1 year ago (edited)
Ladies, if you ever run across something that makes you involuntarily pause, what word are you going to use to describe it? Because "stunning" currently means any photograph of any woman.
John Harrison 1 year ago
Also, not that I think it will change anything: BP pleeeease more of these and less of AITA.
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Mary Peace 1 year ago
From reading the title, I wonder what you expected to see in this article, which so many people enjoyed so much. Did you notice all the upvotes and positive comments?
Load More Replies... Annik Perrot 1 year ago
I always love to see those. I have a lot of them, people that I knew when I was a kid, people who died before I was born but that I knew from the stories I was told. All those people were real, each important in their own way. They were nice, or not, or anywhere in between. They all lived, laughed, cried, loved, went through sh*tty or happy times. They existed, and all of them took à part, however small, in shaping the world as we now know it.
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
These are great! I have a whole bunch of similar photos. My parents were born in 1928 and only had me 21 years later, so I have a weird perspective on things - from people more than a generation older than me! (My mom's sister, born 1930, is still alive and kicking.)
Krissy Bulan 1 year ago
Photo of my grandmother from the 1930s and one of her with my son a few months before she passed. She lived to be 99! Screen-Sho...19-png.jpg
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
So incredibly sweet! What wonderful memories.
Load More Replies... LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
Now this is the type of content I come to BoredPanda for. More content like this, please1
Mr. Toast 1 year ago
I have a picture of me early 1970's as a toddler in the family frame tent somewhere camped in Wales, UK. That tent gaves us some great affordable holidays. Had to laugh the other day as I saw a festival offering expensive glamping option were they had repurposed old frame tents similar to ours. Mind 50 plus years ago Dad had to put it up first, the beds had to be inflated then made up and there wasn't carpet with a sheep skin on it. Mind we weren't paying daft money for the privilege.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I've always loved this photo of my grandma, approx 1950. Sylvie-651...bd9a9c.jpg
John Harrison 1 year ago (edited)
Ladies, if you ever run across something that makes you involuntarily pause, what word are you going to use to describe it? Because "stunning" currently means any photograph of any woman.
John Harrison 1 year ago
Also, not that I think it will change anything: BP pleeeease more of these and less of AITA.
Load More Replies... Mary Peace 1 year ago
From reading the title, I wonder what you expected to see in this article, which so many people enjoyed so much. Did you notice all the upvotes and positive comments?
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