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People Are Sharing Historical Pictures Of Everyday Life In This Dedicated Online Group (50 Pics)
Looking at old pictures can be fascinating: people dressed in what could be considered the latest fashion trends (grandpa’s pants are soooo back in style), homes and surroundings that could only be seen on movie sets nowadays, and so much more all frozen in time for us to marvel at.
Covering the good, the bad, and the ugly of life as it was, the subreddit titled ‘The Way We Were’ is a treasure trove of such moments frozen in time. If you’re a fan of time travel enabled by browsing old photographs, you ought to love today’s list, so wait no longer, scroll down to find it and make sure to upvote your favorite pictures from the subreddit.
Upon scrolling down you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with an assistant professor of history at the Department of History, Philosophy, and Geography at Columbus State University, Dr. Laura June Davis, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions on the charm and significance of old pictures.
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#1
A Young Black Man, In An Act Of Resistance To South Africa's Apartheid Policies, Rides A Bus Restricted To Whites Only, In Durban, South Africa, 1980s
Jill Rhodry 1 year ago
My dad - white dutchman - was a ganger in the mines in Sth Africa not long after apartheid started, he couldn't believe the conditions in the general community let alone how the black miners were treated. He fought with his bosses and refused to do as told. It got so bad the miners had to smuggle my father out of the country.
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#2
Three Best Friends From Nebraska Circa 1910
Roni Stone 1 year ago
You just know there's sooooo much mischief there. LOL...
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Sandra Morison 1 year ago
Yep children are colour blind ..... they learn poor judgement from others
Sunny Day 1 year ago
A friend had a similar picture - her grandmother (great?) In a one-room schoolhouse circa 1900, with black kids & white kids sitting together. She showed it to a friends teenage son, and he got angry and accused her of lying and photoshopping the picture, because "everyone knows that black kids weren't allowed to go to school back then".
#3
My Father & Grandparents, Louisiana, 1965
Browsing through old photo albums entails more than just looking at pretty pictures. They all tell a story—be it one of an extended family or many that somehow ended up in the same bunch—and it's the person with said album in their hands that gets to unravel it.
Nowadays, physical photo albums have largely been replaced by galleries on people’s phones or computers, or in the online world. However, that is not necessarily worse; while it is true that they don’t have the same feeling, digital albums allow more people to access them, consequently reaching a wider audience of curious humans.
And if you’re at all curious about what life was like back in the day, you ought to love the ‘The Way We Were’ subreddit, which, in their own words, covers “What **normal everyday life** was like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago”.
#4
Tuskegee Airmen Getting Briefed Before A Mission. 1945
TBS 1 year ago
These brave men would serve their country, then come home to be treated as second class citizens.
Max 1 year ago
Yeah..... but England still had a definite issue with race relations. Not to mention the rampant colonization of other countries. So I wouldn't be so quick to jump up on that high horse. Not saying its ever excusable but I would be careful declaring you've always been on the righteous side
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DEW 1 year ago
Thank you all for your service. You fought for a Country who treated you terribly and never complained. You are hero's! Thank you for putting your lives on the line for your Country. A lot of us know the sacrifices you and your families made to keep us safe. You made a difference. You may be gone but you will never be forgotten. God bless!.
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
Bomber crews WANTED them to accompany their missions. These men were LETHAL. RIP brave spirits! 🇺🇸❤️🔥
#5
Flora And Sikes, 1905 - On The Back It Said "Love's Old Sweet Song"
Lil Miss Hobbit 1 year ago
It reminds me of Rachel Lind and her husband Thomas from Anne of Green Gables.
Jakoe 1 year ago
Ah, I love this thought. I hadn't thought about them for a long while...
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I wonder if they got up and down by themselves or if the photographer helped? Maybe they didn't have arthritis. Woman's legs are akimbo. I'm 65 and haven't been able to do that for at least 10 years.
For people whose job it is to delve deeper into the stories of the past, pictures have immeasurable value. “Photographs are an invaluable primary source resource for historians as they provide a window into the past,” Dr. Laura June Davis pointed out in an interview with Bored Panda. “They might capture a specific event, reveal the clothing, culture, or values of the time, or put a face to a long-forgotten name. Sometimes, photographs are the only historical evidence we have of a person.”
#6
A Black Man And A White Woman Embracing On A New York Subway - A Controversial Image For It's Time. Late 1960s. (Image - Ernest Cole)
Michael Largey 1 year ago
You're on the subway - always mind your own business if you know what's good for you.
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Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Interesting background I found on the Reddit link. After someone asked what controversy it caused, user Otterfan answered: "It didn't. This photo was taken by Ernest Cole, a South African photographer in exile in NYC after publishing a book called House of Bondage that collected photographs depicting apartheid. He took photos there, but they were never published until many years after his death. This photo was found in a Swedish bank vault in 2017, and to my knowledge no one other than the photographer and developers had seen it before."
SM 1 year ago
I think it is telling that today they labeled it "Controversial" when nothing in the picture suggest that at all.
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Bisha Moten 1 year ago
Only controversial depending on the location. New York City? Not so much. Note how no one on the train really seems to care, and everyone else seems more interested in the person taking the photo. Now, were this in Mobile Alabama, then yes, it'd be controversial.
#7
My Mom, An Engineer, In Her Office, One Month Before I Was Born. 1967, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Nea 1 year ago
Happy to see this. Central Asia is one of the least represented regions in BP posts (not complaining, just saying) so its nice to see this one.
Vera Diblikova 1 year ago
Like all of the communist countries. In them, we have next to no information about life in western countries (they were banned), Now we know little about life in the 2.world
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Evija Pakalniņa 1 year ago
Tashkent, never been there, but in Latvia we still refer to"Tashkenta" describing a Very warm place, e.ga really warm room. My dad always uses this term. I know he did travel to Tashkenta when he was a young man is USSR times.
Nonna_SoF 1 year ago
And a very fast ship. 42.7 knots. Just under 50mph, or 80 kmh.
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Goes to show fancy offices do not matter. Intelligence and determination are key attributes. Kudos to your mother! 💗
#8
Three Young Girls And A Dog Pose For The Camera. 1930
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
I remember being dressed in similar frocks. I hated them because it was hard to hide my underwear. Also, we skinned our legs on so many sharp and rough things. Mom gave up and put me in T-shirts, shorts and knee socks, which were becoming fashionable. 👕🩳🧦
Jackie Lulu 1 year ago
My mom had the same haircut and barrette when she was that age. Every little girl must have had the same one in 1930.
“For many key moments in our nation's past, it was the photographic evidence that not only captured the event but helped give it meaning,” Dr. Davis continued, discussing the value of old pictures. “Photography was relatively new during the Civil War but photographers like Mathew Brady captured the carnage of the conflict and made Americans (from both sides) comprehend the human costs of war.
“Jacob Riis, the famous muckraker, highlighted the plight, dangerous working conditions, and unsanitary living conditions of the turn-of-the-century New York City slums, prompting reforms. And the graphic violence endured by peaceful protesting civil rights activists and captured by the media helped garner popular support for change, leading to things like the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.”
#9
My Grandparents On Their Wedding Day. March 1969, West Sumatera, Indonesia
Abdullah Abd Rahman 1 year ago
Based on the bride's headdress this looks like a "Minangkabau" wedding ."Minangkabau" is an ethnic group in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
DEW 1 year ago
Blue Bunny of Happiness said exactly what I was going to say. That head piece looks gorgeous. I'm curious to know whether these headpieces are kept, passed down or just what happens to them? I can only imagine the colors. I love your Grandpa's little shy smile.
Schrozdinger 1 year ago
Hey! I'm the OP :D as far as I know, it depends. Some people rent the attire, and so it could not be kept. But some families did own it and exacly just like what you said, it could be passed down to the next generations
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#10
My Sister And Me 1963. The Photographer Told Us To Not Smile Which Made Us Giggle
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
Why not smile? Taking photos was always uncomfortable. Grandma used to line us kids up like soldiers and told us to "hold still". Awful photos!
#11
My Grandparents' Wedding, 100 Years Ago Today
MagicJacket 1 year ago
The Overlook Hotel had the nicest event rooms. Caretaker was a little odd.
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
Just an intimate dinner with our best friends. Noblesse oblige.
ShyWahine 1 year ago
Wow, such a beautiful, elaborate affair!!! Wonder what sumptuous meal was served?
Some historical pictures are so significant, they can even be recalled in the memories of people millions of miles away from where—or decades of years later from when—they were taken.
Take the picture of construction workers having lunch on an unfinished skyscraper in New York, for instance; chances are you already have the image of eleven men hanging above the city in your head – an iconic picture taken back in 1932, known under the title “Lunch atop a Skyscraper”.
#12
Mad Magazine Artists Al Jaffee And Will Elder, In The Lunchroom At The High School For Music And Arts In New York City, 1936
Ban-One 1 year ago
I enjoyed 70s/80s MAD the most. Still got a good bunch of them. "The Lighter Side.." from Dave Berg was always a favorite.
sofacushionfort 1 year ago
Al’s mom couldn’t adjust to life in the US and moved back with him to Lithuania. His dad mailed him American comics he loved, and he came back as soon as he could. She stayed and was murdered in the Holocaust.
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
I think the one on the rights looks more like him, but the character was actually a minor update of one that originated before either Jaffee or Elder were even born Untitled-6...947698.jpg 
Pyla 1 year ago
I was addicted to Mad in the 70’s. I still snort laugh remembering some of their stuff.
#13
Two Women Grinding An Axe, 1918
Spocks's Mom 1 year ago
Do you have an ax to grind? These two lovely ladies will help you bury the hatchet.
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
If you had out almost any year on this I would have just accepted it. Hard to believe it's over 100 years ago. Looks like it could have been taken way more recently than that!
#14
Grocery Shopping In The 1960s
Mia Black 1 year ago
Imagine being "ugly" (with hairthingies ) the whole day just to look good a few hours in the evening for the husband....
Elisabeth Normoyle 7 months ago
* I had a next door neighbor, that I swear, never took her rollers out‼️
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Dale B 1 year ago
My mother would burn with the house before she went out in public with curlers in her hair.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago (edited)
The dresses might be different and the rollers bigger but this still happens in Liverpool at least!!
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
All through the '60s and '70s, my Mum had her head covered in rollers and/or a beer can hat (rarely a scarf). Nothing to do with looking good for her hubby. Both of my parents were in a band. He just brushed his manly hair, trimmed his 'stache, and made sure his shirt was clean (Mum's job). She had to fix her hair (picture a beehive, lots of teasing with a comb to make it massive), do her makeup, and make sure her dress was clean to boot. She didn't care what she looked like at the supermarket.
In an interview with Bored Panda, Dr. Davis emphasized that by processing, digitizing, and archiving old photographs, we can help preserve our history.
“On a personal level, it's a great way to preserve our family stories, relive key moments of a collective past, and give faces to our long-lost loved ones. It's also a way to honor those who came before us, and remember where we came from,” she added.
#15
Great Grandmother & Great Aunt (~1946)
ColdSteelRonin 1 year ago
Color photography was invented in the mid 19th century and became available and accessible in the early 20th century. The film was more costly than black and white and is why you see less color photos from the early to mid 20th
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#16
I'm The Tall American With My Sri Lankan Family In 1980. Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
The 1980's are as far back in time to now as World War 2 was to the 1980's...
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#17
My Date And Me All Dressed Up For A Fancy Party, 1974
Elisabeth Normoyle 7 months ago
* It starts when you melt in his arms - and ends with your arms in the sink‼️🍴🥣🥛🍽️
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Research suggests that on a personal level, browsing old pictures can even help alleviate low levels of pain, as the nostalgia it evokes can reduce activity in areas involved in pain perception.
According to Professor Huajian Cai of the Chinese Academy of Sciences responsible for carrying out the research, “As a predominantly positive emotion, nostalgia serves various adaptive functions, including a recently revealed analgesic effect,” The Mirror reports.
#18
Summertime In The 1940s
Ban-One 1 year ago
And that beautiful Tucker they sit on. A car ahead of its time. Sadly not a success. The movie with Jeff Bridges is worth a watch.
RabidChild 1 year ago
I say any movie with Jeff Bridges is worth a watch :)
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Emma London 1 year ago
That must have been a many child's fantasy, but I've never seen it done for real 😬
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I should think the machines slapping at you would hurt.
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james 1 year ago
Ah yes a time when summer was the best and every kid on the block played from 8 in the morning, had lunch at pop's dinner then played untill dinner time. I know I am only 15 but I miss this time period 😭😭😭😭. And Americans knew what 4th of July stood for and life was great, cars were built right and look beautiful
Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago
Isn't there something like 35 of them left and Steven Spielberg owns them all?
#19
Occupants Of A Sod House In Drenthe, The Netherlands, Photographed Standing Outside In 1936
[>.<]/ 1 year ago
Residents of Drenthe could build a sod hut at night. During construction the builder could be evicted, but if smoke came from the chimney before sunset, living on the site was free and the builder could not be evicted from his place.
Emma London 1 year ago
These were the houses for the poorest of the poor, only a step up from living in a literal ditch.
Mike K 1 year ago
My grandparents would have been in Drenthe about this time, as well. They (along with my father and uncle) would immigrate to Canada in the early 1950's.
Ge Po 1 year ago
I think you can compare it with nowadays being homeless/roofless, living out of a car or tent.
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#20
Man With Down’s Syndrome, 1890s
Emma London 1 year ago
This is interesting! Photographs were expensive, so this must have been either a picture of a beloved son, or an independent man, when the history only tells us a story about disabled people being killed or hid in the murky backrooms.
Alex Boyd 1 year ago (edited)
I'm pretty sure I recognize this photo! It's from the hospital/school run by John Langdon Down, who Down Syndrome is named after. It was a private facility for young people with intellectual disability,. It provided top-notch care at a price to match, so it's safe to assume this man was from a wealthy family. Unlike the public institutions that followed, the idea was for the residents to be educated and then go home, like typical youths of their social class would go to boarding school and university. They learned self-care skills, pastimes that would be usual for young people of their class and sex, and as much academics as they could manage. (There's another photo in their collections of a young woman with Down, with a book that she appears to be reading.). Unfortunately, the good outcomes of this school were used to support the push for the large institutions where individuals with disabilities were warehoused.
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Lene 1 year ago
There's an estate near where I live where they had a son with down's syndrome back in the 1920s or 1930s. It's not well known that this family had a son with down's, though, because they kind of hid him away and only took very very few pictures of him. I only know about it because I'm a volunteer at the local archive and they only have 1 picture of the man. It's really sad that they hid him away like that. To them, it just meant that their social status declined if it was common knowledge that this family line had "bad" genes. I am happy I live in a time with more acceptance for all sorts of people. And I often think about that poor guy at the estate. He seems to have been greatly loved within the family, though, and he was trusted with some work when he was grown up. But almost nobody outside the family knew that he existed.
Whether it’s history-based research, curiosity, or a mild headache you’re trying to alleviate that encourages you to browse old pictures, we have plenty of them in store here at Bored Panda. So, when you’re done going through this list, feel free to continue to our previous editions on ‘The Way We Were’ here or here, or check out Bored Panda’s history category for more of similar content.
#21
Disco Sally, 78 Year Old Studio 54 Regular, 1978
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
She looks like she was having a lot of fun, so I say, “Disco Sally, you go girl!” I also say she must’ve been a truly dedicated flapper back in the 1920s when she was young—-and never lost that quality. Think of it. When she was born, women were still wearing long skirts, numerous petticoats, corsets, and their mandatory long hair piled up on their heads. Plus, they couldn’t go to work to earn their own money or live on their own. By the time she was a young woman, corsets were totally abandoned, skirts were shortened and underwear was simplified, hair was bobbed, and young women could find jobs and roommates their own age, and experience true independence for the first time. I bet Sally knew firsthand that her freedom was precious, and she should never take it for granted, but enjoy it to its fullest. I would’ve loved to have met her.
Crissy Newbury 1 year ago
She looks a lot more than six years older than me. But kudos to the gal’s sprightlyness.
Van Hoa Trinh Thai 1 year ago
Wasn't "Ride, Sally Ride" or "Mustang Sally" came out before the Shuttle program take off in 1980s'.
#22
A Selection Of 1890s To Early 1900s Mugshots From Nebraska
Li’l E. 1 year ago
Given the time and place it was very possible she was being hassled over something perfectly legal and/or being treated poorly on the basis of skin color.
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Gaerwing 1 year ago
Might I suggest everyone click through to the original post on Reddit to see the full selection of photos? There are some fantastic ones, and some very funny reasons for being arrested (Bertha Liebekke is my favourite)
FaceTime Audio 1 year ago
that's a mugshot? looks more like a headshot for a modelling agency or a professional portrait!
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
No mug, and it's seriously coffee time! *rattles her saucer imperiously at the soft can-openers*
#23
A Couple Of Victorian Travellers, 1890s
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago (edited)
Nope def traveller, there’s no embroidery or coins on the outfit, costume or homewear we always ALWAYS have traditional embroidery for luck etc we don’t consider travellers from the UK as gypsy or Roma generally speaking :) his embroidery looks Celtic or Nordic and not Gypsy
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sweetrottenpeaches 1 year ago
Travelers = gypsies? We call them romani/gypsy people here at the end of Europe.
#24
May 1922: 78-Year-Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.c
sofacushionfort 1 year ago
“White uniform lacks definition. I’ll just touch it up and nobody will notice.”
UncleJon_TheMadScientist 1 year ago
Kinda looka a little like D**k Van Dyke playing the old banker in Mary Poppins...
#25
Swimsuits And Roller Skates, Chicago, Il, C. 1947. Photo By Wayne Miller
Van Hoa Trinh Thai 1 year ago
⁰¹ The quality of picture is a whole lot better than 1947 ⁰² Roller skater was on scene for a while but it really, really took off in late 1960s thru 1970s and into early part of 1980s due to, I think, disco/funk music. ⁰³ While I am all in equality, feminism liberation, I doubt these ladies even allowed to wear such revealing in segregation facility. ⁰⁴ @kim tx "Couldn't you tell the people in the background we're sitting at the tables instead of line-dancing or line-skating?
#26
My Grandparents And Mom Around 1960 In Chicago
#27
One Of America’s Youngest Newsboys (4 Years Old) Florida, 1913
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
In the military it was called the "thousand yard stare". That little one was forced to grow up fast.
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Wendy Hamilton 1 year ago
So very sad. He also had some kind infection on his leg. Would we act any different towards him today?
#28
This Behemoth Of A Flip Cut, 1960s
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
Teased and ratted, and teased, and ratted, spraying with hair spray until it was stiff as a helmet. Marlow Thomas made it famous. Every young woman yearned to be That Girl.
#29
That’s A Lot Of ‘70s Going On In One Pic
Damned_Cat 1 year ago
Ah! The old set of World Book encyclopedias! Back in the day when you got information from books and not just that square thing in the middle.
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
TV with "rabbit ears", encyclopedia set, mystery clock, pair of wooden shoes, art, knickknacks, geek; consummate 1970's.
MagicJacket 1 year ago
Shortly before Poindexter left home to join Lambda Lambda Lambda at Adams college.
#30
Three Jolly Sisters In Failsworth, Greater Manchester, 1970s
BN80 1 year ago
They remind me of my Nan, if fa t I'm sure she had the same glasses as the woman in the middle! And definitely the same hair do as them
#31
The Wright Family, Wokingham UK - 1967 - In Their Matching Dresses When Mums Used To Make Your Clothes
Paul C. 1 year ago (edited)
Me to, it was my first car and I passed my test in it. Edit= Weirdly enough it was that colour too.
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Kangaroo 1 year ago
They look plenty comfy to me. Lots of room to move, no tight bits. It would be like wearing a tshirt dress and those are very comfortable.
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Great-Grandparent’s Home Around The Late 1800s/Early 1900s. Eventually 7 Kids All Lived Here With Them
Kissy Nuggett 1 year ago
Dolly partons family of like 12 kids lived In a similar shack... And I'm like when did they even have time to make more kids lol
#33
Annie Edson Taylor And Her Cat, Pose With The Barrel She Went Over Niagara Falls In, 1901
Richard Graham 1 year ago
A cell phone. (Just starting a time-travel rumor.)
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#34
Easter 1969
#35
The Crowd At Woodstock 1969
Richard Graham 1 year ago
I was there. You can see me in the photo (467 rows back, 278th from the left).
Hassel Davidhoff 1 year ago (edited)
Ew. Waaay too many people. I don't give shart who playing the the damn guitar.
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
It does make a natural amphitheater. Must have been just before the naked kids started cavorting. Life magazine caught them. I saw them before Mom whisked it away.
Brenda White 1 year ago
I worked at radio station WZLX Boston in 1981. The first baby born at Woodstock was turning 21 and was interviewed. Her mom named her Sunshine but she changed her name to Ashley. She said her mom was incredibly irresponsible for what she did
Nonna_SoF 1 year ago
Not actually true. Modern sunscreen was invented in the interwar period and popularized by the US military during the later part of the island hopping campaign. It's adoption in civilian life on the the hand...
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#36
Wedding Portrait, Minnesota, 1911. Note The Delicate Lace On The Bride’s High-Necked Blouse
#37
At The Age Of 16 In 1946 My Grandfather Worked In A Paper Factory, This Is His Work Badge
Nikole 1 year ago
Ha, he looks like my younger brother, although my brother’s nose is thinner (he got the Czech one and I got the Polish…)
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liz MacClain 1 year ago
At the age of 17 in 1943 my dad joined the Marines and fought in china
#38
My Great Great Aunt Louise Hayes Née Andersen, Circa 1929
#39
The Fort, 1965
#40
My Terrified Dad (20) And His First Wife (19) Days After The Birth Of Their First Child (Maine, USA, 1961)
David 1 year ago
He should be terrified. I've seen enough horror movies to know she is possessed by something and is going to off him in his sleep. /j
LauraDragonWench 1 year ago
Considering that was the "first wife," I'm gonna say yes. 😄
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Steve Robert 1 year ago
" That's my son" "He's not your son, Fred" " Stop torturing me, Ethel"------Firesign Theater
#41
My Grandma (Still Alive At 96) And Her Dad Baling Hay On The Family Farm In Clintonville, Wi. 1940s
David 1 year ago
I'm guessing this is a black and white photo that has been colorized by someone who is not a farmer. That hay looks VERY green to be putting up. It would likely start a fire and/or rot into silage.
Jeremy Morgan 4 months ago
Great picture! Ignore most of the comments unless you wish to read an exhausting discussion on colors and photo manipulation written by some subject-matter-expert who’s quite insistent on his degree of expertise. Yawn
Crissy Newbury 1 year ago
I lived on a farm in England in the 1960s - we were still using horses.
#42
A Grocery Store Clerk In Tallahassee, Florida, 1962
Bisha Moten 1 year ago
In this era, with the overall small size of stores, he was also a stocker. so he spent most of his time in the back until being called to the front to ring up prices.
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I can't even remember the last time I saw a big, long watermelon like that. Some stores sold them by the wedge for people who couldn't fit a whole one in the fridge.
Keith Handly (Ike) 1 year ago
One of the warehouse stores near me sells California Sweets.
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Keith Handly (Ike) 1 year ago
Jitney Jungle (I had to look it up) was a grocery store chain. So this is house-brand coffee. Jitney Jungle got bought by Winn-Dixie, which is getting bought by Aldi Sur.
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Tiny box of Tide! Had to buy it every other week for a small family. Large families went through a box or two in one wash day. Finally smartened up and offered larger boxes. They went through a lot of coffee, though. Three canisters - at least!
#43
In This Image From 1955, We See A Woman Hanging Her Laundry On The Clothes-Line In Her Backyard. When I Was Growing Up - In The 1960s And 1970s - Every Backyard On My Street Had A Clothes-Line. While Hanging Out Their Laundry, The Neighbors Would Holler To Each Other
Piwakawaka 1 year ago
In NZ clotheslines are still used mostly. Dryers are for wet days or winter, if you have one.
ucp 1 year ago
I’m nearly 50, in the UK, and live in my third home. I’ve never owned a tumble dryer. They are just so bad for the environment. I use a heated clothes rack in the utility room during winter months, and a line in the summer.
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Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I find that only happens if I leave the washing out for too long.
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Mary Kelly 1 year ago
look at all those diapers...abnd the boys in the pic look like twins...that is a BUSY woman!
MJisME 1 year ago
I can't find house with clothesline other than my mom's. My kids asked what it was for? I told them and they asked why not use the dryer inside the laundry room. I explained we used it during summer to save power. 🤯 They couldn't comprehend how we dealt with the heat and hanging at the same time. We had guts being we live in the desert you don't ask you just do what your told.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
Living in Australia, I find it harder to comprehend not having a clothesline. The heat is great- you can put your washing out and bring it in on the same day!
Load More Replies... Lene 1 year ago
We have a clothes line here in the garden. It is not that uncommon in Denmark, still, in 2024. It is mainly used in the gardens of vacation homes and also just regular homes out on the countryside. I remember my grandma, when she lived and had a flat in the middle of Copenhagen, there was a special room in the attic with clothes lines and then huge "doors" in the ceiling that you could open so the dampness could go away instead of staying in the building. I think it was a leftover from when it was unthinkable to have a dryer at home.
Michael D Bresnahan 1 year ago
In the suburbs we also had a incinerator in our backyard, there was no trash pickup
#44
Linda Ward (And Two Admirers) Dublin, Early ‘60s
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
Why they posed Ms. Ward like that is wrong. She looks like a robot. The boys were clearly amused.
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When I was a kid a woman used to walk down our street with these stiletto shoes even in the snow. She had her white foundation, red lipstick, a trench coat and a fur around her neck. She always fascinated me when she walked by. She was an older woman but always the high heels and she never fell.
#45
Woman In Knee-Length Dress And Pants, Ca. 1860s. From A Bound Photo Album I Bought Years Ago. Subject And Photographer Unknown. [1457 X 2361]
![Woman In Knee-Length Dress And Pants, Ca. 1860s. From A Bound Photo Album I Bought Years Ago. Subject And Photographer Unknown. [1457 X 2361]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/662db829377ce_i7ovezimplrc1-jpeg__700.jpg "Woman In Knee-Length Dress And Pants, Ca. 1860s. From A Bound Photo Album I Bought Years Ago. Subject And Photographer Unknown. [1457 X 2361]")
Richard Smith 1 year ago
While memento mori were common, exposure took so long stands were used on the living to prevent blurs.
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01BMW01M101FAN01 1 year ago
That hussy, LOL. No just kidding. I didnt think women could of were allowed to wear pants back then?
Shaunn Munn 1 year ago
And she was probably castigated for trying to appear "manly". As if a man would be caught dead in that attire.
#46
A Chinese Lady Whose Feet Were Bound From Childhood. Late 1800s
Leigh James 1 year ago
Males got off on putting their W***y's in the folds of females purposely deformed feet which were a sign of wealth and status and prevented females from running away.
Load More Replies... Jonnathan Poirier 1 year ago
Binding of the feet was a supposed sign of beauty. I call bullsh*t they knew what they were doing and it sure as hell wasn't about beauty. Absolutely detestable.
#47
Beautiful Vintage Photos Collection, 1962-1980
Spocks's Mom 1 year ago
If you are sensitive to animals getting hurt like I am, DO NOT click the link. Some of the pictures are good, but one just made my heart hurt.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
The picture in question is from a war protest and shows three dogs appearing to fight each other. A German Shepherd's paw is shown caught in the mouth of another dog. No blood. Just for clarification.
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Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Not a random collection, these fab pictures are all by Joel Meyerowitz: https://www.joelmeyerowitz.com/
#48
Western Saloon
#49
Grandpa’s Photo From The Dorms Freshmen Year At Purdue University 1956
Panda Kicki 1 year ago
Poor guys, such crowded dorms they had to share beds. Look at their sad little faces...
Spocks's Mom 1 year ago
I know. Look at that poor guy grabbing his junk in distress.😪
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01BMW01M101FAN01 1 year ago
3 dudes on one bed, I would have a sad look too. Either Purdue was cheap back then or thus us a staged pic
#50
My Great Grandmother’s Brother, Perry. He Was Beaten To Death In A Bar Fight In 1949 At The Age Of 31
BringMeMyDragons 1 year ago
Alcohol is just a menace to society. But treated like a right of passage, and as a recovering alcoholic, I still hear "one won't hurt", "it's a special occasion ", "oh just let yourself have some fun". I just keep saying no, people just keep pushing.
Anne Jones 1 year ago
One is too many because ten is not enough. Recovering myself. Keep it up.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 1 year ago
One of my ancestors was punched once in the head in a pub, fell back and hit his head on the wall. Had a TBI and his behaviour changed so much (he became aggressive) he had to be institutionalised. I think maybe my grandfather's grandfather or great uncle- my grandfather used this as his reason for never drinking alcohol.
#51
Vintage Image Of A Sign
Dan Holden 1 year ago
They've been around since the 50's so it very well could be.
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Nacho Man Sandy Ravage 1 year ago
"YOU ARE HEADED FOR HELL!"....."Yeah but think of the tan we'd all get"
Lil Miss Hobbit 1 year ago (edited)
Who thought this was a good idea??? I say this as a Christian.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
People who use religion to mask their hatred aren't necessarily known for good judgement or thought.
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SmolPlantLady 1 year ago
I see a person putting themselves in God's place to condemn others to hell. Thought the Bible said something pretty clear about not doing this, or am I not remembering correctly?
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
This is from the early '80s for sure. Photographer Keith McManus followed Spring Breakers at Daytona Beach, Florida, between 1982 and 1993, and published the results in a book called "Rite of Passage". Bunch of pics from the book (this one's near the end) here: https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/04/14/spring-break-1980s-big-hair-tiny-swimwear/
BringMeMyDragons 1 year ago
Love how the one chick spread her legs to really drive the point home 🤣
Jonnathan Poirier 1 year ago
Ahh that age old tradition of wasting your time holding up a sign about a subject the other people couldn't give two sh*it's less about.
#52
People Taking Selfies, C. 1890’s - 1940’s
Pyla 1 year ago
She’s not taking a selfie, it’s a prop. The lens is a folding one extended out to a longer (telephoto type) setting, so it could not capture her much at all
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#53
Boys In Los Angeles Show Off Diving Helmets Made From Sections Of Hot Water Heaters, Boilers And Other Junk, 1933
MushroomHead22 1 year ago
dude on the left.... that right arm is looking a little larger than the left. what you do with all your spare time.
#54
In Honor Of My Late Sister’s Birthday Tomorrow, Here Are Some Pics Of Our Childhood
#55
My Dad And Late Mum On Their Wedding Day - 1983. I Forgot How Beautiful She Was
Sara Frazer 1 year ago (edited)
She is very beautiful, and the flower crown is so much more unique and regal than a traditional veil (or in our current days the messy braid with the sparkly barrettes in it :p) *edited cuz uncooperative fingers lol
#56
There Were 357 Residential Schools In The U.S., Where Native American Children Were Sent, And, By 1926, More Than 80% Of Native American Children Were Attending Such Schools. The First Such School - The Carlisle Indian Industrial School - Was Established In 1879. The Photo Here Is From 1885
Ross Shaw 1 year ago
A new Department of the Interior report shows there were 417 such boarding schools, and 973 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children died while attending them. Children were taken from their families, denied their culture and language, and subjected to all forms of abuse.
JK 1 year ago
Considering the information and evidence, and even graves, that keep being unearthed, I would expect that 973 is just the reported number. I shudder to think at what the true number of innocent children murdered in the these schools was
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Griffy 1 year ago (edited)
The white people had no right to do what they did to the Natives of the US and Canada. They just wanted the land. Even now the Native people are considered second class citizens. They were here first. Sometimes, I hate my own race(I'm white). My opinion only, does not reflect anyone else's, including this site.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
Same thing happened in Australia. People say they are ashamed of that too, yet a recent referendum to get Aboriginals recognised in our constitution failed. I hate what was done in the past, but it's unfortunately not much better now. Too many deaths still happening because the government isn't listening to recommendations that were proposed in the 1990s!
Load More Replies... Sara Frazer 1 year ago
My paternal grandmother (100% Tlingit Native Alaskan) was in such a school. My family will still not talk about it
SmolPlantLady 1 year ago
Some schools were still in operation until 1978. 😞 My grandmother was forced to attend Haskell Boarding School. Those who were forced to attend have lasting psychological scars they carried throughout their lives.
#57
This Book From 1908 Shows How Photo Retouching Was Around Long Before Photoshop Ever Was
Me Oh My (He/They) 1 year ago
Yes, but it's not as awful as today. They just removed blemishes and lightened shadows, not changed the entire facial structure.
#58
Esbon High School District Champion Girls’ Basketball Team. Kansas, 1925. I Think At Least Some Of The Girls Are Wearing Bloomers
Pyla 1 year ago (edited)
Remember the early 20’s is the period where cutting hair off is slowly working its way around the country. So the thirties and late 20’s you get more styles. Right here it’s just the chop and goofing around with a hot iron. Sone attempt at a bit more style, but, really very little
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Nimrod Depue, 1920, Aged 20
#60
The Hobble Skirt Trend From The 1900’s And 1910’s
Jonnathan Poirier 1 year ago
Must have been a male invention... Will never understand fashion without function.
#61
Dinner Time In The 1950’s
Papa 1 year ago
I see what looks like two pies also. Maybe lemon meringue?
Load More Replies... Emma London 1 year ago
Note that lady of the house has a seat at the table. Originally the matron ate afterwards or in the kitchen because serving others took all her time during the dinner.
J White 1 year ago
You're not wrong! I remember my grandmother and great grandmother never really getting a chance to sit down, and instead had a plate on the counter that separated the kitchen from the dinette.
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Scanned Some Of Dad’s Old Climbing Slides (1970’s)
#63
Atlanta High School Basketball Player Shooting Underhand, A Free Throw Against Tech High School In 1921
MushroomHead22 1 year ago
the ref looking like he's from the mafia. "make this shot, or you get shot"
Jonnathan Poirier 1 year ago
Always surprises me how much older people used to look at younger ages. And this is before the great depression.
#64
Two Girls Doing Their Easter-Shopping, London, April 8, 1936
Spocks's Mom 1 year ago
I thought they were being driven around by Benny Hill.
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My Dad Eating Cake For His 2nd & 3rd Birthdays, Atlanta, Tx 1955 & 1956
Me Oh My (He/They) 1 year ago
2 and 3 and he already looks like a tiny old man. Look at that smile!
#66
Purchased A Box Of 35mm Slides From An Abandoned Business (Ontario, Canada) [est. 1950's]
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#67
My Dad's Family Leaving Missouri For California Cicra 1944. My Dad, 1st Row All The Way To The Right. Crazy Thing Is There Are 8 Older Kids Not In The Picture
Achiel Meirsman 1 year ago
That amount of kids means they didn’t outgrow the house, they outgrew the state…
#68
Schnuck's Grocery Store Cashier, St. Louis, Mo 1970s
Dale B 1 year ago
What they failed to point out is that this is one of the early laser scanners. It would have been connected to a PDP11 in the back office, and people would have come just to see it work. Notice the young woman writing a check. I swear she comes into my local store to this very day.
IrishGirl 1 year ago
and I'm hearing the theme from 'The Price is Right' 😄
Load More Replies... Wendy Hamilton 1 year ago
Because everything is so neat and clean and Valerie Bertinelli is running the cash register.
#69
Mother On A Couch With Her Baby On Her Lap, Bronx, N.y., 1966
Fran Parry 1 year ago
Yeah.. I was thinking 'lonely' when I saw it but broken covers it ... melancholic..
Load More Replies... Ace 1 year ago
The wall, the couch and most definitely the clock were all shades of brown and orange. I can almost smell the colours.
Igor914624 1 year ago
And the cigarette smoke that infiltrated everything.
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Ms. Mack 1 year ago
This is from a series of a family, the baby has developmental challenges.
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The Danish Bakery At Publix From The 1976 Annual Report
Emma London 1 year ago
I love this, it has the same feel with the "abundance pictures" of the cookbooks at the time, where they crammed all the foods or baked goods in the same picture because the special color photo pages were expensive.
#71
These Photos From The 1930s Through The 50s Show Polio Victims In The Dreaded Iron Lung Machine Prior To The Invention Of The Polio Vaccine
OwningTurdsWithFactsCuzScientist 1 year ago
They are, just like you. You, like those believers (zealots), are still hanging onto the fairy tail of evil, evil germs and contagion.
Load More Replies... Papa 1 year ago
Yup. Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was elected in 1932 and was President until his death in 1945. No one can serve that long again unless the 22nd amendment is repealed.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 1 year ago
One of my best friend's cousins was in an iron lung when I was in high school. I think from meningitis. Thankfully she recovered and is healthy now.
#72
Haunting Portraits Of Surgery Patients Of Dr. Harvey Cushing From The Early 20th Century
the_avenging_knight (her/she) 1 year ago
Dr. Harvey Cushing was an american neurosurgeon in the early to mid 1900s.
#73
The Woman In These Photos Was A Swedish Immigrant To The Us, And Was Sixteen And Pregnant When She Married In 1924. She Died In 1925 At Age Eighteen
Pyla 1 year ago
Probably childbirth. It really wasn’t until the mid-20th century that childbirth wasn’t the leading cause of death for women.
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G A 1 year ago
It's been a century. I expect they are over it, if they are even alive....
Load More Replies... Kangaroo 1 year ago
She married before her 17th birthday in 1924. She died after her 18th birthday in 1925.
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My Granma And Her Boyfriend Before My Grandfather
#75
(1953) Ford Executives Selecting That Year's Automobile Colors From 76 Different Scale Models Of Them
TBS 1 year ago
Look around now if you live in the U.S. We just bought a car and could only get grey, white, or black. We were told companies knew those colors would sell, so dealerships rarely get fun colors anymore, and when they do, they don't know what colors are coming and cannot order special colors from the factory.
Igor914624 1 year ago
I own some old cars from the 70s. I love the fact that they are blue, red and orange. Modern cars are boring and bland. But there is hope, I have recently seen some cars on the road with brighter colors on them.
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RabidChild 1 year ago
I miss Motor City's heyday when cars were easily identifiable and distinct from other models. When they came in great vibrant colors. Now every model looks almost identical to every other model and they pretty much only come in grey, white or black with an occasional blue or red. Boring!!
BookFanatic 1 year ago
I miss colorful cars. I'm shopping for a new car in a few months and "must not be black, white, grey, or tan" is on my list. Wish me luck.
Jonnathan Poirier 1 year ago
Imagine wasting that much money for a bunch of painted scale replicas which would have not been cheap, when they could have simply used color swatches. Model builders can sell good scale replicas for a good chunk of change these days I would imagine it would have been even more expensive back then.
#76
Rickards High School Principal Checking Skirt Length In Tallahassee, 1965
atheist_cleric 1 year ago
My 15 minutes of relevance: I was the first girl to be sent home from Aurora Central high for my skirt being too short.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago (edited)
We used to have to kneel on the floor. Hemline had to touch the floor. Heaven forbid you had long socks rolled down to your ankles…
Slap Shot 1 year ago
After our skirt length check I’d roll it up to make it short. Never got caught.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
We still had girls rolling up their skirts when I was in high school in the 2000s and didn't have set lengths. I just had my mum hem my skirt shorter instead!
Load More Replies... Jonnathan Poirier 1 year ago
Definitely creepy old man vibes here should have been a female teacher.
#77
Jane Lucy Thompson (Later Lesich) Poses With Her Brother, Grover, And Mother, Agusta, In I Think The 1920s
#78
Teenagers' Marriage Criteria From Progressive Farmer October 1955
Lil Miss Hobbit 1 year ago
"Intelligent, but not overly smart, because she would try to get a job." Goodness, Louis. Because it takes brains to hold down a job these days.
Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
If this is from "Progressive Farmer" magazine I shudder to think what was in "Conservative Farmer" magazine
Mystery Kitteh 1 year ago
Louis... a woman that is intelligent but not overly smart because she would try to get a job
#79
My Mom (Bottom Left) And Her Family Dressed Up For A Bicentennial Celebration 1976
#80
Northern Ireland During The Troubles, Late 60s And Early 70s, By Akihiko Okamura
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
“The Troubles” aka a low grade war where over 3,600 people were killed and thousands more injured. Only us Brits could refer to it in such gentle terms.
JK 1 year ago
IIRC it was actually the Irish that gave it the name. And it was due to it being used before. Tbf, it does read as a typically Irish way of saying something. I do agree with you though, the word is far too gentle for what happened then, and the effects still felt to this day. Let's face it though, if the Brits had named it, it'd have been some derogatory way of referring to the Irish people, so it's probably the best option we have.
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My Parents, The Couple In The Front, On Their Flight Home After Going On A Mexican Cruise In March, 1977. The Couple Behind Them Were Friends Of Theirs That Also Went On The Cruise
#82
Party On!
Mike F 1 year ago
I wish we still had some from the early 60's when my mom and dad used to host parties at our house. The way people dressed up to come to those parties was unreal, and they were in our unfinished basement no less.
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American Family On Easter Sunday, 1968
LNB87 1 year ago
Seeing as the oldest looks to be about 13-15, your math isn't quite mathing. Good try though! lol
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Birthday At Nadine's Dollhouse Grave, 1934c
Barry Patterson 1 year ago
Lanette Alabama. She wanted a dollhouse for Christmas but died on Dec.18th. Daddy didn't let her down.
Griffy 1 year ago
According to OP- https://www.cultofweird.com/death/dollhouse-graves/ It's basically a small mausoleum filled with toys of the child. Usually in the shape of a little house or a doll house with the resting place usually beneath the structure. Many of these structures were targets of vandalism and a handful survive today.
Marie Adamson 1 year ago
Interesting info about Nadine and the cottage here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/little-nadine-earles-doll-house-grave-lanett
#85
A Minnesota Woman, Lempi Raattama, And Her Baby Son, Minnesota, Circa 1924
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Elvira394 1 year ago (edited)
I'm reaching the age where these photos evoke more than a nostalgia for my time, but a growing sense of how my time is rapidly becoming historical. My world is gone, and this world belongs to my children. The problems of yesterday seem so simple now, while the problems of today seem so impossibly complex. And then I begin to realize how, as time goes on and my world fades into history, it becomes easier and easier to imagine being ready to let go of this new world I don't belong to. Maybe that is what age is supposed to do, let you be ready for when time runs out. It feels both terrifying and comforting at the same time, to join the history books where we all eventually will belong.
Swinger Panda 1 year ago
Beautiful people living life to the fullest, taking opportunities to grow and love and learn. It's always nice to remember that not the "whole" world is burning.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
These articles always make me want to go back and look at my own family history photos. I know a lot of the stories of the people in them because my grandad told and wrote a lot of them for me but I would love to know more.
Elvira394 1 year ago (edited)
I'm reaching the age where these photos evoke more than a nostalgia for my time, but a growing sense of how my time is rapidly becoming historical. My world is gone, and this world belongs to my children. The problems of yesterday seem so simple now, while the problems of today seem so impossibly complex. And then I begin to realize how, as time goes on and my world fades into history, it becomes easier and easier to imagine being ready to let go of this new world I don't belong to. Maybe that is what age is supposed to do, let you be ready for when time runs out. It feels both terrifying and comforting at the same time, to join the history books where we all eventually will belong.
Swinger Panda 1 year ago
Beautiful people living life to the fullest, taking opportunities to grow and love and learn. It's always nice to remember that not the "whole" world is burning.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
These articles always make me want to go back and look at my own family history photos. I know a lot of the stories of the people in them because my grandad told and wrote a lot of them for me but I would love to know more.
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