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Time keeps marching on, and we're powerless to stop it. However, people have been doing a good job of capturing fleeting moments through photographs, allowing us to relive memorable events or experience ones we might have missed.

The Instagram account 'New Old Photos' is a great example of this. From auto mechanics in the 1920s to a Dutch open-air school in the 1950s, it shares interesting pictures that transport us to bygone eras and build a connection to the past.

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Same Car, Same Guys, 50 Years Later

Same Car, Same Guys, 50 Years Later

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Talking to Bored Panda about historical pictures, professor, writer, and amateur homesteader Joshua Wilkey said "I think photography can be an essential and powerful tool for understanding history, but I [also] think it is also necessary to view all photographs with a critical eye."

"While we might be accustomed to skepticism of photos in the age of Photoshop, photo editing isn't the only thing that should give us pause."

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1967 || 2019 Same Bike , Same Couple , 52 Years Later . Image Source : Zhangzhesheng

1967 || 2019 Same Bike , Same Couple , 52 Years Later . Image Source : Zhangzhesheng

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These Progressive High School Girls Learn The Finer Points Of Auto Mechanics In 1927

These Progressive High School Girls Learn The Finer Points Of Auto Mechanics In 1927

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yet, in 1989, my high school principal wouldn't let me take automechanics because I was a girl.

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The historian provided a few very helpful questions we can ask ourselves when analyzing such images. The first one: is the photo lacking context? Or what is happening outside of the frame?

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"There's always the chance that the viewer is seeing an intentionally skewed perspective," Wilkey highlighted. "A picture might be worth a thousand words, but sometimes it takes a thousand words to explain the context of a single photo.

As avid Bored Panda readers probably know, pictures can be very strange without context.

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Mailman N. Sorenson Poses With His Heavy Load Of Christmas Mail And Parcels, Chicago, 1929

Mailman N. Sorenson Poses With His Heavy Load Of Christmas Mail And Parcels, Chicago, 1929

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And he still manages a cheery smile - despite a heavy load and freezing temps

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Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy , 1956 🤍 Three-Year-Old Peggy Kennedy Enjoyed These Ducklings Paddling Around In A Tub. Peggy, A Polio Patient, Wore A Plastic Chest Respirator

Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy , 1956 🤍 Three-Year-Old Peggy Kennedy Enjoyed These Ducklings Paddling Around In A Tub. Peggy, A Polio Patient, Wore A Plastic Chest Respirator

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Marie Clear
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, at least today's anti-vaxxer kids will have some cute ducks to look forward to!

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Two Women Showing Uncovered Legs In The Public Place For The First Time, Toronto, 1937

Two Women Showing Uncovered Legs In The Public Place For The First Time, Toronto, 1937

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In The 1800s , Pit Bulls Were Often Called "Nanny Dogs" Because Of The Protective Behavior They Exhibit Around Children

In The 1800s , Pit Bulls Were Often Called "Nanny Dogs" Because Of The Protective Behavior They Exhibit Around Children

Pitbulls are great. Even though many people believe that the dogs are hellacious fighters, however in the 19th century these little pups were believed to be the perfect babysitters because of how clingy they get when they’re around children. Not only are the dogs protective over the children in their charge, but they’re very loyal and stable if they’re raised well.

“Nanny dogs” were placed with children once they were old enough to be comfortable around dogs, which had to be great for any victorian boy or girl, who doesn’t want a dog? The two dogs in this photo look like good boys, they deserve a treat.

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Problem is idiot criminals have kept breeding them to be more aggressive to use in dogfighting or to have a "macho" dog. So nowadays there are some Pitbulls that are to unstable to even train properly

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The second question: is the photo representative? In other words, can the photo indicate something bigger than itself?

"For example, the internet has, for years, made fun of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un for marveling at seemingly cool but likely fake things like modern and well-stocked grocery stores," Wilkey added. "These photos are meant to be representative images portraying for Kim's people and for foreigners that North Korea is a modern and well-nourished society. [But] the reality is a bit different."

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To Win A Bet In 1956 , Thomas Fitzpatrick Stole A Small Plane From New Jersey And Landed It Perfectly On A Narrow Manhattan Street While Drunk, In Front Of The Bar He Had Been Drinking At. Two Years Later, He Did It Again After A Man Didn't Believe He Had Done It The First Time

To Win A Bet In 1956 , Thomas Fitzpatrick Stole A Small Plane From New Jersey And Landed It Perfectly On A Narrow Manhattan Street While Drunk, In Front Of The Bar He Had Been Drinking At. Two Years Later, He Did It Again After A Man Didn't Believe He Had Done It The First Time

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An Open Air School In 1957, Netherlands

An Open Air School In 1957, Netherlands

The photograph was taken in 1957 in the Netherlands where open air schools were quite popular at the time. The idea of an al fresco classroom should be a very obvious one if the weather permits it, but unfortunately, most traditional western schools these days don’t put much emphasis on the benefits of learning outside of four walls.

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8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IMO this should be mandatory for at least few times a week. I loved being outside in the woods and learning something at the same time. Art class by the lake was my favorite memory!

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Berlin 1960s. Residents Of West Berlin Show Their Children To Their Grandparents Living In East Berlin , 1961

Berlin 1960s. Residents Of West Berlin Show Their Children To Their Grandparents Living In East Berlin , 1961

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8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those grandparent's hearts must've melted - yearning to embrace those bundles of joy...

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Two Members Of The Bertram Mills Circus Walk Head-To-Head At Hammersmith Broadway In London 1953

Two Members Of The Bertram Mills Circus Walk Head-To-Head At Hammersmith Broadway In London 1953

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While these concepts can apply to virtually any photograph, they become vital when we're viewing one as evidence.

"They are important for historical photographs because of the power and usefulness of photography in political propaganda."

North Korea is a great example of a regime that uses photography for propaganda, but Wilkey said that the Soviet Union and the US were well versed in the subject too, particularly during the Cold War and the Space Race.

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Not Something Seen Every Day This Must Be "Take Your Donkey To Work Day " Amusing Life Magazine Back Page Photo!

Not Something Seen Every Day This Must Be "Take Your Donkey To Work Day " Amusing Life Magazine Back Page Photo!

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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.” Photographer Paul Thompson

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.” Photographer Paul Thompson

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A Drunken Man Placed In A Basket And Carried Away, Istanbul, 1960s

A Drunken Man Placed In A Basket And Carried Away, Istanbul, 1960s

Basket men were hired and their sole purpose was to take patrons home when they were too drunk to stand up

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An Ostrich Carriage Being Stopped By The Police For Crossing Speed Limit . Los Angeles Around 1930

An Ostrich Carriage Being Stopped By The Police For Crossing Speed Limit . Los Angeles Around 1930

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"Another good example of government using photography to achieve a political end was the Farm Service Administration's use of photography to document the impact of the Great Depression as a means of garnering support for the New Deal," Wilkey then said.

"Roosevelt's opponents argued it was political propaganda, while his proponents argued it was an accurate depiction of what was happening. Ultimately, most scholars have concluded that, while it accomplished political ends, it was indeed an accurate portrayal of reality."

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Here's A Camouflaged Road In Finland During Ww2 , The Trees Were Hung Up With Rope So The Russians Couldn't See The Road ( 1941 )

Here's A Camouflaged Road In Finland During Ww2 , The Trees Were Hung Up With Rope So The Russians Couldn't See The Road ( 1941 )

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Abandoned Baby Sleeping In Desk Drawer At Los Angeles Police Station , ( 1971 ) Policewoman Pat Johnson , 28, Tends A Baby Girl , About 9 Months Old, Who Was Found Alone And Crying In A Downtown Hotel Room In Los Angeles , California

Abandoned Baby Sleeping In Desk Drawer At Los Angeles Police Station , ( 1971 ) Policewoman Pat Johnson , 28, Tends A Baby Girl , About 9 Months Old, Who Was Found Alone And Crying In A Downtown Hotel Room In Los Angeles , California

Baby was placed in file drawer for a nap after she was fed milk, Jell-O and cottage cheese. She later was taken to a foster home. The hotel manager called police after receiving complaints that the baby had been crying for hours .
The photo of the sleeping baby was taken by Times staff photographer Cal Montney on July 8, 1971.
In 2006 , the Safely Surrendered Baby Law took effect in California.

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A Time Long Gone... (Photo From The 1980s)

A Time Long Gone... (Photo From The 1980s)

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How Friends Were Deleted In 1859

How Friends Were Deleted In 1859

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Caught In The Rain In The Ginza District, Tokyo, Japan, 1969

Caught In The Rain In The Ginza District, Tokyo, Japan, 1969

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Brothel Candles. At Some Of The Lesser Brothels , This Box Of Match Candles Are Used By Women As A Timer . A Man Can Pay His Dues And Then Light The Candle . Once The Candle Goes Out , The Session Is Over

Brothel Candles. At Some Of The Lesser Brothels , This Box Of Match Candles Are Used By Women As A Timer . A Man Can Pay His Dues And Then Light The Candle . Once The Candle Goes Out , The Session Is Over

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a thoroughly debunked myth. They're just pocket candles (think "phone flashlight"). Sometimes there were pictures of women on the boxes. https://fakehistoryhunter.net/tag/brothel-candles/

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Beech-Nut Girl In Harlem , 1940s Harlem 1940's , Beechnut Chewing Gum Girl Making A Sale

Beech-Nut Girl In Harlem , 1940s Harlem 1940's , Beechnut Chewing Gum Girl Making A Sale

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dont understand why everyone is being so racist. To me it just looks like a lovely young lady making a sale and doing her job.

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Travelling Hairdresser ' Stop Me ' The Entrepreneurial Spirit Was Alive And Well Back In The 1920's As This Enterprising Young Lady Demonstrates With Her Traveling Hairdresser Business

Travelling Hairdresser ' Stop Me ' The Entrepreneurial Spirit Was Alive And Well Back In The 1920's As This Enterprising Young Lady Demonstrates With Her Traveling Hairdresser Business

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Parisians Navigate Flood Waters By Walking Across Rows Of Chairs, 1924 Photographer / Henri Manuel

Parisians Navigate Flood Waters By Walking Across Rows Of Chairs, 1924 Photographer / Henri Manuel

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its about a foot deep in places, were wellies not invented yet.. wellies not only safer, dryer and less stupid looking

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An Iron Worker Balances Himself On A Beam 15 Floors High. Ge Building , Rockefeller Center , 1932 Photographer Charles Clyde Ebbets

An Iron Worker Balances Himself On A Beam 15 Floors High. Ge Building , Rockefeller Center , 1932 Photographer Charles Clyde Ebbets

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Aerial View Of Over 400,000 People At Woodstock , 1969

Aerial View Of Over 400,000 People At Woodstock , 1969

The Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969, as half a million people waited on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, for the three-day music festival to start. Billed as “An Aquarian Experience: 3 Days of Peace and Music,” the epic event would later be known simply as Woodstock and become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Woodstock was a success, but the massive concert didn’t come off without a hitch: Last-minute venue changes, bad weather and the hordes of attendees caused major headaches. Still, despite—or because of—a lot of sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and rain, Woodstock was a peaceful celebration and earned its hallowed place in pop culture history

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After The War Ended In May 1945, It Took Months To Transport All Those Men And Women Home Again, And Some Didn’t Arrive Until Just Before Christmas

After The War Ended In May 1945, It Took Months To Transport All Those Men And Women Home Again, And Some Didn’t Arrive Until Just Before Christmas

the guys who didn’t have a wife or girlfriend waiting for them didn’t exactly suffer – they had plenty of attention from the opposite sex!

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In 1949, Bedridden French Artist Matisse Used His Apartment In The Hôtel Régina In Cimiez, To Prepare Designs For The Chapel Of Rosary In Vence , Which Was Of Similar Size

In 1949, Bedridden French Artist Matisse Used His Apartment In The Hôtel Régina In Cimiez, To Prepare Designs For The Chapel Of Rosary In Vence , Which Was Of Similar Size

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Fair Fun 1930s Two Young Women Enjoying Themselves On The ' Caterpillar ' Ride At Southend Fair, Essex, October 1938 ... Photo By Kurt Hutton

Fair Fun 1930s Two Young Women Enjoying Themselves On The ' Caterpillar ' Ride At Southend Fair, Essex, October 1938 ... Photo By Kurt Hutton

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The Evolution Of The Female Bathing Suit From 1875 To 1927

The Evolution Of The Female Bathing Suit From 1875 To 1927

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1937 : A Mother Fastening A Notice Reading " Please Mr Motorist , Watch Out For Me ," Onto Her Son's Back Before He Sets Out On A Trial Bicycle Ride . By Hulton Archive

1937 : A Mother Fastening A Notice Reading " Please Mr Motorist , Watch Out For Me ," Onto Her Son's Back Before He Sets Out On A Trial Bicycle Ride . By Hulton Archive

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1950s All Women's Hot Rod Club. "Dragettes" Hotrod Club Kansas City , Kansas

1950s All Women's Hot Rod Club. "Dragettes" Hotrod Club Kansas City , Kansas

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On A Balcony In Paris , The Refresh Break With Family A Parisian Family During The Heatwave Of The Summer Of 1937

On A Balcony In Paris , The Refresh Break With Family A Parisian Family During The Heatwave Of The Summer Of 1937

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Couple On A Malvern Star Abreast Tandem Bicycle, New South Wales, Australia. C. 1930s Photo By Sam Hood

Couple On A Malvern Star Abreast Tandem Bicycle, New South Wales, Australia. C. 1930s Photo By Sam Hood

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Kuba Komet 1950s

Kuba Komet 1950s

Meet Kuba Komet , the mothership of Space Age entertainment systems . This rocket-like structure includes a 23″ black and white television , eight speakers , a Telefunken phonographs and a multi-band radio receiver .
At the time of release in 1957 , The Komet cost more than a year’s average wage

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Marie Clear
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They skipped over the reel to reel tape player/recorder. And you could listen to music for the 10 minutes it would take that tube TV to really get cranking.

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A Man Begging For His Wife’s Forgiveness Inside Divorce Court , Chicago , 1946

A Man Begging For His Wife’s Forgiveness Inside Divorce Court , Chicago , 1946

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In 1931 , Mary Smith Earned Six Pence A Week In East London By Shooting A Pea Into The Windows Of The Sleeping Workers. Knocker-Uppers Also Used Long Bamboo Sticks, Batons And Canes To Rouse Residents Of The Upper Floors

In 1931 , Mary Smith Earned Six Pence A Week In East London By Shooting A Pea Into The Windows Of The Sleeping Workers. Knocker-Uppers Also Used Long Bamboo Sticks, Batons And Canes To Rouse Residents Of The Upper Floors

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1947 Sun Valley Idaho. Photo From Apres Ski At Sun Valley Resort , Idaho 1947 . Photograph By George Silk

1947 Sun Valley Idaho. Photo From Apres Ski At Sun Valley Resort , Idaho 1947 . Photograph By George Silk

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Snow Fun In The Old Days - Grabbing The Rear Bumper When Sledding - Many People Had Fun!

Snow Fun In The Old Days - Grabbing The Rear Bumper When Sledding - Many People Had Fun!

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Willem Andries Oosterhof
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8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Clearly a Dutch vehicle but I don't know if this picture was taken in the Netherlands. The letters HX means this car came from the province South-Holland. Seeing those house up high this could be along the coast upon the dunes. Then again maybe its someone on a winter holiday abroad but that was a pretty luxury just after the war. Edit. Found it! You can see Retaurant Seinpost. This was in the coastal town of Scheveningen near The Hague. It was a real shame the city tore this 1886 building down in 1976. The neighboring kürhaus almost met the same fate but this was prevented due to public outcry who said enough is enough.

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Custom Limousines By Car Collector And Custom Builder Jay Ohrberg , 1990

Custom Limousines By Car Collector And Custom Builder Jay Ohrberg , 1990

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We Will Not Gas Ladas Until ... Soviets Withdraw When The Soviet Union Invaded Afghanistan , Some Gas Stations In Toronto Refused To Gas Ladas. 1980s

We Will Not Gas Ladas Until ... Soviets Withdraw When The Soviet Union Invaded Afghanistan , Some Gas Stations In Toronto Refused To Gas Ladas. 1980s

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People Show Off The Tattoos Given To Them During An Amateur Tattoo Artist Contest In France In 1950 . Photographer Robert Doisneau

People Show Off The Tattoos Given To Them During An Amateur Tattoo Artist Contest In France In 1950 . Photographer Robert Doisneau

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A Sea And River Fish Shop In Amsterdam Showing Off Some Prime Halibuts, 1913

A Sea And River Fish Shop In Amsterdam Showing Off Some Prime Halibuts, 1913

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Scooter Mum Gemotoriseerde Kinderwagen ,1963

Scooter Mum Gemotoriseerde Kinderwagen ,1963

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Woman Arrested In The United States Due To The Fact That It Is The Wrong Swimsuit ( Too Short ) - The United States In The 1920s

Woman Arrested In The United States Due To The Fact That It Is The Wrong Swimsuit ( Too Short ) - The United States In The 1920s

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Charging An Electric Amc Gremlin At A Curbside Charging Station. 1hr For 25¢. Seattle, 1973

Charging An Electric Amc Gremlin At A Curbside Charging Station. 1hr For 25¢. Seattle, 1973

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me McG
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately it required a long distance cord and needed to remain plugged in.

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Ann Hodges Is The Only Confirmed Person In History To Have Been Hit By A Meteorite Which Occurred In 1954

Ann Hodges Is The Only Confirmed Person In History To Have Been Hit By A Meteorite Which Occurred In 1954

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A Woman Overlooking A Snowy Mountain Pass In The Pyrenees Mountains, France - 1956

A Woman Overlooking A Snowy Mountain Pass In The Pyrenees Mountains, France - 1956

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Cosmikid
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well, the road HAS been plowed, anyway. I live on the end of a rural road - sign after our mailbox says "Minimum Maintenance Road"... The "drive at your own risk" is implied. Every year we get sheepish looking people walking up to our door with... "Um. Hate to ask.. but.. do you have a tractor?"

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Recording A Concert In The 80’s. A Man Recording A Cassette Tape At A Music Festival In Poland , 1980s

Recording A Concert In The 80’s. A Man Recording A Cassette Tape At A Music Festival In Poland , 1980s

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Arrival Of The Underwater Train ( Train Plows Through Water, New Haven R.r. , Loco 251, Near Back Bay , 1915 )

Arrival Of The Underwater Train ( Train Plows Through Water, New Haven R.r. , Loco 251, Near Back Bay , 1915 )

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"End The War Before It Ends You" Hippie Protesting The Vietnam War Ca 1960

"End The War Before It Ends You" Hippie Protesting The Vietnam War Ca 1960

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Stannous Flouride
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There were no hippies in 1960 and the Vietnam War had barely reached the public consciousness. More likely 1968-69.

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All You Need Is Love: Child Care In The C1953 Wasn't All Bad

All You Need Is Love: Child Care In The C1953 Wasn't All Bad

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Shark Lady
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

9 children is a lot of work for only two nannies, the baby version of the limo is pretty good though.

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A Couple Gets Into Their Bmw Isetta Through The Front Door. (1950)

A Couple Gets Into Their Bmw Isetta Through The Front Door. (1950)

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Auntriarch
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wouldn't last five minutes with all the big vehicles on the road now

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"Night Walk In Prague", C. 1930's Photo By Josef Sudek

"Night Walk In Prague", C. 1930's Photo By Josef Sudek

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When Fanny Mills Emigrated From England To Sandusky, Ohio In The 1860s, She Was A Petite Teenager Of Only 115 Pounds — But She Carried Most Of That Weight In Her Legs And Feet

When Fanny Mills Emigrated From England To Sandusky, Ohio In The 1860s, She Was A Petite Teenager Of Only 115 Pounds — But She Carried Most Of That Weight In Her Legs And Feet

Mills was a victim of Milroy's disease, which caused her lower legs and feet to swell with lymphatic fluid. Her feet grew to a whopping 19 inches long, forcing her to wear shoes made of three goatskins and to use pillowcases for socks.

But by the 1880s, people with abnormalities like hers could often find work and even fame, as long as they were willing to debase themselves before paying audiences on the "freak show" circuit

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Cops Arresting A Drunk Dude In A Skeleton Costume 1950

Cops Arresting A Drunk Dude In A Skeleton Costume 1950

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Nob Hill & Pine Street , San Francisco Ca., 1954 By Fred Lyon

Nob Hill & Pine Street , San Francisco Ca., 1954 By Fred Lyon

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Vertical Parking In Chicago , 1936 ( Car Elevator )

Vertical Parking In Chicago , 1936 ( Car Elevator )

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Marie Clear
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There were still operating lifts like this when I worked in downtown Chicago 20 years ago to take cars to upper or lower levels of a garage. They didn't store the cars in the lift itself. No idea if they're still in use, but it was a great way to conserve space, since there's no need to have wide looping driving paths up and down between floors. A car hop would use an inside elevator like this, take your car up or down to another floor and drive it out and park it. Next!

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Drunken Women Fighting On A Rooftop , London 1902

Drunken Women Fighting On A Rooftop , London 1902

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Bankrupt Investor Walter Thornton Attempts To Sell His Luxury Chrysler Imperial 75 Roadster For $100 On The Streets Of NYC, October 29, 1929. ( Colorized )

Bankrupt Investor Walter Thornton Attempts To Sell His Luxury Chrysler Imperial 75 Roadster For $100 On The Streets Of NYC, October 29, 1929. ( Colorized )

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Richard Graham
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8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is a 1928 Chrysler Imperial Model 75 Roadster. It sold new for $1,555.00 (about a year's pay in 1928). (The wire wheels were an extra-cost option.) That poor man is desperate as his car is only a year old. (By the way, he has been identified as Wall Street investor Walter Thornton.)

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Horse With A Gas Mask, UK, March 27th 1940

Horse With A Gas Mask, UK, March 27th 1940

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Inside An Imperial Airways Aeroplane At Croydon Aerodrome 1937

Inside An Imperial Airways Aeroplane At Croydon Aerodrome 1937

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The Vintage Office Short Skirts And Shorthand

The Vintage Office Short Skirts And Shorthand

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"Called" - The Poker Game C 1898 3 African American Men Playing Cards , Two Are Cheating

"Called" - The Poker Game C 1898 3 African American Men Playing Cards , Two Are Cheating

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Cosmikid
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um. Kids? This is a pure "See how funny and degraded them black folk is!" photo. Very popular vacation postcard genre for decades.

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A Royal Navy Sailor On Board Hms Alcantara Uses A Portable Sewing Machine To Repair A Signal Flag During A Voyage To Sierra Leone In 1942

A Royal Navy Sailor On Board Hms Alcantara Uses A Portable Sewing Machine To Repair A Signal Flag During A Voyage To Sierra Leone In 1942

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Glen Ellyn
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Join the Navy and see the world (old US Navy recruiting phrase). "This is not what I had in mind." 🙄

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Tricycle " Stop Me And Buy One " Ice Cream Seller. Mr Bert Taylor Near The Cross Keys London Road; C.1935, Worcester

Tricycle " Stop Me And Buy One " Ice Cream Seller. Mr Bert Taylor Near The Cross Keys London Road; C.1935, Worcester

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Luke Webber
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Famous graffiti at the time found on a condom vending machine: "Buy me and stop one".

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Father Christmas With Mickey Mouse , England , 1935

Father Christmas With Mickey Mouse , England , 1935

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1949 - 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma High School Classroom Bobby Socks 1940s - 1950s

1949 - 1950 Tulsa, Oklahoma High School Classroom Bobby Socks 1940s - 1950s

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Judy, take that comb out of your sock or you're going to the principal's office."

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Girl With Early Car Seat Belt, Ca. 1950s The Automotive Seat Belt, As We Know It Today Was First Offered On Nash As An Option In 1949. Ford Followed With Optional Seat Belts In 1955...

Girl With Early Car Seat Belt, Ca. 1950s The Automotive Seat Belt, As We Know It Today Was First Offered On Nash As An Option In 1949. Ford Followed With Optional Seat Belts In 1955...

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After Gold Had Been Discovered In A Stream In 1979, " Serra Pelada " Became The World’s Largest Open-Air Gold Mine, Starting The Rush For 50.000 Gold Diggers , Working And Living In Terrible Conditions . Serra Pelada , Brazil . Photo By Sebastião Salgado

After Gold Had Been Discovered In A Stream In 1979, " Serra Pelada " Became The World’s Largest Open-Air Gold Mine, Starting The Rush For 50.000 Gold Diggers , Working And Living In Terrible Conditions . Serra Pelada , Brazil . Photo By Sebastião Salgado

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The Proposed Stewardess Uniform For Scandinavian Airlines In 1958 -1959 . The Photo Below Shows A Swedish Flight Attendant Taking A Good Look At The Clothes Of A Showgirl. According To The Grapevine In 1959, Flight Attendants Were About To Dress In A Similar Fashion!

The Proposed Stewardess Uniform For Scandinavian Airlines In 1958 -1959 . The Photo Below Shows A Swedish Flight Attendant Taking A Good Look At The Clothes Of A Showgirl. According To The Grapevine In 1959, Flight Attendants Were About To Dress In A Similar Fashion!

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Priest Yawning In Confessional Via Vintage Life Magazine

Priest Yawning In Confessional Via Vintage Life Magazine

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Pinball Prohibition : The Arcade Game Was Illegal In New York For Over 30 Years. Police Commissioner William O'brien Smashing A Pinball Machine In 1949

Pinball Prohibition : The Arcade Game Was Illegal In New York For Over 30 Years. Police Commissioner William O'brien Smashing A Pinball Machine In 1949

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was easy to launder money with coin-operated devices, back when coins could add up to considerable amounts

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