r/TheWayWeWere • u/ProfessionStrong6563 • 12h ago

Removed a bad photo

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/LucianoKapurso • 16h ago

1970s Boy band 1970's

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 21h ago

1970s Mother smiles while holding her little girl, 1975.

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/harrisonpage • 12h ago

1950s Reading the funnies on the toilet, c. 1950s, location unknown

56 Upvotes

11 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/PortraitsofWar • 8h ago

WWI US Soldier - Fought in Siberia

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I collect WWI portrait photography of US soldiers and wanted to share this shot of Peter P. Light who served in the 31st Infantry Regiment in Siberia. He even married a Russian nurse!

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Impressive_Economy70 • 16h ago

Pre-1920s My Virginia & Tennessee Family Reunions Early 1900’s, Late 1930’s

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Effective_Cut4306 • 19h ago

Pre-1920s A lady from Kentucky. 1900

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Slow-moving-sloth • 2h ago

1930s Lots to Unpack –Detailed Vintage Images, 1934-1983

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334 Upvotes

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Cartmansfartcloud • 19h ago

Pre-1920s My great great grandfather circa 1890’s-1910’s

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Owned some sort of bakery or restaurant in the New York area at the time, immigrated from Ireland descent… His children would eventually head southwest…

12 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 21h ago

Pre-1920s Young lady gives an open laughing smile as she poses for her photo, 1890s.

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • 18h ago

1930s 1930s. Tricycle Gang out for a ride on the sidewalks of Brooklyn

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Ophelia_Y2K • 22h ago

1920s "Wholesale Murder & Suicide - Reducomania" 1926 Photoplay article about dieting & weight loss fad

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 1h ago

1970s A woman in Japan in the 1970s

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/UrbanAchievers6371 • 3h ago

1940s Young ladies checking out the Halloween display at a toy store, late 1940s

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/CryptographerKey2847 • 7h ago

1940s Inquiring “In what way is the little woman braver than you?” July 30,1945

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146 Upvotes

36 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Just_Fine1814 • 12m ago

1950s Dorothy, from the very small and distinctively named town of Cement, Oklahoma, circa 1950

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What was normal everyday life like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago? Featuring old photos, scanned documents, articles, and personal anecdotes that offer a glimpse into the past. This subreddit is focused on content at least 40 years old.

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OldPhotos multireddit - contains 25 old photos subreddits, including many of the following:

Photos of major historical events and historically notable people: /r/HistoryPorn

Colorized photos (historically notable and otherwise): /r/ColorizedHistory and /r/Colorization

Early photography, with a focus on early camera technology: /r/earlyphotography

The suave and debonair ladies and gents of yesteryear: /r/oldschoolcool, /r/retroparents and /r/OldSchoolCelebs. For the more sultry side: /r/vgb (may be nsfw)

Modern photos overlaying historical photos: /r/OldPhotosInRealLife

The stranger side of life: /r/OldSchoolRidiculous

Black History: /r/BlackHistoryPhotos

Extant buildings during construction: /r/HalfbuiltHistory. Buildings lost to history: /r/Lost_Architecture

Time-specific pictures: /r/VictorianEra, /r/1920s, /r/1950s, /r/1960s, /r/1970s

Vintage advertising: /r/vintageads

Newsreel videos: /r/NewsReels

Classic and modern pinup art and photos: /r/pinup

Our more-recent past: /r/vintage and /r/vintageads

Past concepts of the future: /r/HowWeThoughtWeWouldBe and /r/VintageSciFi/

Old time radio programs: /r/OTR

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