r/TheWayWeWere • u/MFK1229 • 10h ago

1960s Voter Registration, My grandfather, 1963

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Jerome Smith Looks at Bullet Holes in Fannie Lou Hamer’s Door, 1963

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 17h ago

1950s Halloween party, 31 of October 1955.

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124 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Tiny_Confection2017 • 17h ago

1950s Portraits of 1950s Hungary

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 17h ago

1970s Young couple posing for a photo together, NJ, 1970.

1.3k Upvotes

14 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/dittidot • 1h ago

1950s Sharing my Christmas list with Santa, 1958

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/EndersGame_Reviewer • 21h ago

1960s Pure late-1960s motherhood: laundry on the line, stroller on the grass, and kids looking cute

1.5k Upvotes

71 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Rarecoin101 • 1h ago

1960s Trick or treating 1960s

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/CryptographerKey2847 • 12m ago

1950s Inquiring Photographer “Why do you watch horror movies on TV?” April 25,1958

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/CoCoPieCoGT • 2h ago

My work I. D. In 1983 Washington, DC. Where I was making $13,000 a year. During the 98th Congress. Members of Congress were paid $75,000 per year.

12 Upvotes

2 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/HawkeyeTen • 18h ago

Pre-1920s Joyful Victorian era family, 1890s but location unknown

255 Upvotes

5 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Sea-Honeydew9350 • 16h ago

1920s Great grandfather's PRR ID badge, Altoona, PA rail shops, 1920s

137 Upvotes

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/LuckySimple3408 • 15h ago

1970s October 27, 1971: Ann Landers column - Minneapolis Tribune

73 Upvotes

8 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Rarecoin101 • 14h ago

1970s Power couple 1970s

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/SaintWillyMusic • 1d ago

1970s Grandma with the only new car they ever bought (Ft. Lauderdale, 1979)

750 Upvotes

1543 SE 13th St., Ft. Lauderdale used to be a laid back little neighborhood with modest ranch houses, kumquat and grapefruit trees that backed up to the canals. It's no longer recognizable.

26 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/tammyreneebaker • 1d ago

1970s Me standing next to my mom's 1971 Nova. 1973.

216 Upvotes

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/ChickenJoeStL • 1d ago

Pre-1920s My great grandmother Irene, 1919, age 16

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My great grandmother Irene in 1919, age 16. She captioned this "With love, Irene."

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/alejhandro70 • 21h ago

1940s My maternal grandparents 1948

91 Upvotes

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/somehowrelevantuser • 1d ago

1950s my great grandma posing with the car / chicago c. 1951

797 Upvotes

23 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/EuphoricButterflyy • 1d ago

1940s My father and his best friend enjoying the outdoors - 1946

1.4k Upvotes

68 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/MFK1229 • 1d ago

1970s My dad second lining in New Orleans, early 1970s

187 Upvotes

3 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/smackpony • 20h ago

67 World's Fair in Montreal

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54 Upvotes

10 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/alejhandro70 • 21h ago

The laughing boy with the fun loving parents

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68 Upvotes

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Ok_Assistance1315 • 15m left

1930s An appliance store in 1937

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Tiny_Confection2017 • 1d ago

The World of 70s Hungary

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1.5k Upvotes

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r/TheWayWeWere • u/ProfessionStrong6563 • 22h ago

New to you again

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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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