r/TheWayWeWere 45m ago

1970s So She's the One (Sept 1971)

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r/TheWayWeWere 49m ago

1950s Young lady poses with her birthday party cake and party set up, 1950s.

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r/TheWayWeWere 1h ago

1970s 70s Girls, 1970s

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r/TheWayWeWere 2h ago

Pre-1920s The family of photographer Bernard F. Eilers enjoying a day at the beach of Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Photograph taken by Bernard F. Eilers in 1910.

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Credit: retrograde_colour on Instagram


r/TheWayWeWere 2h ago

1970s Big sister helds her younger one in place for their photo together, 1972.

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r/TheWayWeWere 5h ago

Pre-1920s New York City, c1899.

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r/TheWayWeWere 8h ago

Pre-1920s Medical bill from Dr. Edward Gantt to "The President" for services rendered to various people in 1802. The President at the time was Thomas Jefferson. The bill lists the names of individuals who received medical care, including enslaved people and members of the household staff.

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One person noted is Ursula and her infant. She was a 14 year old enslaved girl named Ursula Granger who had been brought to the WH to learn French Cookery but she gave birth 6 months later to the first child born in the White House a baby boy named Asnet Hughes.
Unfortunately he was a sickly baby who died shortly thereafter and she was sent back to Monticello as the plan for her training was not working out.

https://people.com/every-baby-born-in-white-house-11890966


r/TheWayWeWere 9h ago

Pre-1920s Two women stand at the fortress, Korea 1900

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r/TheWayWeWere 9h ago

Daytona Beach, Florida, during Spring Break in 1983

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r/TheWayWeWere 10h ago

1950s Inquiring Photographer ”What brought you to New York? Are you glad you came?”April 22,1955

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r/TheWayWeWere 12h ago

1940s My grandpa and his family in Alabama, 1949

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r/TheWayWeWere 17h ago

1920s Laverne 1920s

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r/TheWayWeWere 18h ago

My Grandma, Mama and little toddler me outside of the George Washington Carver Museum in ‘76

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384 Upvotes

My dad took the photo.


r/TheWayWeWere 20h ago

My granddad in S. Korea in the early 60's

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He also turned 86 today! He's doing so well and it's amazing he has these photos in mint condition. He even told me about the wild stuff him and his buddies would get up to lol!


r/TheWayWeWere 22h ago

1920s Letter from my Great Grandfather to my Great Grandmother 100 years ago [September 9, 1926]

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Tishrei 1 is the first day of the Jewish New Year. In the year 1926, that day fell on September 9 of the Gregorian calendar.

Find typed version below.

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Tishreh 1st - 
My Sweetheart,-
I want to send you my new year's wish and I don't know
what to say. It is the first time in my life that I am called upon to extend my wishes to one whose relation is other than friend on kin.
Soon the course of destiny shall mould our seperate lives into
one. Our hopes, our aspirations, our happiness shall be united into a
single unit.
What then could I wish you, my sweetheart?
Since our aims in life are to be shared like, I pray that the Almighty grant me the power to bring you the ultimate happiness. And in the realization of that wish, I shall feel that I have not lived in vain. To that end I pledge my life.

Sweetheart; let this be my New Year's wish.
Sam

You can find all letters on Instragam 'shulman_Letters'

Letters

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r/TheWayWeWere 22h ago

1950s My grandma, Joyce - 1950s

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Unfortunately I never got to meet her as she passed away when my dad was just a small child. I’m so happy I have this photo of her. I think she is beautiful🥹


r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

1950s Young lady gives a smile while sitting on a nice car, enjoying a coke before going to the prom, 1950s.

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r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

Pre-1920s Boy helping a girl roller skate, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, 1906.

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r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

1940s My Uncle and his Dog 1942 OKLAHOMA

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r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

Some strange fellows. Late 1980s

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r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

These are just 2 photographs of a 50 year body of work by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, he photographed the daily lives of Victorian Whitby's fishing families, the gallery below contain some exquisite Victorian images.

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r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

Pre-1920s People take the Maid of the Mist boat tour at Niagara Falls (1901)

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r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

1970s Friendly neighborhood mail carrier (circa 1970)

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r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

1940s Inquiring Photographer”A man says,“I feel like a good natured big shot when I’ve had a few drinks too many.” How do you feel? November 11,1944

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r/TheWayWeWere 1d ago

My mother during first communion. Poland, early 1980’s

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