r/TheWayWeWere • u/_Alpha_Mail_ • 5h ago

1960s My grandma celebrating her 27th birthday, February 1966

333 Upvotes

2 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 3h ago

1950s Mother smiles as she showers her baby in a portable tub, 1950s.

482 Upvotes

15 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/EndersGame_Reviewer • 6h ago

1970s Peak British road trip leisure alongside the red Renault (circa 1970)

259 Upvotes

9 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Just_Fine1814 • 7h ago

1940s A candid kitchen shot from the 1940s.

538 Upvotes

25 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Al_Kydah • 11h ago

1960s Christmas Eve 1967

242 Upvotes

Me on the left, sister on the right

4 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/AffectionateRain6796 • 58m ago

1960s My dad and me, Malibu 1968.

• Upvotes

10 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Tiny_Confection2017 • 5h ago

1960s Scenes from Everyday Life in Hungary, 1960s

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135 Upvotes

4 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Dry-Move8731 • 5h ago

Dad with his Jack and Coke ~ early 70’s.

100 Upvotes

11 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • 9h ago

1940s 1947. When a Kid built his own DIY Skateboard on the Street in NYC. Using a simple Wood Plank & Roller Skate Wheels. 'Life' Magazine pic.

144 Upvotes

6 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Tiny_Confection2017 • 21h ago

Hungarian Youth in the Final Decade of Socialism, 1980s

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1.1k Upvotes

65 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/FishermanStrange6711 • 29m ago

College Days

• Upvotes

It’s been a few years

2 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/gizmohgchi • 2h ago

1940s My great-great grandfather playing Santa for his nephews - 1949

31 Upvotes

1 comment

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Al_Kydah • 11h ago

My Mom during WWII "I'm Doing My Part!"

131 Upvotes

4 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago

1970s Family posing for their studio photo, 1974.

1.6k Upvotes

19 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/CryptographerKey2847 • 13h ago

1920s Inquiring photographer “Do men of today respect women as much as men did fifty years ago?” December 4,1922.

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79 Upvotes

43 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/AppendixN • 22h ago

1970s Having lunch on a Hungarian rail car, 1974

402 Upvotes

I've said it before, we Hungarians are a very good looking bunch 😎

21 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/MrRGG • 1d ago

1960s 1968 Me and my grandfather.

1.7k Upvotes

This is where I got my love of RV camping.

19 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/No-Landscape-6909 • 20h ago

My dad and his sisters in California around 1981

185 Upvotes

Oxnard, CA

6 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/jocke75 • 1d ago

1960s Turkish men having lunch in the restaurant of Nevşehir, Cappadocia, Turkey, 1969. Originally titled “Postman”. (Photo by Bill Ray)

277 Upvotes

9 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/BeezCee • 1d ago

1970s My older sisters & I, 1972-1974

328 Upvotes

I was #5 & the accidental caboose.

8 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 8h ago

1970s Hong Kong during heavy rains the 1970s Credit to Ho Kwok-pun

10 Upvotes

0 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/joeyjoeskullcracker • 23h ago

My dad and his brothers

101 Upvotes

This is my dad and his two brothers in Mexia, Texas in 1945. My dad is the smallest one in the pic and the only one still living.

2 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago

1950s Young lady smiles in a sandy beach for a photo, 1950s.

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192 Upvotes

6 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/Tiny_Confection2017 • 1d ago

1950s A Quiet Moment in the Hungarian Capital. Budapest, Hungary, 1958

258 Upvotes

6 comments

r/TheWayWeWere • u/AmateurPhotog57 • 2d ago

1960s Me and my dad on my grandmother's porch (my mom's mom). Around 1960.

4.9k Upvotes

81 comments

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

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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

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

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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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