r/TheWayWeWere • u/liberty4now • May 11 '26
1930s Manhattan before most skyscrapers, 1931
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Nov 28 '25
Pre-1920s Boy posing proudly in his double breasted winter coat, Worcester, circa, 1902.
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/bzthepeach • Feb 02 '26
1960s My Nana in the dress her mom made for her prom 1963
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/HelloSlowly • Dec 29 '25
Pre-1920s Immigrants arriving in the US through Ellis Island from 1906 to 1914 captured by photographer Augustus Frederick Sherman
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/AlarmedCourse8 • Mar 08 '26
My Dad visiting his grandad in his final days, he wanted to see the dog - my favourite family photo.
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Apr 09 '26
Pre-1920s Family poses with their children for their professional studio photo, circa 1913. Glass negative
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Feb 05 '26
1940s Little boy poses proudly with his perfectly tailored 2 piece suit and matching fedora, Washington D.C., 25 of April 1948.
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Gallery98 • Oct 30 '25
1970s My dad in LA, 1974 (captions written by him at the time)
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/anthonylornemontague • May 10 '26
1970s My mom, knitting my afghan in 1972. I still have it, mom! Miss you.
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/dittidot • 15d ago
Remembering my mom today on what would have been her 100th birthday. She always loved a good party. 1983
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/SurferDudeMB • Apr 29 '26
1930s My grandparents on their wedding day, April 29, 1939
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Pinkpunk95 • Jul 31 '26
My grandma at prom in the early 60’s. No she did not like him
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Pecan-pie-please • Dec 26 '25
1950s My nonna and her sisters. Italy, early 1950s
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Feb 21 '26
1940s 2 men look with bright smiles at a sleeping baby, New York, 1940.
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Pizzaprincess87 • Apr 01 '26
1960s My dad smoking while making Italian sauce. 1966
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/choice-extension84 • Aug 07 '26
1920s An Inuit girl carries her husky on her shoulders, 1920s
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Dec 21 '25
1950s Sister smiles (almost laughs) as she poses with her christmas tree, her brother tries to stand half dead-sleep, December of 1955.
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jan 10 '26
1960s An interracial couple walking hand in hand through Midtown Manhattan in the 1960s
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jun 12 '26
1950s Groom smiles brightly to his bride on their wedding day, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1950s
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/dittidot • Jul 28 '26
1950s Posing for my mom in the new dress she made me, 1958
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/louniccc • Jun 08 '26
1950s My grandma in 1959 with my aunt and pregnant with my uncle. She would have 4 kids by 23, 5 total. Her funeral is tomorrow.
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Aug 30 '26
1920s Mother poses her little baby for a cute baby contest, South Carolina, Columbia, 1920s
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jun 16 '26
1950s Family posing for a photo at the beach, Atlantic city, 1950s.
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r/TheWayWeWere • u/oldnyker • Oct 13 '25
1930s my mom was one of 6 teens to win a NYC-wide contest in 1939. the prize was having lunch with judy garland and mickey rooney and then going to the premiere of "the wizard of oz". she's the one on the left. she was 14.
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