I love seeing pictures of how people used to live. They show us how different things used to be, but they also highlight the things we have in common with our ancestors. I claim no ownership to any of these photos.
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Family Camping Trip, 1960s
#vintage photo#vintage photography#camping#vintage camping#camper#1960s#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Ladies at the Hair Salon, 1968
#vintage photo#vintage photography#1960s#hair salon#polaroid#vintage polaroid#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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African American Ladies, ca. 1905
#antique photo#antique photography#black history#black lady#black women#black victorians#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Grandpa Helping Grandma Make a Wedding Veil, 1971
#vintage photo#vintage photography#vintage polaroid#1970s#grandparents#wedding veil#wedding#getting married#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Photograph This!, early 1940s
#vintage photo#vintage photography#1940s#middle finger#flipping the bird#vintage ladies#old photos#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Female Train Conductor, 1916
#antique photo#antique photography#edwardian era#1910s#train conductor#edwardian lady#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Breastfeeding Mother, 1850s
#antique photo#antique photography#victorian photography#victorian era#breastfeeding#antebellum#mother and child#mother and baby#1850s#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Walking Home with a Box of Greens, 1950s
#vintage photo#vintage photography#1950s#greens#walking home#grocery shopping#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Catch of the Day, early 1900s
#antique photo#antique photography#edwardian lady#edwardian era#fishing#big fish#catch of the day#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Spaghetti Eating Contest, 1950s
#vintage photo#vintage photography#spaghetti#contest#noodles#pasta#1950s#made me smile#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Boy Scouts Camping in the Backyard, 1951
#vintage photo#vintage photography#boy scouts#scouting#camping#backyard#1950s#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Black Debutante Ball, date unknown
#vintage photo#vintage photography#black history#debutante#ballgown#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Lesbian Couple, ca. early 1900s
#antique photo#antique photography#victorian era#victorian photography#lesbian#lesbian couple#lesbian pride#wlw#lgbt history#in the past#way back when#a long time ago
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Four Generations of Ladies, late 1800s
#antique photo#antique photography#victorian era#victorian photography#in the past#way back when#a long time ago#generations#grandmother
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African American Family, ca. 1900
#antique photo#antique photography#family portrait#black history#victorian era#in the past#way back when#a long time ago#victorian photography
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Teenage Boys with Long Hair, ca. 1970s
#vintage photo#vintage photography#1970s#in the past#way back when#a long time ago#bell bottoms#teenagers
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Ladies and Their Fur Babies, May 1886
#antique photo#antique photography#in the past#way back when#a long time ago#1880s#fur baby#victorian era
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