Penny auction at foreclosed Michigan farm (1936). At penny auctions farmers would conspire to offer low bids, resulting in a low return to the creditor. The final buyer would then return the property to the destitute farmer Hangman nooses served as a warning to squirrely bidders.2mo ⋅ Justsoinsane ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Just retired after 42 years as an obstetrical nurse, at the same hospital. Here I am at the start (1979) and end of my career!1yr ⋅ nankie ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad and his beloved pet duck that he raised from an egg. 19948mo ⋅ mentholnasalspray ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Still relevant today. War isn’t Hell. War is War and Hell is Hell. Aired February 8, 1977.7mo ⋅ mougatu ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
This is Yuri Valentinovich Knorozov, the Soviet ethnographer who deciphered the Mayan writing system, 1980.8mo ⋅ morkfjellet ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
The Japanese couple my grandfather hired to help look after my dad while the family was living in Japan. They were unable to have children and treated my dad like he was their own. 1950s10mo ⋅ Fireside419 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
This is what hanging out in a college dorm room looked like in 1910. (University of Illinois)4mo ⋅ DiosMioMan63 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Hugh Thompson, the hero who stopped a massacre committed by US troops in the Vietnamese village of My Lai by landing his helicopter in the line of fire, 1968.8mo ⋅ smolpastryx ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Woman and a Veteran Embrace at the Dedication Ceremony of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 19821yr ⋅ Kill_Seeker ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Buster Keaton gets rejected by a hatcheck girl without a word being spoken in Seven Chances (1925)6mo ⋅ Ciaran123C ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Woman and a Veteran Embrace at the Dedication Ceremony of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 19828mo ⋅ amcari ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Me 30 years ago (1991). I took 2 years of my life to travel the United States from Alaska to Texas in my old 1950 chevy truck pictured there. Some of my most fond memories were being on the road during that time in my life.1yr ⋅ kodiak1966 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My great grandfather, who fought in the Mexican revolution, pictured here in the early 1980’s1yr ⋅ ElroxMusic ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My hippie mother holding someone’s pet raccoon some time in the late 60s1yr ⋅ matthewsteez ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandfather lighting himself a cigarette in a double-exposure self-portrait (1950s)2yr ⋅ midnighteyesx ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Marilyn Monroe visiting injured troops in Japan in 1954. This poor guy had a broken back and had to heal facedown.1yr ⋅ rose_signets ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandma and grandpa dressed as each other for a party. Early 1950s.7mo ⋅ chipsandsourcream1 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My deaf father, hugging a speaker to his chest to feel the vibrations of music. Early 1970s.2yr ⋅ LoveMinerals ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Uncle Billy just turned 90, so here’s him on his boat during the early 80’s2yr ⋅ jeffpeepgrass ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
In 1973, Marlon Brando rejected his Oscar for The Godfather to allow Sacheen Littlefeather to protest Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans.1mo ⋅ rosseepoo ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Dad, Summer 1968. He’s far gone with Alzheimer’s now... saw him today and know he would want to be remembered like this.7mo ⋅ Elderberry_Icy ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
1988. Me with full 80's metal hair, my son and my beautiful mom.1yr ⋅ thewhitedeath ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
On August 8, 1982, a line drive foul ball hit a 4 year old boy in the head at Fenway Park. Jim Rice, realizing in a flash that it would take EMTs too long to arrive and cut through the crowd, scooped up the boy and got him to the dugout where the Red Sox medical team gave him life-saving first aid.1mo ⋅ DiosMioMan63 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Mama circa '83. This explains why I'm the uncoolest person ever, cos she took it all! Oh and that bike? She built it.2yr ⋅ always-aimee ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandma hanging out with Albert Einstein in her backyard. Taken around 19451yr ⋅ OGnilla ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg testifying before a Senate committee hearing on the Homelessness Prevention and Revitalization Act of 19901yr ⋅ Str33twise84 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Lady and her horse on a snowy day in 1899. Photograph by Felix Thiollier5mo ⋅ goranistan ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Odds were against us working out, teenagers and pregnant. Today we’ve been married a quarter century. (1996)10mo ⋅ oldboy_and_the_sea ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Gramma in 1973, she was a bartender until she turned 70 and she's the coolest person I know2yr ⋅ Bumbly_B ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
This amazing photo was from a 16 y/o girl who snuck her camera into a Queen concert in 19788mo ⋅ eZiioFTW ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Iranian women come out in droves protesting against the new revolutionary religious government and their mandatory dress codes for women, 1979, Iran10mo ⋅ Syd_G ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
The only picture we have of my great grandfather (left), with an unknown man (circa 1910)3mo ⋅ TrebleRose689 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Terry Crews and his classmate, voted Most Likely to Succeed in his yearbook (1986)4yr ⋅ Phenziox ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
I’ll be 40 this year and this is still the most professional photo I have of myself - circa 1992.8mo ⋅ d_scu_lly ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Freddie Mercury said to Mary Austin in his will: “If things had been different you would have been my wife, and this would have been yours anyway.” (1984)1yr ⋅ Iangator ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandfather always disliked his white strand of hair because as a kid he was teased for it. But I always thought it looked really cool. (1950's)2yr ⋅ musland ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
1989: The cast of Ghostbusters II went on Oprah to promote the film. In the audience was a young Chris Farley.11mo ⋅ act1989 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Princess Diana’s iconic ‘revenge’ dress, worn the night Prince Charles publicly admitted to being unfaithful to her [1994]2yr ⋅ gob-bluth-jr ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
In honor of my 60th birthday. Here’s me circa 1982. Everything old is new again. High wasted is back ladies!9mo ⋅ figure8x ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Milla Jovovich answers fans questions in an online chat on AOL, February 13, 1995.2yr ⋅ Sumit316 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
1989: Before there was Amazing Race or Ninja Warrior, there was this classic...loved watching this as a kid. Can't believe it's been 30 years..3wk ⋅ alexgmtl ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
The Paramount Pictures logo on the day it was originally painted. [1965]5yr ⋅ awfulmspaint ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Dolly Parton in the 70's, offstage, relaxed, and looking simply angelic.2yr ⋅ tomjulio ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
I just got my first apartment so I thought I’d post this pic of my dad in his first apartment in 19891yr ⋅ RedEagle_ ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Alan Turing, a British mathematician he is known for breaking the Nazi's Enigma machine. Alan was also victim of oppression because he was gay. He took his own life in 19541yr ⋅ ManufacturerActual31 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
This is a 1967 photo of high school student Cynthia Blanton holding a copy of the March 1967 issue of Playboy. She was mistaken for Miss March ‘Fran’ by the boys at school. Having a great sense of humor she had her friend the school yearbook photographer take this picture!11mo ⋅ DynastyFan85 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
2 years ago I posted a photo here that my grandfather had taken of The Three Stooges in Yellowstone. Yesterday a Yellowstone librarian messaged me on Reddit with more photos of my grandfather with The Three Stooges that we had never seen before. He’s the park ranger in the middle. 1969.1yr ⋅ CaptainOutstanding ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad taking a selfie, using a piece of wood to activate the shutter, circa 19572yr ⋅ RAZORBACK_69 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Rick Steves: Here I am, heading off to Europe the day after high school graduation in 1973 — with a budget of $3 a day, a ten-week Eurail pass in my pocket, and the biggest backpack I could find, jam-packed. I came home with no money, a malnourished body, and an enduring love of Europe.2yr ⋅ OregonTripleBeam ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Staunch advocate for African-American rights Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, 1792-1868. His early draft of the 14th Amendment included the Equal Protection Clause, the Privileges and Immunities Clause, and the Due Process Clause. All Americans are in his debt.2mo ⋅ L0st_in_the_Stars ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Grandaunt as a Cardinals mascot with Babe Ruth, 1933. Ruth said “she’s too cute so this’ll be the only time I get my picture taken with a damn Redbird!” then took a knee to take a pic with her.1yr ⋅ Freelove_Freeway ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My folks celebrating their first married Christmas together. 1968, New York1yr ⋅ danooli ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
1982 - my grandfather’s name was Hank and he sold propane and propane accessories for 35 years.1yr ⋅ kickedtripod ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Smoking gentleman using an acoustic coupler to send an email with a payphone. Early 1980s.1yr ⋅ semmeess ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Amy Lee of the band Evanescence going to school with her Care Bears lunchbox in 1995.6mo ⋅ ForRedditFun ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens as viewed by climbers on nearby Mt. Adams.2wk ⋅ gurratheboy ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
A 1934 staged photo by photographer A.L. Whitey Schafer, mocking the Hays movie censorship Code by violating as many of its rules as possible in a single image.3yr ⋅ Pariahdog119 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Old school...cool? My mother (3) and her brother Fernand (6), Belgium 1936.1yr ⋅ VaguelyArtistic ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Marpessa Dawn being carried and kissed by husband Eric Vander, ca. 196110mo ⋅ act1989 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Mary Wallace: First female bus driver for Chicago Transit Authority, 1974 (Colourised)9mo ⋅ Justsoinsane ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Lea Thompson and the guy who owned the '48 Packard while filming Back to the Future, 19854mo ⋅ ArDa3851 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
In 1991, my Alabama school photo featured me bursting through a paper wall, on a skateboard with no back wheel, sporting what some might call a mullet.3yr ⋅ lyricistlibrettist ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My mom and dad building their house in 1953. My mom (91 now) still lives there.2yr ⋅ Brack_vs_Godzilla ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Mom and Grandfather in the 80's riding horses in their regalia. My grandfather was Chief at the time2mo ⋅ fanman5000 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
The last picture ever taken of volcanologist David Alexander Johnston 13 hours before being killed by the eruption of Mount St. Helens. (1980)1yr ⋅ Tac_242 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Friend showed me a picture of her parents in the 80's...and it is truly PURE 80's.2yr ⋅ tomjulio ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Claude Monet in his garden, 1905, colorized photo by Jacques Ernest Bulloz1yr ⋅ dikarich ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandma always used to tell us about this kid that would sing at the resort on her vacations in Hawaii. Turns out that kid was Bruno Mars. 19903yr ⋅ Trickydicknick ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandpa Jack turned 100 today. WWII fighter pilot, shot down in the pacific and holds the world record for oldest person to have braces at age 98!2yr ⋅ Tcherry1234 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
I found this cleaning out my Nana’s condo. She recently suffered a stroke and is struggling with dementia, but when I showed her this she remarked “look at that wasn’t I something?” and smiled :) [Circa 1958]2yr ⋅ kay-el-sea ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Receptionist waits at her desk. General Motors Technical Center, 19653yr ⋅ mossberg91 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
High-rise installer on one of the largest bridges in the world, the Harbour Bridge, Sydney, 1971. The installer's name is Paul Hogan, in 15 years he will be known as Crocodile Dundee1yr ⋅ MinerHills ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Married couple Mildred and Richard Loving answer questions at a press conference the day after the US Supreme Court ruled in their favor in Loving v. Virginia. June 13, 19675mo ⋅ 305FUN ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
40 years later, this badass would fix my pigtails and play Barbies with me. This was my grandpa, a Boilermaker on USN destroyer during WWII.2yr ⋅ Mercurial_Girl ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Dr. Religa monitoring his patient's vitals after a 23-hour-long heart transplant in 1987. The surgery was considered borderline impossible at the time, but he took the chance, and the operation was successful. At the bottom is the same patient, 30 years later. He managed to outlive his doctor.7mo ⋅ SalzaMaBalza ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Horace Hart in 1895. Horace was the inventor of the Oxford comma, and looks like the type of man to have the swagger to start an argument that lasts decades. Do you, or do you not use the Oxford comma?9mo ⋅ Daqlumpk ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Daniel Elmore, 72-year-old handyman, is congratulated by two daughters on graduation. He saw to it that all 10 of children got college degrees. (1964)1yr ⋅ Ninjakick666 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb and I also know I'm not blonde - Dolly Parton, 19786mo ⋅ Melina76555 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Christmas 1981 - I had been begging for an Atari for months but was sure my mum couldn’t afford it. Was I ever surprised!2yr ⋅ wishingwellington ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
A punk, a “rude boy” and a skinhead hanging out together in England c. 1980.2yr ⋅ Guygan ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Grandmother Nancy on her honeymoon near Capitan, NM. Taken by my grandfather on a Kodak Kodachrome, 19492yr ⋅ YiddishThunder ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Dad landing in Madrid, Spain with other members of SEAL Team 2 on September 8th, 19681yr ⋅ EggfooVA ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Hot Dog Stand, Little Italy, New York, 1963 (Photo by Evelyn Hofer)9mo ⋅ realhiphopfiles ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
