My distant Uncle Wolf. Who sponsored and housed a lot of my Jewish family escaping the Nazis. This picture was taken in at his house Chicago. One of the people he helped was my grandfather, who survived Auschwitz and Dachau. Without him, I wouldn’t be alive today. 1970s.4yr ⋅ The4real2 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Nick Offerman's Minooka High School senior class portrait from 1988. Offerman was not only the president of his senior class, he was also president of the Drama Club, a saxophonist in the Jazz Band, and voted “Most Likely to Host the David Letterman Show”1yr ⋅ BDWG4EVA ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Mom and Dad in 1980 as newlyweds. Structure behind them is a homemade trailer taking their things from MI to TX to start their adventure3yr ⋅ temmape ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad (left) and his first roommates after moving to the west, 1990s7mo ⋅ Few_Refrigerator_557 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Bernie Sanders, in 1986, fighting against the stigma of homosexuality at the time and literally risked his career doing so (Burlington city council wanted to oust him for this)5yr ⋅ Tmfwang ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone - workout session in Venice Beach. 1980's7yr ⋅ dfunkt_jestr ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain (1930s-90s)8mo ⋅ Quick_Presentation11 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Siobhan Redmond, Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane in 19831yr ⋅ TheHickeyStand ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Me and my bestie, 1985, The Cure concert, Seattle Center Coliseum. We were 14.2yr ⋅ libyav ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Bobby Fischer playing against 50 opponents simultaneously, 1964.7yr ⋅ visionarygirl ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
In 1982 Agnes Denes cultivated, grew, and harvested a two-acre wheatfield in downtown Manhattan, a few blocks away from the World Trade Center and the heart of the financial district. [album inside]7yr ⋅ jolioshmolio ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
6 year old Carrie Fisher watching her mother perform on stage in Vegas in 19632yr ⋅ thetastytruffle ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
On 1941 Manolis Glezos climbed the Acropolis and tore down the swastika flag, he passed away today at the age of 984yr ⋅ The_Darth_Dio ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
U.S. Marines driving through burning oil fields in Kuwait, 1991.6yr ⋅ deathakissaway ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandpa and my uncle in front of the last covered bridge they built together, 1980, Ashland NH5yr ⋅ brixen_ivy ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Ian McDiarmid, Mark Hamill, and Denis Lawson while filming Return of the Jedi, 19824yr ⋅ SweatyPancake ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Lyndon Johnson post-presidency with longer hair during an interview in August 19722wk ⋅ Spirited-Pause ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
A 23 year-old Michael Jordan discussing the banned black-and-red Air Jordan 1 shoe on Late Night with David Letterman in (1985). When Letterman asked why it was banned, Jordan replied because it doesn't have any white in it. Letterman responded, Well, neither does the NBA!3yr ⋅ Meunderwears ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Me back in 1985 looking like the A-Hole in every John Hughes movie riding on my checker BMX.2yr ⋅ Sasquatch5170 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
• Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) • Beck • Dave Grohl • Mike D (Beastie Boys) and Zack De La Rocha • 19933yr ⋅ rosseepoo ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
John Cleese taking a break on the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)7yr ⋅ vagueyeti ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Had to take my grandparents in for neuropsych testing, trying to remember their better days (ca. 1968)6yr ⋅ troublecalling ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
John Candy took this photo of Conan O'Brien while Conan was his tour guide at Harvard University in 1984. Conan recalled asking Candy for advice about trying comedy during his visit and said John quickly responded, “It’s not something you try, you do it, or you don't do it.”6mo ⋅ SappyGilmore ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
This is Princess Lili'uokalani. She would become the last sovereign ruler of Hawaii. The photo was taken in 1853 when she was only 15 years old.6mo ⋅ gregornot ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Mary Wallace, the first female bus driver for Chicago Transit Authority , beginning in 19744yr ⋅ Detroitaa ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Jim Thorpe (1912) First Native American Olympic Gold Metal Winner, pro football/basketball/baseball player, beefcake6yr ⋅ Crash_Recovery ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
In 1992, my best friend & I put on our uniforms and headed to Sears Portrait Studio to capture the moment!5yr ⋅ alligal ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Was going through some old slide photos from my grandparents house and came across this picture of the moon landing being broadcast on tv for the first time (1969)5yr ⋅ themicwernek ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Unearthed a picture of my father in Brooklyn, 1979. Wish it was better quality, but you can't deny that hair!3yr ⋅ urbaezru ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My buddy Wholewheat flexing his cassette copy of Nirvana's bleach circa 19935yr ⋅ galatear ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Grandpa (Grand Master Fred Brewster) doing an Dominant Energy exercise against a pack of angry Cheetah c. 19652yr ⋅ rikkuaoi ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
In recognition of Black History Month, Dr. Lonnie Johnson with his creation THE SUPER SOAKER, 19864yr ⋅ defactosithlord ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My future wife playing Janet at the Rocky Horror Picture Show (1990)1yr ⋅ we_belong_dead ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
There will always be bad cops. There will always be absentee fathers. My Dad is and was neither. 1975 after a graveyard shift.1yr ⋅ the_undertow ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Cashiers at the Piggly Wiggly supermarket in Encino, California, 19628mo ⋅ WeAreTheBaddiess ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandparents. 1940’s Taiwan. They got in trouble for this photo as it was “too scandalous” for the time. I personally love this photo!3yr ⋅ beeberoni ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Parents in 1981. Pawned their camera and the shop owner took their picture to make sure the camera worked8mo ⋅ Styron1106 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My father, my brothers, and me, 1983. The sad part is it wasn’t even planned. We all just showed up this way3wk ⋅ alanboston405 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Lewis Cousins at 15 years old stands alone as the only African American student in the newly desegregated high school in Norfolk, VA, 1959.8mo ⋅ Mincingairiness679 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Saundra Brown, the first black woman on the Oakland police force gets instructions on how to shoot a shotgun, 1970. She is now the Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.6yr ⋅ Justsoinsane ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Joan Crawford in her swank NYC apartment with Margaret Keane Big Eyes portrait of herself, her Oscar, a Pepsi and plastic covers on the sofa! Circa 19591yr ⋅ butterflypoo69 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Cassandra Peterson and her alter ego, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, 1980s5mo ⋅ K1nsey6 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Pam Grier, whose Mom was Cheyenne Indian, poses in Indian headdress. 1973.3yr ⋅ Paul-Belgium ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon calling their family after winning the Oscar for ‘Good Will Hunting’, 90’s3yr ⋅ Naweezy ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Laura unearthed this photo of her Grandad from the 1940s - absolute badass 🤟🏻🏍3yr ⋅ tttulio ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Future King George V of the U.K. (then Prince of Wales)(right) standing next to his first cousin, Tsar Nicholas ll of Russia(left). 19094yr ⋅ jab116 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad went to Google to illustrate the oil crisis of 1979 and found a picture of himself and his brother at the family gas station that he never knew existed7yr ⋅ bornslippy_nuxx ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
From @JordanKonek on twitter “My grandmother now 88 and this photo is from when she was 17 years old at her father’s igloo.” (1949)4yr ⋅ TapirQueen3 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
First day of 11th grade 1993. My electric blue Geo Storm in the background.2yr ⋅ SnowflakeGuinea ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My great grandfather apparently was a pioneer of Photoshop. Every person pictured is him (circa 1910s).4yr ⋅ McPostyFace ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Grampa with several of his brothers and friends. They look like some sort of Irish mafia! Out of everyone in this photo, he is the only one alive still, he will be 90 in February 2021.3yr ⋅ liviloo ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Pic take mid 90s. My grandma raised me because my Mom couldn’t. She’s literally the kindest, most loving person I’ve ever met. I love you, Meme!2yr ⋅ curlyheadedfaack ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Margaret Hamilton reuniting with her Oz co-star on the set of Twin Beds (1942)3yr ⋅ Unleashtheducks ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Marlon Brando was an ally to the Blank Panther Party, paying their legal fees, visiting them in prison... all done quietly, without fanfare. This photo (1968) was at the funeral for Bobby Hutton, a 17yo BPP member killed by police. Brando gave a brief eulogy, calling for white people to step up.1yr ⋅ Pfeffer_Prinz ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandpa unveiling the Mustang in the 60’s (he designed the horse logo!)5yr ⋅ melisande_shahrizai_ ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad, 1960s Ph.D. candidate, couldn't be bothered to take his cigar out of his mouth for his student ID photo6yr ⋅ emorbius ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Ola Hudson (mother of guitarist Slash) with some random musician she was dating at the time. 19754yr ⋅ starstarstar42 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Our handsome Grandpa is one of the few remaining WWll veterans who was involved in the Allied invasion on June 6, 1944. At 97 years young, he is currently in Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.5yr ⋅ Mobear13 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz outside their production studio in 1958. Lucy would go on to buy and produce a series called Star Trek when everyone else passed on it.1yr ⋅ EarlGrey_Picard ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
A man with Down syndrome who recently retired after 32 years of working at McDonalds1yr ⋅ banzay_33 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My mom was the lunch lady at my school when we were kids. In 1986, she got fired for speaking out against unsanitary practices.1yr ⋅ johnnyratface ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
1957 Elvis meets two fans paralyzed from polio. Girl in wheelchair presents him with a scrapbook made with her mouth1yr ⋅ jellymouthsman ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My mum, 1988. Her brothers and classmates used to make fun of her because they thought she was fat and ugly. I think she was gorgeous.6yr ⋅ carkobydrates ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Post #2: My grandfather recreated many of his old photos. Bottom right: in his 20s, circa 1950. Bottom left: in his 70s. Top: in his late 80s.3yr ⋅ sagesandwich ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge I would have been happy to have been Mrs. Harry Belafonte 1950s7mo ⋅ eaglemaxie ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Berlin Zoo handler gives Roland, a 4,000 pound elephant seal, a snow bath, 1930s5yr ⋅ Slow-moving-sloth ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
In 1997, photographer Ricardo Stuckert took this iconic photo of Penha Goes, a 22-year-old girl from the Yanomani tribe in Amazonas, Brazil.6mo ⋅ gregornot ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Creed Bratton, who played Creed in The Office, playing guitar in The Grass Roots, late 60’s1yr ⋅ karlal ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool