Harrison Ford and Karen Allen on the set of Raiders of the Lost Ark. (1981)10mo ⋅ hairhair2015 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Franceska Mann, arrived at Auschwitz in 1943, when ordered to strip, she did so provocatively, distracting the guards. She grabbed the roll call officers gun and shot him dead, then wounded one more before other prisoners joined her rebellion, before all being shot dead, 1940's5yr ⋅ allthekos ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Roger Sharpe demonstrating to NYC council that pinball is a game of skill, not luck by calling a shot making it which lifts the ban of pinball saving it throughout the country. (1976)2yr ⋅ prodbyes ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Me posing with President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter after I gave his wife a bouquet of roses to welcome them. (1989)1yr ⋅ Qu33nMe ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My parents when they were 16 and 17 (1987). They’ve been together for 34 years now!4yr ⋅ hlg97 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad on this day 49 years ago, waking up after getting hit in the head with a croquet mallet to find out he was unconscious through the whole moon landing6yr ⋅ Uraniumrainbow ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
How about something other than celebrities and parents? LA, ca. 19805yr ⋅ OuijaAllin ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
When Albert Einstein met Charlie Chaplin in 1931, Einstein said, “What I admire most about your art is its universality. You do not say a word, and yet the world understands you. “It's true.” Replied Chaplin, But your fame is even greater. The world admires you, when no one understands you.5yr ⋅ bittybambi ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
The wife & I when we were just dating. 1988 down the Jersey shore.8mo ⋅ murraydog11 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
1865. Portrait of a mason with a trowel and sledgehammer (colored by me)1yr ⋅ Colorized_Foretime ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Me and my grandmother Aino in the mid 80s. She's the only grandparent i remember. She had a farm just a couple of kilometers from where we lived and it was always a joy to visit there. Happy memories =)1yr ⋅ 111Harma111 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
(1970’s) Lois Gibson, former model and Guinness World Record holder for sketch artist who has solved the most crimes2yr ⋅ Avisrnan ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Joaquin Phoenix and River Phoenix, with their parents and siblings, Summer,Liberty & Rain at home in LA California circa 19831mo ⋅ Crowitiz ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandmother, Grandma Barbara. This photo is from her honeymoon in 1948.2yr ⋅ berninicaco3 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Inspired by others I saw so I though I'd share my early 90's family photo6yr ⋅ c0grm15 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
John Rockefeller gifting a 5 cent coin to a child on his 84th birthday (1929)1yr ⋅ Meryhathor ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Jackie Chan at a benefits concert in Hong Kong supporting the Tiananmen Square protestors, 19892yr ⋅ theironman46 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandparents, 1958. They were both migrant farmworkers in CA. He didn't know English and she didn't know Spanish but they fell in love anyway.4yr ⋅ tamaleringwald ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
A relatively unknown singer did a gig at my high school in 19689mo ⋅ battybitchyboy ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Tom Selleck, Nancy Reagan, Clint Eastwood and Princess Diana dancing at the White House in 19853yr ⋅ eaglemaxie ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
This is Donna Halper - the American DJ who discovered the band Rush in 1974 and introduced their iconic music to the US. As of 2024, she’s 77 and still friends with the band. Photo from 1968. 1wk ⋅ waitingforthesun92 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
I found this old DIA of my dad drifting down the Yukon river on a self built raft in 1982. Now I am jealous...3yr ⋅ Pur3G4m3 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Pat Carroll singing 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' in the recording booth for 'The Little Mermaid'. 1988/1989.4yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My mama with Chuck Norris on set for Braddock: Missing in Action III. She played the female lead opposite Chuck (Late 80s)3yr ⋅ fatherpurps ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandma with her mom and little sister. Early 1940’s. Does anyone know what the 🤘🏼meant back then?1yr ⋅ AD480 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Anthony Bourdain preparing a meal in his New York City apartment, 19865yr ⋅ starstufft ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My father's graduation photo 1948. Me 2021 in the same suit jacket.3yr ⋅ joebyrd3rd ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Only some of us were lucky enough to get a Cabbage Patch Kid during the craze in 1983/841yr ⋅ scruzgurl ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
In 1925, Greta Garbo signed a contract with MGM. She reluctantly agreed to be in a publicity shot with the MGM lion but was absolutely terrified during the shoot.1yr ⋅ MalibuHulaDuck ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My polish grandpa before and after WWII. It is supposed to be 7 years between the pictures according to my mother. He survived concentration camp and had an ID-tattoo. Never wanted to talk about which one. Something about his eyes tell me more than any history book ever could. Wanted to share.4yr ⋅ DontDeadOpen ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad and his buddies, right before they took a canoe trip from northern Ohio to New Orleans, 19771yr ⋅ hothouseorchid ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
President Lincoln meeting with the head of the future secret service, Allan Pinkerton and General McClernand in 1862.1yr ⋅ MasterWayne__ ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Carrie Fisher in a trash can with a bottle of wine circa 1980. I actually have this on a tshirt!3yr ⋅ Beckpatton ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandparents on their honeymoon, circa 1942. Can you tell me where they were? Thank you with all my heart!7mo ⋅ BlackTortellino ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Kids cheering on the way out the door on the last day of school, 197710mo ⋅ Quick_Presentation11 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
LAPD officers dressed up as women to go undercover to catch a purse-snatcher 1960.4yr ⋅ Iangator ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Dad was taken by Covid on New Year’s Eve. He was the coolest man I’ve ever known. Here he is with my Mum and his Audi Quattro at Turnberry in Scotland, sometime in the mid 80s.3yr ⋅ 0eckleburg0 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My grandpa worked as a park ranger in Yellowstone, where he took this photo of The Three Stooges when they visited. 1969.5yr ⋅ CaptainOutstanding ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Both of my parents were peshmergas fighting against Saddams Army in the 80ies. I always loved this outfit on my mom- even in the midst of war you’ll find normalcy. (Summer 1980-1988)1mo ⋅ Previous_Action8862 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad working on the set of the movie Critters in the 1980s4yr ⋅ GoodSquirrelGoneBad ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Denzel Washington as honorary police chief during a Boys Club trip to a NY police station (1960s)1yr ⋅ ChrisTaliaferro ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Lou Gehrig (The Iron Horse) and his wife Eleanor cuddling my Dad at his first birthday party, 1934, (colorized)1yr ⋅ ShinyB123 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Last four couples standing in a Chicago dance marathon. ca. 1930.10mo ⋅ Quick_Presentation11 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Found a pic of my parents after marrying in 79. The outfits and hair probably gave that away. lol1yr ⋅ zfreakazoidz ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My eldest cousin looking like a distinguished gentleman at my parents' wedding in 1991.1yr ⋅ Ageniminsempiternum ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
If you look closely you'll just be able to make out Shaq in his 1989 high school basketball team photo.4yr ⋅ Lobsterbib ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
No Matter How Cool you are you are never going to be cooler than Scandinavian Arctic Explorers (1897/1923/1947/1906)4yr ⋅ Racoonhero ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My stepdad did the all the flight rigging for Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies. He's 70 this year and going strong as an ox. This is him with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.4yr ⋅ CoyoteTango89 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My mom wearing a pot leaf necklace in her 9th grade yearbook photo, 19782yr ⋅ ratchmond ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
You guys really liked the pic of my Dad and his friends in front of the hitchhiking sign. Here is their entry from 91.3yr ⋅ 3Magic_Beans ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
The only person to ever win a Nobel prize in two different fields, and her husband. C 18951yr ⋅ quentin_taranturtle ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
On this day in 1967 Otis Redding recorded the song “Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay” tragically 72 hours later he died in a plane crash3yr ⋅ memezzer ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Back in the 80’s my in laws won a contest from collecting milk caps and got a visit from Ernest P. Worrell as the prize!4yr ⋅ fatal_fame ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Marty Feldman - comedian, actor, writer. You offer a sincere compliment on a great mustache and suddenly she's not your friend. (1969)8mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Carrie Fisher on a train to Norway to film parts of The Empire Strikes Back in 19791yr ⋅ eaglemaxie ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Colorized by me: Albert Einstein teaching at Lincoln, the United State's first Historical Black University, 19466yr ⋅ veggytheropoda ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Jonas Salk didn’t patent his 1955 polio vaccine so that it would be affordable for all people. As a result, he lost an estimated 7 billion dollars. Saying in an interview: “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”4yr ⋅ onepersononeidea ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Paul McCartney let a stranger claiming to be Jesus Christ sit in on a Beatles recording session in 1967. McCartney figured, Well, it probably isn’t. But if he is, I’m not going to be the one to turn him away3yr ⋅ jeffmartin48 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
