Do guys still take pictures of their girlfriends posing with their cars? Or was that just a thing in the 70-80s?5mo ⋅ Quick_Presentation11 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A little girl sits on the lap of her Great-great Grandmother, Mississippi, c. 1936.1yr ⋅ FlamingoEvery5528 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Happy family taking home their book haul from the Cincinnati Library bookmobile in 19401yr ⋅ BeardedGlass ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The closed bed, or box bed, was a traditional piece of furniture. In houses with only one room, the box bed allowed a certain intimacy and helped to keep warm during the winter. Due to fashion and the cost of their manufacture, box beds were gradually abandoned in the 19th and 20th centuries.1yr ⋅ dannydutch1 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My dad and his sisters, late 1950s. Dad was the last to go- we lost him last week. ❤️1yr ⋅ WhatRUrGsandPs ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
There were no mobile phones in the 1970′s, so students in this girls' dormitory often lined up to make calls to friends and family.1yr ⋅ GaGator43 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My grandmother and mom circa 1974. My grandmother took my mother to national parks over the course of a few months, just the two of them.3yr ⋅ mghobby68 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Grandma (far right) and crew of family and friends partying at the Diamond Horseshoe beneath the Paramount Hotel, 40s NYC.1yr ⋅ mananahabit ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My grandfather, probably in the early 70s. I had never seen a picture of him young until I saw this photo.2yr ⋅ depressiontrashbag ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Young woman posing for a studio portrait in Kentucky, wearing a beautiful outfit, early 1900s ✨2yr ⋅ KatyaRomici00 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My grandparents on their wedding day. My grandma was 16 and pregnant with her first child and my grandpa was 19. They met on a boat while immigrating to canada. February 19521yr ⋅ hungarianbird ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Woman uses empty trash can to hold her baby while she crochets in the park, 196910mo ⋅ jellymouthsman ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
1940: Miss Iris Davis, a 19-year old from Clapham, London recovering cats with the aid of a 'lasso' from the debris of bombed house. So far she has rescued 600 feline strays.11mo ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
the oldest photo in my family, taken around 1845 of my 5th great grandparents.1yr ⋅ lajollahc ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Photo taken in a Sears department store on November 22, 19634mo ⋅ Quick_Presentation11 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My Grandparents' marriage (1951, Tripoli, Libya). Today is their 72nd Wedding Anniversary and they are still going strong!1yr ⋅ Djangoinspired ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My grandma and great grandpa at their home in San Francisco circa 1940s1yr ⋅ billyhexum ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Little girl with her toad, at the children's pet show, Venice Beach, California, 1936.1yr ⋅ GaGator43 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Girl leaning against a wall, Autochrome taken by Gustave Gain in France c.19192yr ⋅ littlefairywingz ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Lady and her horse on a snowy day in 1899. (Photograph by Felix Thiollier)2yr ⋅ pumpkinmum ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
my Grandmother at 16 , the Japanese had already invaded Guam and at 14 she was assigned to take care of Japanese Officers.1yr ⋅ Aeutlutian ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Children outside casino while their parents are inside, Las Vegas, NV, 195410mo ⋅ MalibuHulaDuck ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Saw this photo posted here.. noticed I have the photo the grandmother took that day. (Bought at an antique shop years ago in PHX)5yr ⋅ KSD4 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A milkman wearing the new prize-winning uniform, designed to make him more attractive to British housewives (1972)1mo ⋅ jocke75 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My dad passed in January of '22. My mom suffered a heart attack afterwards, which finally led to her passing a few days ago. While devastated, I found this photo of them when they were first married. My dad obviously said something to crack up grandpa.1yr ⋅ pixelatedcrap ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
It's the 1970s... We are getting a new television. The selection is rather extensive.5mo ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
This photo is called “Three Boys Behind Barbed Wire”, taken by Toyo Miyatake in 1944. As a professional photographer and a Japanese-America, he snuck film into the internment camp at Manzanar, California and built a camera out of scrap wood, since cameras were strictly forbidden inside the camps.7mo ⋅ PrudentRendition ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Me posing with my sweet grandmother sixty-four years ago today on the occasion of my fifth birthday, 19581yr ⋅ dittidot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Native woman and child. King Island, Alaska. Photo taken between 1915 and 1925.1yr ⋅ Paul-Belgium ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Continuous Matter of Servitude - Airlines Terminal, Atlanta, GA 1956, 2am EST1yr ⋅ JaeSolomon ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My Grandpa with his first child, 1957. He passed away yesterday, April 26, aged 91.4yr ⋅ Planejet42 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
You all left such lovely comments about my dad in my last post - here he is again in the mid 1960’s. I love his twinkly eyes.1yr ⋅ dullidulli ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
1983: Two elderly women visiting the graves of their dead parents in the Appalachian Mountains sit on the headstones and talk.1yr ⋅ morganmonroe81 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Nolan Morris, poses proudly after he'd been promoted to manager at the 7-11 in Hurst, Texas, 195911mo ⋅ HejdaaNils ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My grandfather in his recliner next to the old wood stove. 1980. He was 86.1yr ⋅ mks113 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The farmer and his cat. After a long day on the farm, they both deserved a nap. Late 1960s.11mo ⋅ Earl_I_Lark ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Three boys strike poses for the camera, Kingston, Jamaica, c. 1974. Photo by Rose Murray.11mo ⋅ FlamingoEvery5528 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My mom and her brother on the day of their 1st communion - New York, 1952 or 19537mo ⋅ 80s_angel ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A woman drinks from a “common cup” attached to a water pump, Chicago, 1899. Note the reactions of the boys behind her.10mo ⋅ MalibuHulaDuck ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Young couple at a club in Mali. Photo by Malick Sidibe Dec. 24, 19631yr ⋅ John-Piece ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
One person’s rationed goods allowance for one week, United Kingdom, 19511yr ⋅ InfamousLeopard383 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Young woman with her bairn in the Gorbals, Glasgow, in 1948. (Image - Bert Hardy).3wk ⋅ Dhorlin ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A Dutch-Indonesian family posing with the Jewish boy they were hiding. The Hague, occupied Netherlands, circa 1942.6mo ⋅ CatPooedInMyShoe ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Young indigenous woman with her baby at a train station, ca 19306mo ⋅ Quick_Presentation11 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
In the days before fast-food, roadside picnics were the highlight of every road trip (pic from 1958 family vacation)2yr ⋅ DiosMioMan63 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Occupants of a sod house in Drenthe, the Netherlands, photographed standing outside in 1936.1yr ⋅ Nikki92i ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Both men and women that came along to the many divorce ranches in Nevada, were referred to as dudes. These two dudes were staying at the Flying ME Ranch in Washoe Valley, during their respective divorces. 1947.1yr ⋅ frosty1965 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
New York, Saturday, April 20, 1912. Charlotte Collyer and her daughter Marjorie Lottie, Titanic survivors2yr ⋅ anamarcorporate ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Phoenix, Arizona, circa 1915. The mother of those children purchased the house for $300, which she earned as a laundress.2mo ⋅ PatTheKVD ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Ladies of the Night, NYC, c. 1983. Photography by Bill Butterworth.1yr ⋅ FlamingoEvery5528 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Just the girl next door listening to her Hi-Fi stereo, 197810mo ⋅ Quick_Presentation11 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Happy Mother’s Day To My Mom, the Original Austin Powers. NYE 197011mo ⋅ johntaylorsbangs ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A photo I took of my Mom when we were on Vacation in the Summer of 1970.1yr ⋅ DistantKarma ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The fate and feet of three Chinese girls - a bare footed slave, a girl with bound feet, and a Christian with unbound feet - ca. early 1900s2yr ⋅ nashamagirl99 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My husband in 1946 -- before I met him. We met in 1954, when I was nine and he was ten. We have been married since 1963, and will celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary later this summer.9mo ⋅ leslieanneperry ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My ridiculously attractive grandparents sitting for a portrait in the early 1940s.6yr ⋅ its_not_appropriate ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My grandma in the 1940’s. She’s 99 years old now and still going strong1yr ⋅ dianasaurus-derp ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My 21-year old at the time Mom, cruising with my Dad in 1958. She turns 85-years young today.2yr ⋅ ThePassedPast ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Slang expressions for getting drunk over the first half of the 20th Century1mo ⋅ xrayhearing ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
A mother with her children, 1,800 years ago. Alexandria, Roman Egypt.3yr ⋅ KosherNazi ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
1979 - Two kids from my high school at a house party. She posted this on Facebook a while back.11mo ⋅ DistantKarma ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Sara Forbes Bonetta, ward and goddaughter of Queen Victoria (1862)3mo ⋅ blonderengel ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Perfectly Poised, Charlottesville, VA, c. 1916. via. Holsinger Studio Portrait Project.3wk ⋅ FlamingoEvery5528 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
1930. My father, age 25. He and my mother were on a sight-seeing trip from Canton, Ohio to Niagara Falls. (I think for their 1-year anniversary.) They stayed overnight at these cabins.1yr ⋅ Logybayer ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My grandma, born 1920, was in her 20s here. She worked as a Rosie the Riveter during WWII!1yr ⋅ exoinsect ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The wedding rings of my GGM, GGGM, GGGGM, and GGGGGM oldest dating back to 1832!4yr ⋅ FriendshipWaffles ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Evolution of the women’s bathing suit from 1875 to 1927 (Photo taken 1927)7mo ⋅ Giaguaro2023 ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
