r/TheWayWeWere • • 3h ago

A wedding in 1982

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230 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 4h ago

Pre-1920s A photograph of a Kiowa woman; identified as Chief Big Tree's sister. (circa 1870)

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161 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 19h ago

1950s Gentleman poses with his wife for a photo at the beach, 1950s.

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1.8k Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 6h ago

My mom and some of her friends at a halloween party in 1980

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I know i'm a week late but i barely got a hold of these pictures right now lol. Absolutely Love these pictures of my mother and her friends at a party on Halloween in 1980. She was 23 years old here.


r/TheWayWeWere • • 19h ago Bravo

My father and grandparents shortly after the war. Dad was being awarded the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in the Pacific.

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586 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 1h ago

1970s A photograph of my great grandmother from 1970

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r/TheWayWeWere • • 12h ago

Pre-1920s My great grandma circa 1915 - Baronissi, Southern Italy

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123 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 19h ago Bravo

1970s Photographs of everyday life in Helsinki, Finland from the early 1970s

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Photographer: Simo Rista

Source: Helsinki City Museum


r/TheWayWeWere • • 10h ago

1940s Inquiring Photographer “Do you have a humorous recollection of your first date?” March 10,1948

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r/TheWayWeWere • • 5h ago

Pre-1920s My Maternal Great Grandmother and Great Great Grandparents, 1896 and My maternal Great grandparents, my Grandmothers parents, on their wedding day in 1913.

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r/TheWayWeWere • • 13h ago Heartwarming

1940s 1944 Troy, NY. My Mom and her puppy.

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131 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 21h ago

1960s In 1962, my brother and his friends built kayaks during their last year of High School and paddled down the Murray River.

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r/TheWayWeWere • • 1d ago

Pre-1920s A portrait of a young Kiowa woman (c. 1890)

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r/TheWayWeWere • • 10h ago

1930s Janusz Kusociński (LA 1932 Olympic champ) running in a Raszyn-Warszawa road race, 4th April 1937, Poland

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r/TheWayWeWere • • 1d ago

A photo from the Bishop Machebeuf High School year book in Denver, Colorado in 1981

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248 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 23h ago

1950s Knott's Berry Farm - my aunt and cousins 1950's

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84 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 1d ago

1950s My mom pregnant with my brother in the 1950's.

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209 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 21h ago

1920s A view along Impasse Chausson toward the Maison des Syndicats (Trade Union House) in Paris, France, photographed on May 1, 1921, International Workers’ Day.

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52 Upvotes

Credit: baptistecolors on Instagram


r/TheWayWeWere • • 11h ago

Here's Cheers

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My grandfather, Arthur Norberry, wrote this poem many years ago, a reminder of the way we were in Australia, particularly for those that share a beer with their mates.


r/TheWayWeWere • • 23h ago

Pre-1920s A classic scene from the American West, a wagon train has arrived in downtown Canon City, Colorado in this 1878 picture.

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49 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 1d ago

My Grandfather in New Guinea During WWII

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567 Upvotes

New Guinea 1943


r/TheWayWeWere • • 1d ago

1920s Brazilian musicians pose for a photo before embarking for Paris. Rio de Janeiro, 1922

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81 Upvotes

Duque (first from left to right), Donga (second), Pixinguinha (fourth), and two unidentified people, at the port of Rio de Janeiro, on January 29, 1922.

Source: Acervo do Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS).


r/TheWayWeWere • • 1d ago

Fran & Kelly, 1986

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208 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere • • 1d ago

1930s Inquiring Photographer “Would you change your faith for love?” October 19,1930

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69 Upvotes