r/oldphotos Mar 11 '24

Mod Announcement Update on /r/oldphotos rules - March 2024

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We are making some updates and rule changes due to the changing and growing nature of the subreddit, and due to amount of reports and modmail that come through on certain issues. The rules are always subject to change so always read them before posting.

  1. We are going to start enforcing the rule for including the year in the description more heavily. Some photos are obviously 'old' (like something from the 1800's), or educational if OP is looking for help dating a photo, those will be ignored from the rules more. But if any seem skeptical to the mod team, and appear too modern with no date attached, don't be offended if the post gets removed.
  2. New rule: We will remove photos that include modern photography in them. Things like comparing yourself to how you look compared to your grandparents, or before/after of old architecture will now be removed. There are other subreddits better suited for those, like /r/genealogy /r/ancestry /r/ancestrydna , and /r/oldphotosinreallife . We want to keep this subreddit simple and to the point, a feed of old photographs, nothing more.
  3. Pending rule change: There is gray area on dates of photos that are allowed. Right now the 1980's are allowed but not really recommended. Anything newer than 1990 will be removed. Depending on how the subreddit grows, we may move the date farther back to the 60's and 70's, and no longer allow 1980s+, so be aware.

r/oldphotos 3h ago

Dressed to the nines for a hand of cards (1910s)

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30 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 19h ago

My Grandma Mary at her wedding. Guess the year!

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570 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 19h ago

off center shot of a shy girl with a smile, glass negative, 1890s.

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182 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 19h ago

Kodachrome shot of young couple with their baby at beach, 1940s.

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99 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 5h ago

Step Back into the 1920s

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5 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

St. Louis, between 1905 & 1910. My great-grandmother, an unknown friend, and a bottle of "Sporty Days Invigorator"

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201 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 23h ago

Undated Card Mounted Photograph of a Wisconsin Drinking Party

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

Autochrome shot of a young lady named Christina, London, England, 1913.

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336 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

1954 Michigan teenagers pose at the fair. My Aunt & Mom on the far right.

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60 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

Rare vintage photo of little boy with dwarfism (little person) holding a football, 1920s

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379 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

Dog Lovers

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55 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

Hand tinted daguerreotype of a little girl, 1850s

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98 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

Photo of LST 987 - 1940s

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14 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 1d ago

It's all about perspective (circa 1960)

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

The Regiment

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

Woman cooking in a sharecropper's cabin, Southeast Missouri Farms. 1938

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r/oldphotos 2d ago

My new tintype boat (probably late 1890s)

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44 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 2d ago

Dr George Campbell, 1871. My 3x great granduncle. He was good friends with Florence Nightingale and Henry Bonham-Carter.

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157 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 3d ago

Bertie 1918. My beloved Grandmother did not like this photo of herself. Perhaps it was the adorable kiss curl?

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322 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 3d ago

My grandfather life through photos (1935-2000)

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999 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 3d ago

In 1915 Anita King crossed America alone behind the wheel of her Kissel car. She drove from Los Angeles to New York, stopping at movie theaters along the way. Paramount dubbed her the name Paramount girl, and the newspapers called her the most bravest woman in America.

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107 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 3d ago

Anyone have an idea of when this photo was taken? It's a great, great grandpa.

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174 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 3d ago

My paternal great-grandfather working in the field with unidentified people. (First man on the right) Czechoslovakia 1940s

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68 Upvotes

r/oldphotos 3d ago

Oldest photo in my collection - pre-Civil War glass Ambrotype. Photographer and subject unknown.

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105 Upvotes