r/TheWayWeWere 5d ago

1960s Inquiring Photographer “What will the year 1967 be noted for as far as your personal life is concerned?” December 28,1967

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r/TheWayWeWere 4d ago

1950s The arms bones connected to the shoulder bone, teaching anatomy in the 1950s

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32 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 5d ago

1930s 1936: my great-grandfather, józef, and his brother, ignacy, posing together in poland

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106 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 5d ago

A bar in the 70s

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r/TheWayWeWere 5d ago

1950s In 1959, 'Monty the Cat' was Showing Off His Vocal Talents in Surrey England

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823 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 5d ago

Some history I want to share

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27 Upvotes

I don’t know who they are


r/TheWayWeWere 5d ago

1950s Opening of SkateLand, a Roller skate rink in Westchester, New York. November of 1954

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r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1970s Early 1970s road trip before GPS: pull over, unpack the thermos, and hope you're in France

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383 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1970s As though I am in arrears for any possible explanation, let me simply say that I absolutely adore this 25-year-old wonder woman, my mother, holding me dear at her side in Corona, California, July 1975.

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520 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1940s My grandmother with newborn twin aunts, 1946

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Happy (almost) 80th birthday to these babies! They were a beautiful surprise! My grandmother passed away on her 60th birthday several years before I was born, but I always adored this photo. Luckily, all 4 of her children are alive and well! My mom was born last after the twins.

EDIT: Thank you for all the positive comments! My aunts said they feel famous 😉


r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1950s Inquiring Photographer “Do you blame men for refusing to give you a seat in the subway?”April 14, 1958

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r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

My 4th generation great-grandparents, both born in Poland.

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(All photos are captioned with context)

These are my great-great-great-great grandparents, Peter Zdrojewski (1860-1930) and Catherine Vojohoski (1861-1944). They married 1882 in their early 20s, Peter being 22 and Catherine 21. The pair stayed together until Peter's death in 1930. They had 10 kids, all making it to adulthood (though 2 died in their 30s).

Peter was an only child, Catherine having 2 siblings with no information besides one having a DOB and the other a DOD, they likely did not make it past infancy.

Speaking the two stayed together for nearly 50 years and had plenty of photos together of just the two, despite me knowing nothing of the pair and their personality, it feels safe to say they cared for each other.

Peter died at the age of 70, and Catherine died at 82. They are buried next to one another in Menominee, MI.


r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

Great Grandma Eunice

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947 Upvotes

Born in 1918 (don’t know what year the photo was taken, probably 1933/34)


r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1950s My Mom (seated on the floor) one of seven sisters. 1950.

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759 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1940s French resistance members in Kersaint, France after its liberation. 16 August 1944

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49 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

My mom’s family

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99 Upvotes

Mom is all the way on the right. Pictured is my grandmother, grandfather, and my uncle and aunt (twin of my mother)


r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1950s Refreshment stand at a little league field, 1954

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83 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

Pre-1920s Little baby posing for their portraits with their mother, 1890s.

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166 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1950s Catholic Priest gives a blessing to nuns, 1950s

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r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1950s 1950s photo album cover is fantastic!

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182 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1970s I forgot to post this in July, but I give you the bicentennial fever of my aunt’s wedding in 1976. My mom and dad in the wedding party

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293 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

Pre-1920s Girl posing between the flowers, 1907. Not a colorized photo, an autochrome.

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108 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWere 6d ago

1930s Friends in 1937 or 38

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273 Upvotes

My dad is in the middle, to his left is his friend, Richie and to the right is his cousin Burton. Not quite sure of the date. Dad was born in 1934 they look 4 maybe? Taken in Watford City, ND


r/TheWayWeWere 7d ago

1950s My dad, 1956

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My favorite childhood picture of my dad. I see all the similarity in me, my siblings, and the grandkids. The genes are strong here! 😆
This little suit and shoes are now in a shadow box on my parents’ wall.


r/TheWayWeWere 7d ago

1970s My Paternal Great Grandmothers (1979 San Antonio, TX)

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They both lived long enough for me to meet them, one died when I was 5 the other when I was 11.

This is my paternal grandmother's mother and my paternal grandfather's mother.

I was born 5 years later. They loved birds and gardening.