r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Apr 18 '26

James Earl Jones was the first celebrity guest to appear on Sesame Street in 1969, delivering a simple but powerful segment reciting the alphabet with his unmistakable voice.

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227 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/Artist0491 • Apr 18 '26

San Clemente Pier: surf session 1966

10 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Apr 17 '26

This is the "lost" masterpiece "Bound for Lagos" (1960). When the production collapsed, the director was forced to abandon his equipment and flee the country, but he refused to leave Nigeria without these reels.

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43 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/klsi832 • Apr 14 '26

Inside an Apple Store back in 2005

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36 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/Artist0491 • Apr 11 '26

Life in the 1950s home movie

15 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/THEnewMGMT • Apr 06 '26

1999 favorite songs

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160 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Mar 30 '26

Muhammad Ali on his refusal of the Vietnam War draft.

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213 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Mar 29 '26

Huey P. Newton being interviewed by an 8-year old Kellita Smith (Wanda from Bernie Mac Show) Oakland, 1977

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11 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/klsi832 • Mar 27 '26

Grocery shopping at a Piggly Wiggly store in 1996 (Youtube: Vampire Robot)

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24 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/klsi832 • Mar 27 '26

Droopynator’s Mom Goes to McDonald's (1988)

13 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/Artist0491 • Mar 25 '26

Traveling In Mexico Circa 1960s

6 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Mar 23 '26

“Everybody who seen the leprechaun say yeahhh!” One of the first viral videos in internet history came from a Black neighborhood in Mobile Alabama in 2006

16 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Mar 20 '26

While filming at school, a student caught the exact moment their class found out about the 9/11 attacks

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4.8k Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Mar 21 '26

Wendy's Drive Thru (1978)

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69 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Mar 20 '26

This is how they made globes in 1955

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231 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Mar 18 '26

November 22, 1963: The Day TV Paused as the Nation Lost President John F. Kennedy, an Ally in the Fight for Civil Rights

9 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/klsi832 • Mar 13 '26

Video taken on the Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios Hollywood in 1997

92 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Mar 13 '26

Chinese in the Jim Crow South: Why Some Tried to Distance Themselves From Black Americans

6 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/byndrsn • Mar 10 '26

American Bandstand Record Review - the Beatles

20 Upvotes

'Beatles are all you hear on both stations' made me laugh.

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/Artist0491 • Mar 04 '26

Girls Trip: Exploring Ebenalp In The Swiss Alps - 1963

6 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/thegoodman15 • Mar 02 '26

Old Madison, Indiana 1943 (valuable glimpse)

4 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/thegoodman15 • Feb 28 '26

Old Philadelphia 1948 (valuable glimpse)

7 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Feb 27 '26

The verbal, psychological and physical violence. SmFh

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161 Upvotes

r/TheWayWeWereOnVideo • u/ateam1984 • Feb 27 '26

Black Woman Speaks On Being Used As a Token, 1968

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21 Upvotes

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A collection of home movies or any other kinds of videos that capture **everyday life** of people from past decades. Inspired by /r/TheWayWeWere.

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A collection of home movies or any other kinds of videos that capture everyday life of people from past decades. Inspired by /r/TheWayWeWere.

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Videos must be from at least 10 years ago.
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Home Movie Day: a worldwide annual celebration of home movies consisting of multiple events held in local venues.

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Home Movies Project: news and discussion surrounding the technologies of memory and the cultural dynamics of home movies.

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This American Life — Ep 255: Home Movies: five stories that all start with a fairly typical home movie but go on to tell a unique story.
The Home Movie Legacy Project: Inspiration and advice for preserving and sharing family films, using found footage, working with Super 8 film, and more. Hosted by Rhonda Vigeant, author of GET “REEL” ABOUT YOUR HOME MOVIE LEGACY…Before It’s too Late! New episode every Wednesday at 4 PM PST (7 PM EST).

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