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A little girl looks out of her tenement building window, NYC, 1930s

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"Contrabands", aka escaped slaves, moving their possessions through the Rappahannock River via oxcart. Virginia, USA, 1862.

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"Contrabands", aka escaped slaves, moving their possessions through the Rappahannock River via oxcart. Virginia, USA, 1862. https://ift.tt/2vAZqlH via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/38VfxJi

My grandmother on her wedding day in 1971

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My grandmother on her wedding day in 1971 https://ift.tt/2UhOrYO via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2UhhOuu

Halloween room decorations in Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1910s-20s.

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Halloween room decorations in Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1910s-20s. https://ift.tt/31kVYYj via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2vDLFCR

Statue of David by Michelangelo, encased in bricks to prevent damage from bombs, during world war 2 (455×674)

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#vintage #Statue of David by Michelangelo, encased in bricks to prevent damage from bombs, during world war 2 (455×674) #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2RPse2N

1850 s. Source in comment

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Party at Andy Warhol's Silver Factory at 231 E 47th Street in NYC (8-31-1965). Photo by Fred McDarrah.

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Party at Andy Warhol's Silver Factory at 231 E 47th Street in NYC (8-31-1965). Photo by Fred McDarrah. https://ift.tt/36JBxVZ via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/3b0DXDd

Sabrett Hot Dog Vendor. Upper West Side, NYC (Circa early 1950s) Louis Stettner, photographer.

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Sabrett Hot Dog Vendor. Upper West Side, NYC (Circa early 1950s) Louis Stettner, photographer. https://ift.tt/31e01Ww via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2GIzFlL

Athenians after a tennis match, late 19th century

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Athenians after a tennis match, late 19th century https://ift.tt/2uaKbjd via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2tezjjK

Traditional house architecture of the Musgum people (Chad, 1901) [1060x960]

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#vintage #Traditional house architecture of the Musgum people (Chad, 1901) [1060x960] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/37VbZqB

Lee Harvey Oswald with friends in Minsk, USSR, 1960 [1397x980]

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#vintage #Lee Harvey Oswald with friends in Minsk, USSR, 1960 [1397x980] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2GI2JK9

1902 White House reconstruction discovery of an icehouse originally constructed under Thomas Jefferson. [1040 x 769]

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#vintage #1902 White House reconstruction discovery of an icehouse originally constructed under Thomas Jefferson. [1040 x 769] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/36FzDpz

Woodstock, August 1969. [1655 x 1200 px]

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#vintage #Woodstock, August 1969. [1655 x 1200 px] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/38TAq7K

The entrance to the Sobibor Extermination Camp, Poland. Recent discovered in an album of a deputy commandant of the camp contained 49 pics of the camp. The commandant was axed in the head during the camp uprising, 1942-1943 [760 x 1013]

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#vintage #The entrance to the Sobibor Extermination Camp, Poland. Recent discovered in an album of a deputy commandant of the camp contained 49 pics of the camp. The commandant was axed in the head during the camp uprising, 1942-1943 [760 x 1013] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2vG7xhb

U.S. Army Delta Force special operations soldiers ride on AH-9 "Little Bird" helicopters over Mogadishu, Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent (c. 1993) [874 x 574]

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#vintage #U.S. Army Delta Force special operations soldiers ride on AH-9 "Little Bird" helicopters over Mogadishu, Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent (c. 1993) [874 x 574] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2OdQn0L

A FIAT G. 50 fighter plane in North Africa, c. 1940-1943 [900 x 586]

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#vintage #A FIAT G. 50 fighter plane in North Africa, c. 1940-1943 [900 x 586] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2Ov79sr

Coronation of Wilhelm I as King of Prussia, Königsberg, 18th October 1861, [923 x 1065]

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#vintage #Coronation of Wilhelm I as King of Prussia, Königsberg, 18th October 1861, [923 x 1065] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/38UlzKb

My Gran and Grandad on their 3rd or 4th date in 1931 (she was 20 and he was 25). Taken outside the Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge, Scotland. They were married within a year and had their reception in that hotel, my niece had her wedding in the same hotel last year.

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My Gran and Grandad on their 3rd or 4th date in 1931 (she was 20 and he was 25). Taken outside the Carrbridge Hotel, Carrbridge, Scotland. They were married within a year and had their reception in that hotel, my niece had her wedding in the same hotel last year. https://ift.tt/3b0cHVp via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2GCeG4h

My Mum and Dad on the right in 1976 on the run up to a Scotland vs England football match. He would have been 29 and she was 27. They didn’t have a happy marriage so having this photo with both of them smiling is rare.

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My Mum and Dad on the right in 1976 on the run up to a Scotland vs England football match. He would have been 29 and she was 27. They didn’t have a happy marriage so having this photo with both of them smiling is rare. https://ift.tt/2RM6rJk via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2Ue7za0

Great Grandfather sat outside his butchers shop (c1920)

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Great Grandfather sat outside his butchers shop (c1920) https://ift.tt/36MwDrg via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2S4ksRs

The Book Stall, Inverness Station, Inverness, Scotland 1975.

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The Book Stall, Inverness Station, Inverness, Scotland 1975. https://ift.tt/31c0057 via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/36Fes73

My great great grandfather Captain William Gadsby

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Penn Station, New York, 1941.

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Penn Station, New York, 1941. https://ift.tt/395SLyH via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/38S4qkk

My Grandmother, Auntie and Uncle at Muir-of-Ord, Scotland late 60s/Early 70s. My uncle was a master butcher who worked till the day he died late last year at the age of 78.

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My Grandmother, Auntie and Uncle at Muir-of-Ord, Scotland late 60s/Early 70s. My uncle was a master butcher who worked till the day he died late last year at the age of 78. https://ift.tt/3b0RnPg via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2RGYYek

Ok - here is the previous year. Our Troupe were 'little Bo Peeps' 1967. Here is us tap dancing on massed pallets after the street parade. Grange Over Sands maybe. I am the one just left of centre.

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Ok - here is the previous year. Our Troupe were 'little Bo Peeps' 1967. Here is us tap dancing on massed pallets after the street parade. Grange Over Sands maybe. I am the one just left of centre. https://ift.tt/36MwtQB via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2vCHg3c

Judge Roy Bean, Justice of the Peace, the Law west of the Pecos, the "Jersey Lilly" - and vendor of ice cold beer to thirsty vaqueros. Langtry, Texas, 1904.

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Judge Roy Bean, Justice of the Peace, the Law west of the Pecos, the "Jersey Lilly" - and vendor of ice cold beer to thirsty vaqueros. Langtry, Texas, 1904. https://ift.tt/36JV7l3 via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2RLvbS1

View of the Las Vegas strip in 1965

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View of the Las Vegas strip in 1965 https://ift.tt/2GACXaV via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2UaAFar

My tap dancing class got dragged round all the local summer parades 1968. About one per week for 6 weeks. We had to tramp through the streets with the floats, periodically stop and dance, ending up at a field somewhere. I am the gormless one staring right at the camera.

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My tap dancing class got dragged round all the local summer parades 1968. About one per week for 6 weeks. We had to tramp through the streets with the floats, periodically stop and dance, ending up at a field somewhere. I am the gormless one staring right at the camera. https://ift.tt/2GG8aJL via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2uM71O8

Kangaroo on London street - 1933

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Kangaroo on London street - 1933 https://ift.tt/2S7ioIx via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2uMXq9P

Entrance to Tropical Park in Miami, Florida (1962) Courtesy of the Miami Herald Archives.

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Entrance to Tropical Park in Miami, Florida (1962) Courtesy of the Miami Herald Archives. https://ift.tt/2tTdPcL via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2U8mYsv

Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Countess Sophie Chotek, about to set off on their visit to Saravejo on the 28th June, 1914. They would be assassinated later that day, an event which many believe ‘sparked the fuse’ that started WW1. [800x450]

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#vintage #Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Countess Sophie Chotek, about to set off on their visit to Saravejo on the 28th June, 1914. They would be assassinated later that day, an event which many believe ‘sparked the fuse’ that started WW1. [800x450] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/36DaaNl

U.S. Marines in close combat, Mutter's Ridge, near the DMZ north of Dong Ha, Vietnam, 1968 [1280 x 865]

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#vintage #U.S. Marines in close combat, Mutter's Ridge, near the DMZ north of Dong Ha, Vietnam, 1968 [1280 x 865] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/3aTDUJd

First fire truck in Kyiv. 1913. [1600 x 938]

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#vintage #First fire truck in Kyiv. 1913. [1600 x 938] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/37Fu23N

Charlie Chaplin during the shooting of his first directed full-length film "The Kid" with Jackie Coogan, one of the first child actors in film history. United States, 1921 [680 x 900]

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#vintage #Charlie Chaplin during the shooting of his first directed full-length film "The Kid" with Jackie Coogan, one of the first child actors in film history. United States, 1921 [680 x 900] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2RXvV5c

A Luftwaffe sailor signals aboard a patrol craft on Lake Ladoga, Finland/Soviet Union, 13 August 1942 [5000x3353]

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#vintage #A Luftwaffe sailor signals aboard a patrol craft on Lake Ladoga, Finland/Soviet Union, 13 August 1942 [5000x3353] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2vAfBjl

Robert F. Kennedy meeting with Cesar Chavez in Delano, California, 1968 [2000x1299]

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#vintage #Robert F. Kennedy meeting with Cesar Chavez in Delano, California, 1968 [2000x1299] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/38ODoKG

A US soldier in the Leipzig Monument commemorating the 1813 Battle against Napoleon, in April 1945 [768x503]

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#vintage #A US soldier in the Leipzig Monument commemorating the 1813 Battle against Napoleon, in April 1945 [768x503] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2S2r1nC

Tunisian locals inspect a Tiger I of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504, 1943 [800x508]

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#vintage #Tunisian locals inspect a Tiger I of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504, 1943 [800x508] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2vAQ6OX

Western tourist pays to try on samurai armour, 1890 [425×614]

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#vintage #Western tourist pays to try on samurai armour, 1890 [425×614] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2vAQ3CL

United States Coast Guardsman, Fireman 1st Class, Charles Tyner examines the jagged shrapnel hole in the helmet he wore during Operation Dragoon; the Allied landings in Southern France, 1944. [1100x1400]

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#vintage #United States Coast Guardsman, Fireman 1st Class, Charles Tyner examines the jagged shrapnel hole in the helmet he wore during Operation Dragoon; the Allied landings in Southern France, 1944. [1100x1400] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2GD8nxo

"Girls deliver ice. Heavy work that formerly belonged to men only is being done by girls. The ice girls are delivering ice on a route and their work requires brawn as well as the patriotic ambition to help." (16 Sept. 1918) [3000x2226]

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#vintage #"Girls deliver ice. Heavy work that formerly belonged to men only is being done by girls. The ice girls are delivering ice on a route and their work requires brawn as well as the patriotic ambition to help." (16 Sept. 1918) [3000x2226] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2RCtDJU

These are my great-great-great-grandparents, my great-great-grandparents and my great-grandaunt and -uncle in their best clothes in front of the house i grew up in. Rural Swizerland, ca. 1912

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These are my great-great-great-grandparents, my great-great-grandparents and my great-grandaunt and -uncle in their best clothes in front of the house i grew up in. Rural Swizerland, ca. 1912 https://ift.tt/3aU7C0y via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/316aVgI

Two women idly working, UK, 1890s

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Two women idly working, UK, 1890s https://ift.tt/2RYeYrr via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/3aSRfS7

Bridal party celebrating their wedding during World War II, Brisbane, 1942

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Bridal party celebrating their wedding during World War II, Brisbane, 1942 https://ift.tt/2tS9NkU via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/314Cp6x

German civilians killed by Soviet soldiers (1945, Germany)[800x593]

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#vintage #German civilians killed by Soviet soldiers (1945, Germany)[800x593] #history #HistoryPorn #Bot https://ift.tt/2U7b7Lh

Photo I’ve been restoring of my grandmother (middle) and her friends tea party sometime in the mid to late 30’s.

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Photo I’ve been restoring of my grandmother (middle) and her friends tea party sometime in the mid to late 30’s. https://ift.tt/2u4GECO via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2t7V5FN

The American Red Cross workers collecting victims of the flu in St. Louis, MO [1918 ]

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The American Red Cross workers collecting victims of the flu in St. Louis, MO [1918 ] https://ift.tt/37zOeE6 via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2vzNO2z

My 1st Cousin, 3x removed Estelle Poirier, 15 years old. Doffer at Granite No. 1 mill in Fall River, MA. Laceration of index and middle finger of right hand. Caught in card machine. Injured Dec. 21, 1915 and finger grew stiff and had to have cord cut.

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My 1st Cousin, 3x removed Estelle Poirier, 15 years old. Doffer at Granite No. 1 mill in Fall River, MA. Laceration of index and middle finger of right hand. Caught in card machine. Injured Dec. 21, 1915 and finger grew stiff and had to have cord cut. https://ift.tt/2S3YNsJ via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/313Qlxw

"Killed" photograph of a California produce worker during the Great Depression, clearly not letting circumstances affect his smile. (1930s)

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"Killed" photograph of a California produce worker during the Great Depression, clearly not letting circumstances affect his smile. (1930s) https://ift.tt/37BO3IA via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2GLICep

32nd and Irving, Denver, 1949 and 2020

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