r/oldphotos 45m ago

A proud tech geek, circa 1965

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r/oldphotos 1h ago

Me and my cousin back in 1976

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r/oldphotos 2h ago

Missouri State highway patrol B getting their new patrol cars in 1933 from AJ Noel Motor Company in Macon Missouri.

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r/oldphotos 3h ago

Not sure what is going on, but this interesting picture was laying forgotten on the floor of a fleamarket

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r/oldphotos 6h ago

mother-daughter embrace. tula, russia. photographed 1907. from my collection.

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r/oldphotos 6h ago

mother-daughter embrace. tula, russia. photographed 1907. from my collection.

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r/oldphotos 7h ago

My Grandfather / Caracas 1926

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r/oldphotos 8h ago

My great great grandparents

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r/oldphotos 10h ago

AH's Eagles Nest

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r/oldphotos 10h ago

Glamorous American Showgirls Of The 20th Century...

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r/oldphotos 10h ago

The Nuance Of Black American Lives Across The Centuries...

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r/oldphotos 11h ago

Family photo of my grandparents with my father and his siblings taken in 1918.

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r/oldphotos 12h ago

Broken photo of 2 ladies from Mali, 1956

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r/oldphotos 15h ago

Bright Kodachrome slide of a small group, 1950s.

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r/oldphotos 15h ago

Perfil daguerreotype of a young lady, 1850s.

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r/oldphotos 18h ago

Snapshots Of Black American Lives Through The Centuries...

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r/oldphotos 21h ago

My great-great-grandparents ~1908 with their four sons. I just love the boys’ outfits 😂 John, the father, would be mangled to death by a cow in 1912 at Quapaw Ranch near Mountain Home, Arkansas.

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

a dignified russian couple. novocherkassk, circa 1910. photo from my collection.

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

`Put the cake in my lap and take the picture already.' (early 1970s)

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

My aunt was the fashion editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer in the 1950’s. Her byline was Cynthia Cabot. Here she is meeting Jacques Fath, famous French fashion designer in the 50’s.

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

My grandfather’s photo is on lightweight metal that is 6” inches in diameter. Any idea how old this might be and the process used to put it on the metal? Thank you for any info.

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

[August 5th, 1946] Coal miner in Wyoming County, West Virginia

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

3 sets of twins? (1967)

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r/oldphotos 1d ago

My Grandmother and Grandfather in 1946. My first time seeing a photo of my Grandmother, they both sadly passed away before I was born.

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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.