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87 Historic Photos That Show People Had More Class In The Past
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Regardless of when you think "the good old days" actually were, many of us harbor a special respect for the past. These photos show people that had an appreciation for style, taste and class that seems to be harder to find these days.
If you have a photo showing what class looked like in "the good old days," we'd love to see it! Please add it to us or let us know about your favorite time period in the comments.
(h/t: designyoutrust)
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A Young Harrison Ford
American Actor Paul Newman During A Trip On A Water Taxi In Venice (1963)
A Man In A Suit And Sunglasses Rides A Skateboard Down A Hill Path In Central Park, New York (1965)
Clint Eastwood Walking In Rome (1960s)
Muhammad Ali
Caroline Kennedy Walks In Front Of Her Father, President Of United States, While He Carries Her Doll (1963)
Cary Grant Stops In London On His Way Home To Bristol To Visit His Mother (1946)
Sigourney Weaver Dressed As A Man, Los Angeles (1983)
Actress Brigitte Bardot Watching Pablo Picasso At Work In His Studio In Vallauris (1956)
A Stylish Couple In The Rain
Pattie Boyd poses in a Mary Quant fashion shoot with actor Tom Courtenay (Dr. Zhivago, Billy Liar e.g.) Distributor : Puritan Fashions (US). Published in the March 1966 issue of Seventeen Magazine under ‘Our Girl In London’. Photographer: John Cowan
A Young Kevin Spacey (1980s)
Clint Eastwood With Actresses Olive Stargess And Dani Crayne In San Francisco (1954)
A Life Guard, Brighton Beach, New York (Between 1901 And 1906)
Elspeth Beard, First Englishwoman To Ride A Motorbike Around The World (1980s)
Sophia Loren, Italian Film Actress, Who Won An Oscar, Grammy, And Golden Globe Awards
1950s Greasers
English Film Actor Michael Caine At Home With His Mother And Brother (1964)
The Queen Elizabeth II And The Duke Of Edinburgh Watching Competitors At The Badminton Horse Trials (1968)
Frank Sinatra Steps Out Of A Helicopter (1964)
He's the only person I've ever seen exit a helicopter who didn't duck as if they were going to be decapitated.
Albert Einstein Smoking A Pipe (1940)
British Actress Diana Rigg, Also Known As Olenna Tyrell From Game Of Thrones (1967)
First Actual Photo Session Of The Beatles In Hamburg (1960)
5 instead of 4, suppose Pete Best in on the left, but who is on the right?
Couple On Michigan Avenue, Chicago (1975)
Alice Denham And Her Royal Hh Typewriter In (1957)
Looks like a cross between what Marylyn Monroe should look like and Maria Calas. What a beauty!
Actors Dean Martin And Angie Dickinson on the set of Rio Bravo (1959)
Paul McCartney Of The Beatles And Mick Jagger Of The Rolling Stones Sit Opposite Each Other On A Train At Euston Station (1967)
Children In Ballroom Dancing Class (1945)
Skater Girl
Or instead of "skater girl", refer to this photo by the girl's name: Ellen O Neal. Being (one of) greatest female skateboarders in the 70's she deserves a bit more cred than just anonymous "skater girl", don't you think?
Teen Fashion In 1950s
Singer David Bowie Sharing A Cigarette With Actress Elizabeth Taylor In Beverly Hills (1975)
First U.S. Debutante Ball Held At Versailles Palace (1958)
Debutante's were young women who were presented to the Queen, so how can America have debutantes?
David Bowie Was Arrested In A Hotel Suite After Performance In Rochester (1976)
Audrey Hepburn And George Peppard Filming Breakfast At Tiffany’s In New York, 1960.
Teenage Couple On Hudson Street, New York (1963)
Elton John At His Piano Bar Aboard His Private Jet (1974)
Jimi Hendrix At Monterey Pop Festival (1967)
