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Article created by: Austėja Akavickaitė

With the first photographs being produced over a century ago, the world captured in them looked very different from now. We can feel slightly disconnected from it and imagine we’re looking into a strange reflection of the past instead.

r/OldSchoolCreepy is perhaps a portal into it. People can share their vintage photography on anything from the primitive Halloween costumes of yesteryear, to Victorian-era portraits where something doesn’t feel quite right. Maybe it’s the grainy, black and white prints that provide a certain ghostly quality and make us so uneasy. There's plenty of strange contraptions and gruesome horror imagery too.

Check out Bored Panda’s picks from the page, if you dare...

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#1

Martin Luther King Jr. With His Son, Pulling Up A Burnt Cross From The Front Lawn Of His Atlanta Home, April 1960

Black and white photo of a man and child outside a brick house, illustrating reasons why the past is creepy.

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    Children After Working In The Mine

    Group of grimy, tired children in worn early 20th-century clothing illustrating creepy aspects of the past.

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    #3

    Department Store Wax Mannequins Melting During A Heatwave In 1929

    Two vintage dolls with eerie expressions and distorted postures, illustrating why the past can be creepy.

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    #4

    A Letter From Schizophrenic Patient Emmy Hauck To Her Husband. It Consists Only Phrase “Herzensschatzi Komm” (Darling Please Come) And “Komm Komm Komm” (Come, Come, Come ) Repeated Over And Over

    Faded and overlapping handwritten text on old paper illustrating why the past can be creepy and mysterious.

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    #5

    A Train Shredded After A Boiler Explosion - There's Something About This Image I Find Weirdly Unsettling

    Old train wreck with tangled wires on tracks, illustrating creepy aspects of the past from an online group discussion.

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    #6

    Halloween Costumes From The 1930s

    Group of children wearing eerie vintage animal and character costumes, illustrating why the past is creepy in history.

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    #7

    Oldest Surviving Diving Suit, 18th Century

    Old vintage diving suit hanging in a wooden room filled with ropes and antique maritime equipment, highlighting creepy past artifacts.

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    #8

    Tim Curry On The Set Of 'It' (1990)

    Child in creepy clown costume holding umbrella and smoking, illustrating reasons why the past is creepy shared online.

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    #9

    A Full-Faced Swimming Mask Designed To Protect Women's Skin From The Sun In The 1920s

    Person in a swimming pool wearing a creepy vintage mask, illustrating why the past is creepy shared by an online group.

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    #10

    It Drinks

    Vintage battery operated Picnic Bear toy holding a bottle and cup inside a cardboard box, highlighting creepy past items.

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    #11

    Washing A Crucifix, 1938

    Two women in old clothing cleaning stone steps with a statue, illustrating creepy aspects of the past in a historic setting.

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    #12

    A 16th Century Plague Doctors Mask

    Old creepy plague doctor mask with a long beak displayed in a museum, illustrating why the past is creepy.

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    #13

    A Drunken Man In Top Hat And Tails Clings To A Lamp-Post, London, 1934. Photo By Bill Brandt

    Silhouette of a Victorian-era man leaning against a street lamp in fog, evoking creepy past atmosphere at night.

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    #14

    Photo Of Two Women With Super Long Hair

    Two women with unnaturally long hair and vintage dresses standing on a porch in a creepy historic photo, past eerie vibe

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    #15

    Some Paper Mache Heads From The First World War

    Black and white photo of soldiers behind sandbags, illustrating creepy past scenes shared by an online group.

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    #16

    Human Teeth Found In The Wall Of A Building Formerly Used By A Dentist In The Early 1900s

    Pile of old, discolored teeth scattered on a concrete floor with debris, illustrating creepy past findings.

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    #17

    1952 U.S. Advertisement For Van Camp's Pork & Beans

    Vintage creepy image of a boy with a mischievous smile holding a can of pork and beans, illustrating why the past is creepy.

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    #18

    A Woman In The Wild West Wearing A Bonnet And A Mask Designed To Protect Skin From Sun Damage

    Vintage sepia photo of a person in an eerie old-fashioned costume and mask illustrating creepy past vibes.

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    #19

    Meeting Of The Mickey Mouse Club In The 1930's

    Large vintage theater audience with cartoonish creepy masks, illustrating reasons why the past is creepy in history.

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    #20

    17th Century Metal Mask That Was Used To Restrain Individuals Who Were Considered To Be Insane

    Rusty old iron mask with holes for eyes and mouth, illustrating creepy aspects of the past from an online group.

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    #21

    Humpty Dumpty 1939

    Vintage black and white photo showing a creepy character with a large head and a girl reaching out in a forest setting.

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    #22

    Photograph Of A Victorian Baby Held By Their Mother

    Vintage black and white photo of a child sitting on a veiled figure, evoking creepy vibes related to the past.

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    #23

    The Original Ronald Mcdonald, 1963

    Black and white photo of a creepy clown with exaggerated makeup and a box on his head, evoking eerie past memories.

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    #24

    The Moon From The French 1902 Movie "A Trip To The Moon"

    Black and white vintage image of a creepy moon face with a telescope eye, illustrating creepy aspects of the past.

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    #25

    A Happy Clown From The Early 1900s

    Vintage creepy clown from the past posing with arms outstretched, highlighting eerie aspects of history and the past.

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    #26

    Goldilocks And The Three Bears, 1908

    Vintage black and white photo showing three people in hazmat suits surrounding a young girl in a white dress, illustrating why the past is creepy.

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    #27

    Freezing Off Freckles Procedure In 1930s

    Black and white photo of a person undergoing a creepy medical eye procedure with metal apparatus and restraints.

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    #28

    Glurpo, The World's Only Underwater Clown

    Underwater clown in vintage diving suit, illustrating creepy past scenes shared by an online group about eerie history.

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    #29

    My Grandfather And His Sister

    Vintage black and white photo of two children in old-fashioned clothing, evoking creepy past memories online discussion.

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    #30

    Found This Weird Photo Online. The Title Said That It's From "Page 896 Of The American Florist, A Weekly Journal For The Trade (1885)". Please Make Special Note Of His Feet

    Vintage creepy humanoid frog figure playing violin while seated on a stool, illustrating why the past is creepy.

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    #31

    Behind-The-Scenes Of Teletubbies' In The Late-90s

    Person hugging a creepy vintage Teletubby costume outdoors, highlighting eerie vibes from the past shared by an online group.

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    #32

    Children Salute The American Flag In Front Of The Morgan Hill School (California), 1930s

    Children lined up outside a vintage school building in a black and white photo, capturing the creepy past atmosphere.

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    #33

    Three Girls In Masked Costumes At Halloween Festivities In College Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio In 1929

    Three children wearing creepy vintage masks and costumes outdoors among fallen leaves, illustrating creepy past moments.

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    #34

    He's Probably A Good Boy But Sure Looks Odd

    Vintage black and white photo of a man with a dog, illustrating why the past is creepy through eerie imagery.

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    #35

    1938 - Trays Of Artificial Eyes

    Black and white image of vintage glass eyes in wooden trays, evoking a creepy vibe related to the past.




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