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When looking at the majority of historical photos, it might seem that the world was black-and-white and all we had were wars and disease.

However, Bored Panda has gone back in time, and dug out some of the most heartwarming and cool images from days gone by.

From a boy receiving a puppy as a present from his grandad, a hospital-bound girl being cured by ducklings, a Victorian couple cracking up as they try and take the 19th century’s equivalent of a selfie, and many others, these vintage photos depicting historical events and regular everyday lives will undoubtedly restore your faith in humanity.

And best of all, these delightful old photos show that despite being from a different era, one thing hasn’t changed over the years - it’s still the little things that matter.

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A Few Seconds Before Happiness, 1955

A Few Seconds Before Happiness, 1955

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awweee. I wish we could have also been able to see "A Few Seconds After Happiness" lol

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A Victorian Couple Trying Not To Laugh While Getting Their Portraits Done, 1890s

A Victorian Couple Trying Not To Laugh While Getting Their Portraits Done, 1890s

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Marine Sergeant Frank Praytor Feeding An Orphaned Kitten. He Adopted The Kitten After The Mother Cat Died During The War.

Marine Sergeant Frank Praytor Feeding An Orphaned Kitten. He Adopted The Kitten After The Mother Cat Died During The War.

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#5

Austrian Boy Receives New Shoes During WWII

Austrian Boy Receives New Shoes During WWII

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

New shoes were a BIG thing during WWII. My grandmother told me how my grandfathers paycheck one time was enough to buy their groceries and some new shoes for my mom. Times were tough VERY tough in those days.

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#7

Brownie Gets The Milk As Blackie Waits His Turn, 1954

Brownie Gets The Milk As Blackie Waits His Turn, 1954

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#8

Harold Whittles Hearing Sound For The First Time, 1974

Harold Whittles Hearing Sound For The First Time, 1974

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#9

Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy, 1956

Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy, 1956

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#10

Happy French Girl And Her Cat, 1959

Happy French Girl And Her Cat, 1959

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#11

The Graves Of A Catholic Woman And Her Protestant Husband, Holland, 1888

The Graves Of A Catholic Woman And Her Protestant Husband, Holland, 1888

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#12

Russian Soldiers Of WWII Sleeping With Puppy

Russian Soldiers Of WWII Sleeping With Puppy

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#13

A Little Girl Holds A Penguin's Flipper As They Walk Together Around The London Zoo, 1937

A Little Girl Holds A Penguin's Flipper As They Walk Together Around The London Zoo, 1937

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#14

Young Carrie Fisher Watching Her Mother Debbie Reynolds Perform On Stage, 1963

Young Carrie Fisher Watching Her Mother Debbie Reynolds Perform On Stage, 1963

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#15

Little Girl And Her Pet Toad At A Pet Show, Venice Beach, California, 1936

Little Girl And Her Pet Toad At A Pet Show, Venice Beach, California, 1936

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#16

Christina Goldsmith Kissing A Weimaraner Puppy From Her Father's Stock Of Weimaraner Hunting Dogs, 1950

Christina Goldsmith Kissing A Weimaraner Puppy From Her Father's Stock Of Weimaraner Hunting Dogs, 1950

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#17

A Hotel Commissionaire Talking To A Small Dachshund Dog In Piccadilly Circus, London, 1938

A Hotel Commissionaire Talking To A Small Dachshund Dog In Piccadilly Circus, London, 1938

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I believe the little dog was trying to get a room as it was the 'inn' thing to do. How suite.

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#19

A Little Girl Having Fun Pretending To Talk On The Telephone, Japan, 1958

A Little Girl Having Fun Pretending To Talk On The Telephone, Japan, 1958

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#20

Soldier Shares A Banana With A Goat During The Battle Of Saipan, Ca. 1944

Soldier Shares A Banana With A Goat During The Battle Of Saipan, Ca. 1944

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Saipan, Ca.-in California? Isn't Saipan in the Pacific? Love the pic, these kind of war photos always renew my hope for humanity.

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#21

Mailman Poses With His Heavy Load Of Christmas Mail And Parcels, Chicago, 1929

Mailman Poses With His Heavy Load Of Christmas Mail And Parcels, Chicago, 1929

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#22

A Little French Girl Gives An American Soldier A Kiss On Valentine’s Day, 1945

A Little French Girl Gives An American Soldier A Kiss On Valentine’s Day, 1945

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#23

A Blind Woman Relaxes At The Local Swimming Pool, Watched Over By Her Guide Dog, 1966

A Blind Woman Relaxes At The Local Swimming Pool, Watched Over By Her Guide Dog, 1966

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#24

Nun Dancing With Children, 1964

Nun Dancing With Children, 1964

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#25

Champion Bloodhound Leo Of Reynalton Being Cuddled By His Little Mistress Dorothy Horder At The Crufts Dog Show In London, 1935

Champion Bloodhound Leo Of Reynalton Being Cuddled By His Little Mistress Dorothy Horder At The Crufts Dog Show In London, 1935

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#26

A Young Woman Lifts Her Feet While Embracing And Kissing A Uniformed Us Soldier At The Train Station, Connecticut, 1945

A Young Woman Lifts Her Feet While Embracing And Kissing A Uniformed Us Soldier At The Train Station, Connecticut, 1945

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how the other couple is happily smiling for them. An emotional moment for everyone involved.

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#28

A Street Musician And A Little Girl

A Street Musician And A Little Girl

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Cherie Rachel
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to have this image up at home to remind me of how great it is to be alive.

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#29

On The Caterpillar, Women's Pub Outing, Clapham, London, 1958

On The Caterpillar, Women's Pub Outing, Clapham, London, 1958

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting that the front photos differ from the last car so much that you wouldn't even think they were on the same ride

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#30

Teenaged Boys Using Blanket To Toss Their Friend, Norma Baker, Into The Air On The Beach, 1948

Teenaged Boys Using Blanket To Toss Their Friend, Norma Baker, Into The Air On The Beach, 1948

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Norma Jean Baker was Marilyn Monroe. So this is the pre-blond Marilyn we're seeing.

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#32

Medic Feeding Baby Birds

Medic Feeding Baby Birds

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#33

A French Boy Introduces Himself To Indian Soldiers Who Had Just Arrived In France To Fight Alongside French And British Forces, Marseilles, 30th September 1914

A French Boy Introduces Himself To Indian Soldiers Who Had Just Arrived In France To Fight Alongside French And British Forces, Marseilles, 30th September 1914

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#34

A Bear Cub Eats A Bowl Of Honey At A Cafe, 1950

A Bear Cub Eats A Bowl Of Honey At A Cafe, 1950

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Shruti Naik
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is wearing a lovely shirt! Some of the fashion back then is still relevant...

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#35

A Soldier Comes Home From War, 1940s

A Soldier Comes Home From War, 1940s

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#36

Queen Elizabeth With Her Much-Loved Corgis Watching The Royal Windsor Horse Show, 1973

Queen Elizabeth With Her Much-Loved Corgis Watching The Royal Windsor Horse Show, 1973

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#37

The Swing And Childhood

The Swing And Childhood

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when you could truly swing on a swing. And you would try to go so high that you'd flip over the other side!!

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#39

Worker In Cosmetic Company Covered With Relics Of Lipstick Kisses To Prove That Dyes In Lipsticks Are Harmless, 1960

Worker In Cosmetic Company Covered With Relics Of Lipstick Kisses To Prove That Dyes In Lipsticks Are Harmless, 1960

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#40

Woman And Dog Jumping Rope, 1940s

Woman And Dog Jumping Rope, 1940s

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#41

An American Soldier At An Advanced Allied Base With His Pet Kangaroo, 1942

An American Soldier At An Advanced Allied Base With His Pet Kangaroo, 1942

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#42

Nuns From The Order Of St. Benedict Make A Splash In The Pacific Ocean While Vacationing At Grayland, 1960

Nuns From The Order Of St. Benedict Make A Splash In The Pacific Ocean While Vacationing At Grayland, 1960

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This sure breaks the stereotype of strict nuns most folks have.... especially from back in the day!

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#43

Gunner Hector Morgan Returning Home, 1945

Gunner Hector Morgan Returning Home, 1945

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#44

Wally Kilminster Enjoys A Foam Bath With His Dog In The Dressing Rooms At Wembley Stadium, 1934

Wally Kilminster Enjoys A Foam Bath With His Dog In The Dressing Rooms At Wembley Stadium, 1934

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#45

An Officer Holds A Cigar With Two Canaries Perched On It, 1918

An Officer Holds A Cigar With Two Canaries Perched On It, 1918

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#46

Circus Baby Yvonne Kruse Is Pushed In Her Pram By 'Kam', One Of Her Mother's Charges, On Their Arrival At Addison Road Station, London, From Their Winter Quarters At Ascot, 1958

Circus Baby Yvonne Kruse Is Pushed In Her Pram By 'Kam', One Of Her Mother's Charges, On Their Arrival At Addison Road Station, London, From Their Winter Quarters At Ascot, 1958

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#47

Nanson Of Netheroyd, A Champion Borzoi, Enjoys Pulling His Young Master Around In A Toy Car,1937

Nanson Of Netheroyd, A Champion Borzoi, Enjoys Pulling His Young Master Around In A Toy Car,1937

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#48

Young Soldier Holding A Little Piggy With Lid In London During WWII

Young Soldier Holding A Little Piggy With Lid In London During WWII

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#49

Ice Bucket Challenge, NYC, 1943

Ice Bucket Challenge, NYC, 1943

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#50

Sledding Down Art Hill After The 1904 World’s Fair Was Over, St Louis, 1904

Sledding Down Art Hill After The 1904 World’s Fair Was Over, St Louis, 1904

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#51

A Couple Enjoys An Old-Fashioned Zipline, 1923

A Couple Enjoys An Old-Fashioned Zipline, 1923

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#52

Children Pictured Decorating A Tree In The 1940s

Children Pictured Decorating A Tree In The 1940s

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#53

Roller Girl Skating With Kids, 1970s

Roller Girl Skating With Kids, 1970s

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#54

The Future 32nd President Of The United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, With His Cousin, 1910

The Future 32nd President Of The United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, With His Cousin, 1910

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#55

A Young Woman Goes Sledding At Buxton In The English Peak District, 1904

A Young Woman Goes Sledding At Buxton In The English Peak District, 1904

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#56

A Woman In A Toweling Bikini Poses In A Funfair Hall Of Mirrors, Circa 1935

A Woman In A Toweling Bikini Poses In A Funfair Hall Of Mirrors, Circa 1935

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This would have been extreme risque for the 30's. So I gotta wonder just why she was wearing a bathing suit in a house of mirrors?

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#57

Man Returns Home From Time In The Navy. Carrying Sister While Brother In Law Shoots Them With A Water Pistol

Man Returns Home From Time In The Navy. Carrying Sister While Brother In Law Shoots Them With A Water Pistol

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#58

A Boy And His New Ball, Netherlands June 1966

A Boy And His New Ball, Netherlands June 1966

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#59

Sai Gon, Vietnam In 1993

Sai Gon, Vietnam In 1993

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#60

Four Pints Today Please, Mr. Milkman (c. 1968, Altrincham, Cheshire, Uk)

Four Pints Today Please, Mr. Milkman (c. 1968, Altrincham, Cheshire, Uk)

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#61

Me, Sitting On The Rail At Niagra Falls In 1956.

Me, Sitting On The Rail At Niagra Falls In 1956.

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#62

Taking His Cousin For A Wheelbarrow Ride 1948 Corley Moor, U.k.

Taking His Cousin For A Wheelbarrow Ride 1948 Corley Moor, U.k.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is my dad, he loved his family and was always kind to everyone. It's not cool to kind to your younger female cousin but he didn't care.

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#63

Christmas '75 Norway

Christmas '75 Norway

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Sitting On An Original Turtle Brought Back From The Galapagos By Darwin

Sitting On An Original Turtle Brought Back From The Galapagos By Darwin

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The turtle was Harriet, who passed away at Steve Irwins zoo, not that long ago, at 168 years old.

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#65

Turkish Women In 1930, Became One Of The First Women To Be Elected For Mayorships

Turkish Women In 1930, Became One Of The First Women To Be Elected For Mayorships

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#66

Guess I Was Meant To Love Home Remodeling And Construction Industry .. Me In 1951 Helping My Dad With New Garage !!

Guess I Was Meant To Love Home Remodeling And Construction Industry .. Me In 1951 Helping My Dad With New Garage !!

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#67

The Best Rocking Horse Ever, Bangladesh,1963

The Best Rocking Horse Ever, Bangladesh,1963

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#68

Having My Picture Taken By A Traveling Photographe With A Horse 1965

Having My Picture Taken By A Traveling Photographe With A Horse 1965

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These were popular in California i think,Because my mom has a picture of her and her brother In this same style from the 1960's and one of my grandma from the 1940's

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#69

Me & Santa, Dayton Ohio 1971 Or 72

Me & Santa, Dayton Ohio 1971 Or 72

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Young Students Celebrating The National Sovereignty And Children's Day In Turkey, April 24, 1970s

Young Students Celebrating The National Sovereignty And Children's Day In Turkey, April 24, 1970s

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1930's England - After A Days Work

1930's England - After A Days Work

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After a hard days work, we have a hard evenings s rowing, such energy.

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#74

Me 1982 , 'communist Pioneer' Uniform Romania

Me 1982 , 'communist Pioneer' Uniform Romania

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#75

Summer Fun In The Sprinkler ..about 1950

Summer Fun In The Sprinkler ..about 1950

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#76

My Nan And Pop Sydney Street Shot 1940's

My Nan And Pop Sydney Street Shot 1940's

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#78

Family Outing To Fantasy Farm 1988

Family Outing To Fantasy Farm 1988

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1960's Rocking Horse (brad Lawrence, Owner)

1960's Rocking Horse (brad Lawrence, Owner)

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Italian-american Teen, Al Amendolare, With His Father's Truck

Italian-american Teen, Al Amendolare, With His Father's Truck

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#82

In 1938, Grandfather (first From Right) And Grandmother(4th From Left) With Their Family. The Smiling Little Girl, Second From Left Is My Mother, Now She Is 80.

In 1938, Grandfather (first From Right) And Grandmother(4th From Left) With Their Family. The Smiling Little Girl, Second From Left Is My Mother, Now She Is 80.

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#83

Sitting On The Lawn Of Our Very First House In Canada, 1956.

Sitting On The Lawn Of Our Very First House In Canada, 1956.

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#84

Yong Couple She Was From Italy He Was Born In The Us. She Is Now 105 Years Old. 1929 Or 1930

Yong Couple She Was From Italy He Was Born In The Us. She Is Now 105 Years Old. 1929 Or 1930

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#85

My Mom And Her Sisters. Christmas In St.albans, W.v. In The '50's.

My Mom And Her Sisters. Christmas In St.albans, W.v. In The '50's.

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#86

Due Amiche

Due Amiche

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#87

1992 Dad Back From Desert Storm

1992 Dad Back From Desert Storm

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My Siblings And I Playing Flag Football In Our Big Front Yard, Circa 1973, Salem, Oregon

My Siblings And I Playing Flag Football In Our Big Front Yard, Circa 1973, Salem, Oregon