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'Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive' is a free and fun research website devoted to helping people visualize their heritage. It currently has data on 22,927 surnames but the content is interesting to scroll through even if you're not related to any of them.
Whether it's a portrait of a Swedish mail carrier from 1900 or a French woman with a baguette in Paris half a century later, these shots provide vivid insights into how people looked and lived in the past.
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#1
Graduation Day 1939
Rebelliousslug 2 years ago
They look beautiful, and so proud. Who knew graduation photos have been a thing for so long
Tiny Dancer 2 years ago
This is by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983), a renowned, Harlem-based photographer.
MandaPanda 2 years ago (edited)
Thank you! This beautiful portrait (and these wonderful women) deserve more information
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Turanga Leela 2 years ago
I love both of their dresses and the sitting girl's shoes. So pretty!
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Stoney First Nation Member, Guide Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907
Raelene Christie 2 years ago
What a beautiful family, you can almost see their love for each other it's tangible.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
What a gorgeous photograph! There is a common misconception that many of our ancestors didn't smile in photographs and were supposed to be serious and dour when posing, yet joyful photos like this throw that misconception on its heads.
Iva Kazalova 2 years ago
And who named them these Western names? It sounds ridiculous, preposterous and it’s identity genocide
Nofacenocase 2 years ago
WhyT Americans did it all the time. Most African American names are from the slave owner.
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The founder of this archive, Joe Bott, is of German descent. Interestingly, the origins for the name of the project can be traced to his great-great-grandfather who lived during the reign of Frederick III, a German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and June 1888
By paying homage to Fredrick, the author aims to honor his own lineage and provide a venue by which people can tie the living present with the quiet past.
#3
Protesting The High School Dress Code That Banned Slacks For Girls, Brooklyn C.1940
Pheebs 2 years ago
It’s sad that my mom and former stepmom were being suspended from high school in the 70s for wearing pants instead of a skirt or dress.
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Was just thinking, we were fighting this in the 70s...
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turtlessaw 2 years ago
Thank you ladies. I love wearing pants to work. We should be comfortable.
NeitherNor 2 years ago
Those trousers are on point! Especially the middle two could totally fit in with today's street fashions here in Toronto
#4
Loti-Kee-Yah-Tede-The Chief’s Daughter Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico. 1905 Photo By Carl E. Moon
Patricia Murray 2 years ago
1905?? She looks like a modern woman. Her hair cut in layers I love love this picture. She's sooo dang beautiful and wise looking
#5
Beautiful Bride C1930s
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
Dear Troll down-voting all the happy and positive comments on this thread-- Get a bloody life!
Miss Frankfurter 2 years ago
What a dress 😍 what a veil 😍 what flowers 😍! All so very beautiful. The bride is just stunning. Check out the photo background. I think it’s taken in the same studio as the graduation photo. Same palms, same looking back wall and same heart shaped flower arrangement.
Raised in the Fairview section of Camden in Southern New Jersey, Joe Bott is married to Laurie Bott and has four children named Nathan, Jeremy, Matthew, and Andrew.
A husband, father, grandfather, and Manager of Research and Development at Tyson Foods, Inc., the avid photograph collector and mastermind behind 'Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive' began developing the idea for the archive after accumulating thousands of old photos over the past 30 years.
Eventually, Joe decided to transform his hobby into a full-time activity for his retirement and eventually got a few helping hands, too.
#6
Ladies Having Tea In The Scottish Highlands, Circa 1910
Auntriarch 2 years ago
You can't see Magrat because she's indoors making the tea
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Beautiful sepia tone, though I wouldn't mind seeing a colorized version, just to make out the details a bit.
Shoe 2 years ago
I don't expect anyone to believe this but that's the house I've seen in my dreams since I was a little kid. There's also a stone fence in the back. Not even kidding.
C Lawson 2 years ago
I believe you. When I was a child i had dreams of places that I had no way of knowing about, then as an adult I would see those places either in person, in print, or online. I'm sure my mind just connected similarities and replaced the memory of the actual dream with the newer more "real" experience though. It still feels very surreal and bizarre when it happens.
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Garry Cowan 2 years ago
If you where to go back there you'd probably find nothing much has changed
#7
5 Year Old Anne Frank .photographer Her Father Otto
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
I do like how self assured she looks here. The only small comfort about her death is that thanks to her diary, she’ll always live on for as long as we have books. She’ll never be forgotten.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
This is heartbreaking. Her beautiful life and the life of so many other people was just tragically short by genocidal monster.
#8
Settler Family, 1880s
Raelene Christie 2 years ago
As someone who grew up outside the United States I honestly didn't know that there were African American settlers. It would be so interesting to hear their stories.
Christian Golden 2 years ago
Nice pic. Slightly OT, but the bowler was probably the most popular men's hat on the frontier. The stereotypical cowboy hat was more a true vaquero thing.
Rosie Mroczynski 2 years ago
Imagine being a woman having to wear all those clothes out in a remote place--and all white --- even on that little child-.....
#9
Portrait Of Inuit Girl, Nancy Columbia - By Gerhard Sisters - 1904
ERIN W. 2 years ago (edited)
He, the puppy dog, is kinda, alright a lot, cute! 🐶❤️🙂
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One of the team members is Amanda Shertzer who develops the countless codes that govern 'Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive' and ensures accurate and convenient searches for their visitors every time.
The other is copywriter Jeannette Balleza. She writes and edits promotional materials for the website and its related projects. With public relations as her primary focus, she assists in marketing and advertising efforts to both attract support and generate awareness for the site.
#10
Portrait Of A Woman 1932 By James Van Der Zee
A Wild Bean 2 years ago
This is one of those pictures where it feels like the subject is actually looking at you- not in a creepy-horror-story way, but in a connection-with-the-past way
New Everywhere 2 years ago
"Boy have I have some stories for you" - her eyes
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She is stunning. I love how she appears to be looking right at you.
TurquoiseTzarina 2 years ago
(African-American) James Augustus Van Der Zee 1886-1983 known for his portraits of Black New Yorkers. He was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
Her face is breathtaking. Actually, she reminds me a little bit of Zendaya.
Jane Cortez 2 years ago
When I see these historical photos of black people, I always hope that they had good lives.
#11
1880 Fijian Man (Republic Of The Fiji Islands)
Margaret H 2 years ago
They're made from sperm whales' teeth which are split and then polished into shape. They're called wasekaseka.
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#12
This Photograph Was Taken In November 1909. It Shows Three Members Of The Payro Family Being “Photographed” By Their Cat: Edmund, Age 12, Ernest, Age 8, And Cecilia, Age 5
Mario Strada 2 years ago
They had to wait more or less 100 years to finally be able to post this in their instagram.
Alaskatgal 2 years ago
Hmmm looks like cats worked harder back then. Mine barely move from their sunbeam all day! Lol
#13
Rural Mail Carrier In A Winter Uniform, 1900, Sweden
Cindy Lloyd 2 years ago
When I lived in Alaska, I knew one of these mail carriers that worked on the tundra way back in the day. He too had a photo of him in full garb but with his dog team, instead of a studio. Tough old men, I tell ya! Respect man, respect! ❄️🥶🏔️
kf *(edited)* 2 years ago
Sorry so basic, but can you imagine how heavy that was? Like walking around in a yak who is wearing a yak.
Learning about your family history can strengthen your sense of identity. Discovering more about your ancestors, celebrating family traditions, embracing your culture, and understanding where you came from can open your eyes to how beautiful and unique you are, boosting your sense of self-worth and belonging.
#14
1862 Us Union Soldier Cathy Williams. She Had To Pose As A Male To Be Enlisted..she Was Part Of The 38 Regiment,infantry Division And Was Called A Buffalo Soldier
David H 2 years ago (edited)
There were an estimated 400-500women who dressed as men to enlist in the civil war. However this picture is not from 1862 but much later, as she enlisted in the US Army (Post Civil War) in 1866. During the Civil War, after the US Army liberated her plantation, she joined as a civilian "washerwoman", doing the laundry for soldiers at a regular salary. In 1866 she joined the 38th Regiment (with 2 male cousins who covered for her), and in 1868 got sick and was discovered to be a woman and discharged. She later signed up, as a woman to serve as a Army cook with the US Colored Cavalry, which became known as Buffalo soldiers, while doing so as civilian cook and as a woman. The Term Buffalo Soldier did not come around until after the civil war, when the Ute tribe coined the US 9th and 10th US Colored Troop Cavalry troopers that came out west. Also this picture was done after she left the army as part of a photoshoot by a journalist who wrote an article on her
Karen Tyas 2 years ago
Writing the name down to search later, because she must have one amazing story.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Odd. "Buffalo soldier" referred to members of Black regiments, more specifically, the 10th Cavalry. It was a name given by American Indians to blacks who fought in the "Indian Wars"(1866-1891), some of whom claimed it was because they had hair like buffalo (dark and curly). The 38th Infantry was only formed in 1864.
David H 2 years ago
She didnt join the 38th until 1866 after the war. She served with the cavalry after that as a civilian cook, because she had been caught as a woman and discharged. But you are correct the term came around post-civil war, given by the Ute tribe of Utah
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Fierce woman! I would love to have known her. I bet she had some stories.
#15
"Sits Down Spotted"- Crow Nation, Fort Keogh, Montana, 1881
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
That hair though....who knew you could do the swoop AND braids and make it look so good?
Olivia Torgerson 2 years ago
I live in Miles City Montana and Fort Keogh is right outside of my town, what a stunning photo.
#16
Cutting A Sunbeam, England, 1886 By Adam Diston
JoNo 2 years ago
They are more intriguing than the girl! Who are they and why are they there?
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All's Gravy 2 years ago
Huge picturesque landscapes, documentary portraits look to the US. For reportage France, but for whimsy, fantasy weird at this period it's English photography.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
They're for shearing sheep. You can still buy similar ones today, though commercial operations have all moved to electric clippers.
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#17
Walking Her Dogs In The Hyde Park Dog’s Cemetery: The Final Resting Place To 1000+ Victorian-Era Pets Hides Inside The City Park
The Hyde Park pet cemetery (originally the London Hyde Park Dog Cemetery and advertised as The Secret Pet Cemetery of Hyde Park) is a disused burial ground for animals in Hyde Park, London. It was established in 1880 or 1881 in the garden of Victoria Lodge, home of one of the park keepers. The cemetery became popular after the burial of a dog belonging to Sarah Fairbrother, wife of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. Some 1,000 burials were carried out before the cemetery was generally closed in 1903; sporadic burials were carried out thereafter until 1976. Most of the animals are dogs, though some cats, monkeys and birds were also buried. The site is owned by the charity The Royal Parks and not open to the public except as part of occasional tours.
Luna Crow 2 years ago
They know. The whole family is there to pay their respects
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
If I’m not mistaken, the royal family also has a family pet cemetery on the palace grounds that was started by Victoria’s children.
Plus, there's another practical benefit of digging in the archives. Remember when you were filling out a patient history form for your healthcare provider and your mind went blank when it asked if cancer, high blood pressure, or diabetes ran in your family? Well, learning about your ancestors can help you avoid leaving those blank spaces in the future.
#18
"Daughter Of A Cornwall Copper Miner, 5x Bride, Free Australian Immigrant, Resident Of Far North Queensland, Mother Of 3, Laundress Worker, And Short-Term Resident Of New Zealand's North Island. All This In 55 Years Of Life
Jill Rhodry 2 years ago
Well this is quite curious - the image is held in Queensland State Library as: StateLibQld 1 68375 Woman seated in a chair at Cooktown, Queensland, 1880-1890 However, according to Lost Cairns & District FB page, this is Elizabeth Ann Burrows/Plane/Cruize/Liddy/Finn/Branson🤷♀️
Jill Rhodry 2 years ago
Further details uncovered: - https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE289377 with the following info: Elizabeth Plane, nee Burrows came from Woolston, a hamlet near St. Ive in East Cornwall. Elizabethwho was 23 at the time, arrived in Cooktown, Queensland on a ship called the Cheybassa in November 1881. She had her photograph taken by Mr. Woodelton, a Cooktown photographer en route to Cairns, where she was married (for a second time) a month later. Studio portrait of Elizabeth Plane wearing a dress buttoned up the front with a fitted waistline, long sleeves and a high neckline. She is wearing jewellery including a brooch, pendant and earrings.
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Beck 2 years ago
She looks like she just traded a few harsh word with the photographer. And won. I am loving her!
Louisa Johnson 2 years ago
You don't want to upset a Cornish maid, as a Cornish woman with 3 daughters it's a challenge
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Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
She looks so chic. Not what you would imagine a laundress worker to look like.
#19
Navajo Woman Weaving Blanket, Santa Fe, New Mexico Photographer: Christian G. Kaad 1900
#20
Learning To Ride A Bicycle, Circa 1895. (Photo By William Gordon Davis)
Marco Richter 2 years ago (edited)
I wonder how they photographed it with that long exposure time for photos back then. Looks like the two girls on the side are holding the bicycle back so it won't run out of the frame. Also their boots are gorgeous
Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
Long exposure times were no longer the norm by the late 1800s.
Load More Replies... A Wild Bean 2 years ago
Amazing picture.. but the girl on the right looks EXACTLY like someone I know and it's uncanny
#21
Kentucky Pack-Horse Librarians: Appalachian Mountain Riders Deliver Books Through The Works Progress Administration (Wpa) Of The 1930s
Eva Kašu 2 years ago
I read a book about them...well, not very good, but the theme was awesome! (Jojo Moyes - The Giver of Stars)
Heidrance 2 years ago
Another book about them is The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. (Bonus history points for being about Kentucky Blue people.)
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Natalie Whatley 2 years ago
Jojo Moyes wrote a wonderful book about this called “The Giver of Stars”.
Lily Kramer 2 years ago
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was a good read and is also about the pack librarians.
However, getting to know the people who came before us isn't just an essential introduction to our own country, ethnic heritage, and ancestry.
It's also a valuable tool when it comes to understanding the cultural identity of those who are different from us. Just look at these pictures, don't they make you want to learn about other regions, nations and their customs?
#22
Swimmer On The Beach Of Deauville
Tony Ventura 2 years ago
I can tell you precisely when this was It was about 15 seconds before the guy seated on the right caught an elbow in the ribs.
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Jrizzy Jay 2 years ago
its amazing how in this entire thread of old pictures, not one person is even slightly obese
ƒιѕн 2 years ago
Its amazing how fast/processed food and more sedentary lives changes people.
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E Talavera 2 years ago
No one is obese in these pictures because they worked like mules every single day. They didn't have time for anything but work husband and kids
I just work here 2 years ago
Or,,,maybe because their food was real food and companies didn't put in chemicals to addict people and make a profit at the expense of people's health...
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Marlene Ricker 9 months ago
All of the pictures in this batch of photos are of very attractive people. They must have chosen them that way!
#23
Mother And Her Sisters: 1912 The Gaudreau Sisters Of Stanbridge East, Quebec, 1912
Blackheart 2 years ago
This is what happens when families hold out for a boy. I know a guy who wanted a son, but ended up with 7 daughters, each one with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Cathy Lemay 2 years ago
Well they didn't have birth control and even if they had some form of birth control the Catholic Church would have forbidden them to use it.
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Old Roadie 2 years ago
My grandparents also had 7 daughters. Grandpa used to say the devil owed him a debt and paid off in sons-in-law. (≖͞_≖̥)?! Seems he was not fond of some of 'em. lol
Paulina 2 years ago
Their faces & details are so intriguing! I keep thinking, the youngest to me is clearly a doll of the family - carefully dressed and posed to look "just like her mama", tiny beauty queen that excelled at charming quests at parties and sent smiles all around :)) Conversely, third youngest (sitting blonde on the left) seems to me like the type that's just waiting for the picture time to be over. Tired of a stiff dress and fancy ribbons, the moment she's free we'll see her climbing trees or chasing chickens after quickly changing into something more comfortable - probably with story-telling stains and tears :) Her older sister to the top right is probably a bit of a tomboy as well, but old enough to care about books and education. Which in turn might be an influence of the eldest, who looks like she excels in music & reading, and maybe writes her own poetry... So many stories coming to my mind...! I love this picture so much
#24
John Merrick And His Three Daughters, Geneva ,marel, And Martha .1909
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
John Merrick was born into slavery, and became the founder of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Merrick-Moore-Spaulding Real Estate Company, the Mechanics and Farmers Bank, and the Bull City Drug Company. He also owned a string of barbershops, which is where he first made real money. Since Durham, NC didn’t have an embedded white aristocracy at the time, he was able to establish and grow his businesses. The most successful was NC Mutual, which sold $4,986,344.40 of insurance (if that’s 1909 dollars, it would be closer to $150million today) and conducted business in other southern states, growing into the “world’s largest Negro business” of the time, and making Merrick one of the most successful black men of the time as well. He was a great philanthropist, and a lot of his wealth ended up funneled back into the black community. The businesses he started mainly served the black community, not only in their services, but with job opportunities. That meant a chance for many back citizens to become business people instead of farmers or low wage workers, He also started a library in Durham’s back neighborhood, as white libraries wouldn’t lend to black people. so the could have access to a collection of books, that was as good as those in the white libraries, to read for both enrichment and enjoyment.
#25
Hop Pickers On Stilts In Faversham England 1920
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
I used to live near Faversham. Kent isn’t called the Garden of England for nothing!
Debby Keir 2 years ago
Hop harvest was Aug/Sept and whole families used to go and camp in the surrounding fields and work. It was very sociable and many regarded it as their 'holiday'.
Ian Coghlan 2 years ago
Always amazes me that men would wear a jacket, waistcoat and shirt with collar to manual work like this. Not forgetting the obligatory hat. Warm work.
Wonderful 2 years ago
My dad made me stilts like this when I was a kid. Not nearly as tall but I got really good at sorta running in them, he ended up having to make me a second pair that were about 6 inches taller cause I basically destroyed the first pair playing like a psycho.. It was fun. Aww I need to call him. ♥️
#26
Portrait Of Wasco Indian With Decorated Face, Feather And Bead Ornaments. - Wilder - 1903
Luna Crow 2 years ago
Wow, this hits close to home.. i don't think I've ever seen photos of any of the natives who lived in the area I grew up in.. and of course the history they feed white kids is all whitewashed. Now I'm curious to learn more about the Wasco and other tribes who were here long before..
ƒιѕн 2 years ago (edited)
Interestingly they only have Chinook shown on the map. Wasco Wishram are two related Chinook tribes i believe. North_Amer...dcf61c.jpg 
#27
Chimney Sweep Boys In Victorian England.c1880s A Horrible Tale
Imani Nzombe 2 years ago
I have difficulties sometimes explaining to people of my communities that 19th century England/France was not all "let's indulge in wealth from slavery and colonisation"
Kayjunmoon 2 years ago
Like now, the real wealth stays in the hands of the few. Many wealthy families from Victorian times are the same families with the wealth now.
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Troy Parr 2 years ago (edited)
I strongly suspect these kids were cleaned up especially for this photo. Normally they would have been covered in soot and grime to be almost black. It's where the old cockney expression "as black as your hat" comes from. Or, as black as my liver as I tend to say... Edit to add link to an example tale: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaEd6NVbrFQ
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
I feel so bad for these little ones. They had so incredibly difficult lives.
Brandi Delph 2 years ago
Several of them seem to have swollen or puffed out cheeks. Illness? Tobacco? Effects of their job?
Jenny Mason 2 years ago
It looks like their cheeks were padded out to make them seem healthier. Most of these children will have been emaciated and have had very sunken cheeks.
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Another Fashionable Day At Longchamp, France 1911
Barbra E. Nyberg 2 years ago
The young woman in the foreground is wearing "modern" fashion and the ladies in the background dont seem to approve.
Marco Richter 2 years ago
"the youth today. They all dress up like tramps"
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Imani Nzombe 2 years ago
You can still the horse races at Longchamp, would love to show up like that
Shankshaw Redeemer 2 years ago
Are the two ladies to the right (left side of looking at the picture) seated or just short? Or should I say petite to be more "PC"?
#29
A French Woman With Her Baguette And Six Bottles Of Wine, Paris, France, 1945
tuzdayschild 2 years ago
The only way she could be more French is if she was standing on the Eiffel Tower.
that one ace lesbian demigirl 2 years ago
"if i carry a baguette and wine, no one will notice my blood splattered apron," juliette thought, as she walked home to her murdered husband. -Another BPer long ago
Nunya Bus 2 years ago
Talk about not making things like they used to....can you still casually buy a baguette that big these days?
Imani Nzombe 2 years ago
By the look of the apron, she's very probably working for a restaurant/mansion/hotel, picking up errands for bread and wine for the guests
#30
The Pearl Necklace, The 1900s -Frank Eugene,
Pamela Blue 2 years ago
Probably because her corset is tied way too tight! Ladies in those days "swooned" a lot, and it wasn't because they were weak. It was because their organs were displaced and their diaphragms were pushing up their lungs. Most of the time they couldn't breathe properly.
Load More Replies... Wonderful 2 years ago
For some reason this photo makes me think that the necklace is from a wealthy older suitor that she has no interest in but her parents like him cause he has money. So she’s battling within herself if she should just do as she is told or speak up and let her voice drown out the naysayers. She wants her own destiny, not the one that’s thrust at her. Or it’s just a pretty picture 🤷♀️😋
Marlene Ricker 9 months ago
Look at the size of her waist! My waist was bigger than that when I was born!
#31
Washington, D.c., In 1919. Street Lunch Vendor
Marco Richter 2 years ago
in medieval times farmers sold bread and field crops from their carriages on castle squares and town markets. So yeah, they been
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I love this! Never thought about where the lunch truck trade started
Richard Graham 2 years ago
Ford Model T Touring Car. I'm not sure what year, but between 1915 to 1919.
#32
December 1936: "Christmas Dinner In Home Of Earl Pauley Near Smithfield, Iowa. Dinner Consisted Of Potatoes, Cabbage And Pie." Photograph By Russell Lee For The Farm Security Administration
Anne Jones 2 years ago
I suppose the fact they had at least something to eat was no mean feat in those days.
MandaPanda 2 years ago
This is how my grandma grew up. And even after hearing her stories, I still can’t imagine it.
Millicent MacDonald 1 year ago
Probably a little salted pork in the cabbage, for some strange reason this is one of the food combinations that improve the taste of both.
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Maddy Cole 2 years ago
FSA-provided food, publicity pics to show how great it's going to all the world!!
#33
Civil War Veteran Isador Banor, Who Lived To The Age Of 102 In Port Clinton, Ohio. He Was Born In 1811 When Napoleon Ruled Most Of Europe. He Died In 1913 -- Ten Years After The Wright Brothers Flew The First Airplane, And A Year Before The First World War Began
Mistiekim 2 years ago
Wow - I grew up in Port Clinton. It’s pretty cool to see this photo. Never knew about him or his history in my area.
Matthew Cook 2 years ago
I'm from the 419. Holland, actually and it's cool to see something this historic from my neck of the world.
Load More Replies... I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
Oh how I would love to hear the stories some of these people have to tell
Tjoori Vids 2 years ago
My Gran once told me, out of the blue "I was 15 when I saw my first car." and I was like "Whoa" then she carries on "I actually got to ride in one when I was 18. It was very scary!"
#34
Another Fun Teen Slumber Party C1915
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
I'll bet there wasn't a whole bunch of sleeping, bet they cut up all night.
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
Ricki Lake needs to quit tryin to show all that ankle. Scandalous!
#35
A “Pigeon Bus” From Wwi, Served As Collecting Point For Messenger Pigeons From The Front Lines
kf *(edited)* 2 years ago
Nope.War of the Wii. Very low-res FPS back in the day. It had pigeons in it.
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LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
BoredPanda really needs to step up their editing game. If they can spend the time to put a censor bar on the body of a woman in a photograph or censor the word d**k, then they can edit some of their articles. I would rather have quality over quantity.
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1917 In Miles City, Montana, Here Are Three Cowgirls At The Miles City Round-Up. They Are Clyde Lindsay, Mildred Douglas And Ruby Dickey
Olivia Torgerson 2 years ago
I live in Miles City, and as a cowgirl this just makes me happy to know how long people like me have been around!
A Wild Bean 2 years ago
This is the second time on this list that there's a picture of three girls and the one of the right looks like someone I know... I'm starting to think I'm friends with time travelers
#37
Peasant Girls Carry Water From A Sleigh To A Hut,russian Empire (1910s)
Lady of the Mountains 2 years ago
The snow is only a few inches deep, this is Russia. That's probably their april/may or September/October whether, it's plenty bearable to them
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#38
C1900 Victorian Woman Jumping Rope ( Or Levitating )
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Jumping rope. Film back then wouldn’t pick up details like a moving jump rope. I’m amazed she isn’t showing up as a fuzzy picture since she’s actively jumping and couldn’t hold this pose long enough while the film was being exposed.
I just work here 2 years ago (edited)
Jumping rope or levitating...hmmmmm looks like she is just jumping in the air.
Ozymandias73 2 years ago
I'm going to say levitating. I see no rope therefore it does not exist.
#39
1923 Flappers , Lighting Up
Saint Thomas 2 years ago
TIL that "Flappers of the 1920s were young women known for their energetic freedom, embracing a lifestyle viewed by many at the time as outrageous, immoral or downright dangerous. Now considered the first generation of independent American women"
Lovely Luna 2 years ago
Fun fact, term flapper originated from women who would leave their shoes unzipped allowing them to flap around.
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talliloo 2 years ago
not only were the higher hem lines shocking but the fact that light chemise replaced the corset, giving a softer look to the body. add the bobbed hair and stocking and you have all the older ladies clutching their pearls in the belief that the young women of the day were destined to harlots and cause the downfall of america.
Lady of the Mountains 2 years ago
Ah, see how their skirts come to their knees and there is no fringe. Costume companies should take note
#40
Preping For A Meal C1915
talliloo 2 years ago
i'm an old fart now and was raised in a time when there were not the conveniences that are available now such as microwaves, preboxed foods, etc. i look at this pick and think that i had it so much easier that the women of this time and should have never bitched about the work i had to back then. sometimes i think about obscure things that people don't think about as having progressed such as "panyhose and feminine hygiene products". just think about what life will be in terms of mundane activities in another 100 yrs. that its if we survive that long as a species.
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School Girls, 1910s Japan
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Northumbrian Miner At His Evening Meal. 1937, By Bill Brandt
Sturgeon 2 years ago
In late 1936 there was parliamentary pressure growing to make pithead baths compulsory. This photo may have been set up as part of the campaign?
Antablack 2 years ago
Maybe he was very hungry and wanted to eat right away.
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CC 2 years ago
Yeah, this was definitely posed by the photographer - no miner would ever sit at the table in that state (and his wife definitely wouldn't let him!).
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A Window Washer At Work On The Empire State Building Poses During A Brief Break From His Duties. March 24, 1936
Luna Crow 2 years ago
Wow! He doesn't even have a platform, where's all his gear?? This looks like some kind of early urban climber stunt.. is he wearing a tie even?
Sorrows Taylor 2 years ago (edited)
I do the same job in Eastern Europe, same way. Today! Edit: without the tie!
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Randy Volz 2 years ago
I did belt suspension window washing, too, but only on the second through fourth stories. I also did Bosun's Chair window washing on buildings from 8 to 10 stories in height.
#44
A Civil War Camp Near Washington, Dc In 1862
sofacushionfort 2 years ago
Back when you’d pack up the family and take them to war. No need for that in our convenient nuclear era: war can be delivered straight to your home!
#45
I Spy Tall People . House In Normantown West Virginia, Early 1900
August 2 years ago
I know they’re just tall (or have low ceilings) but there’s something eerily terrifying about this lol. Maybe it’s bc I also can’t see their faces well bc of the distance, tho
Shankshaw Redeemer 2 years ago
I was going to comment on the height of all the people on the second floor as well. Dang!!
#46
A Young Girl Examines The Window Display Of A City Shop Selling Fresh Vegetables, 1850
Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
More likely dreaming of the sweet treats that they can't afford
#47
Ozark Mountain Family Featuring A Mother And Her Children In The Doorway Of Their Cabin Home Was Taken In October 1935
Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
Telling her neighbour to mind her own beeswax and to wash her curtains
#48
So Young & So Happy , 1920s
Stephanie M Machado 2 years ago
And in this case in need of some manners...
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A Japanese Student, 1910′s
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Oklahoma Sharecropper And Family Entering California. Stalled On The Desert Near Idaho, Ca. 1937
Christian Golden 2 years ago
This photo was taken by the amazing Dorothea Lange (most famous for "Migrant Mother").
#51
1910 Cozy Cottage - Unidentified Family & Location
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Bus 54 Paris
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Times Square, New Year’s Eve, 1937
Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
Lol can't believe you cannot shorten the name Richard, come on BP
Load More Replies... Richard Graham 2 years ago
I see my Uncle Norman. Ninety-eighth row, 247 from left. You can't miss him. He's wearing a fedora.
Wonderful 2 years ago
Hey cool I know that guy. Isn’t he your uncle or something? Hey can play a mean game of cards. Owes me 5 bucks. Said you’d pay too. Great guy.
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Sorrows Taylor 2 years ago
Where are all the Coca-Cola, Sony, Versace neon signs? That ain't no Times square.....
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Thomas Edison Captured Taking A Nap While On A Camping Trip With President Harding. Licking Creek, Pennsylvania 1921
Lee Henderson 2 years ago
He stole ideas and filed the patents. Watching the History channel shows (The Titans Who Built America, The Foods That Built America), most inventors/creators of that era were ruthless; they had to be or someone else would have claimed the credit and the fame. I am not excusing their actions but we cannot really judge them by our enlightened standards.
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Panda-riffic 2 years ago
Always interesting to see photos of our history. Thank you for sharing!
heather7d@yahoo.com 2 years ago
OK, but why is every single one of these old times people gorgeous? Did they just take care of themselves more? Or are they healthier? Or has humanity just gotten uglier??
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
Hi Heather, if that’s your actual email address as your display name, I’d change it if I were you, especially if there’s any connection to your home address.
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Kim Lorton 2 years ago
Healthier mostly. All the c**p we deal with . They had more fresh air, worked harder, appreciated things more. Most women didn't smear Ll this face cream on their faces or wear a lot of makeup. So skin was better and they were more robust, unless one of the deadlier diseases came through with someone. Measles, dysentery, german measles, small pox, sepsis.
Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
Most of the people who could afford photos back then were wealthier than the general population. There is probably some genetic component since better looking people are often given better opportunities. And they had better food, clothing, hairstyles than the general population. People also used to take great care with appearance and dress. Maybe instagrammers still do. But I work from home. Messy bun and sweats aren't quite as attractive.
Load More Replies... Panda-riffic 2 years ago
Always interesting to see photos of our history. Thank you for sharing!
heather7d@yahoo.com 2 years ago
OK, but why is every single one of these old times people gorgeous? Did they just take care of themselves more? Or are they healthier? Or has humanity just gotten uglier??
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
Hi Heather, if that’s your actual email address as your display name, I’d change it if I were you, especially if there’s any connection to your home address.
Load More Replies... Kim Lorton 2 years ago
Healthier mostly. All the c**p we deal with . They had more fresh air, worked harder, appreciated things more. Most women didn't smear Ll this face cream on their faces or wear a lot of makeup. So skin was better and they were more robust, unless one of the deadlier diseases came through with someone. Measles, dysentery, german measles, small pox, sepsis.
Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
Most of the people who could afford photos back then were wealthier than the general population. There is probably some genetic component since better looking people are often given better opportunities. And they had better food, clothing, hairstyles than the general population. People also used to take great care with appearance and dress. Maybe instagrammers still do. But I work from home. Messy bun and sweats aren't quite as attractive.
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