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Hey Pandas, Share Vintage Photos Of Your Grandparents Being Cool!
When we look at our grandparents, it's easy to forget that the old geezers were once young and vibrant like us. In fact, they may have even been cooler. Let's celebrate the earliest of their many years by uploading photos from our grandparents' glory days.
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#1
My Grandmother With Sultan, Her Favorite Lion From Her Troop, In Front Of Her Plane She Flew Just After WW2. 1947
Beatrice Alighieri 8 years ago
I found some information on Reddit, from the OP: "Q) Did she fly during the war? A) Yes. She would fly planes to front line bases to "restock" when they lost planes in battle. For the British armed forces. Q) Why did she have a troop of lions? A)She moved away from England to South Africa after the war and ended up working in a circus as a lion tamer(before the war she'd worked at the London zoo with lions) Q)Are lions used in warfare? A)Not that I'm aware of. Q)Does Sultan like tummy tickles? A)Most definitely yes. She was a very caring trainer and always embraced the idea of forming a relationship with animals rather than trying to bend them to your will."
Lucida 8 years ago
Wow, what an amazing life she lived. And here I'm I sitting – during my best years – on BoredPanda...
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Yezid Puerto 8 years ago
?!?!?!?!?! how fking cool !!!!!! i agree with Friedlander, would be great to know more about,... her favorite lion? her troop? her plane? OMFG i need to know more
Missy Finley 8 years ago
I'm sorry, I'm sure your Grandmother was a lovely woman, but I can't help but be sad for that poor lion with a chain around it's neck...
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#2
My Grandmother. This Picture Was Next To Her Coffin At Her Funeral (Late 60's Or Early 70's)
#3
Grandma Sent Me A Picture Of My Grandpa At My Age To Make Me Feel Like Shit
Luke Oakridge 8 years ago
No, the grandson just probably didn't excersize as much as his grandfather at his age.
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#4
This Photo Always Puts A Smile On My Face. Our 86-Year-Old Grandmother Back In The Day
#5
My Grandmother With Then-Mercury 7 Astronauts John Glenn, Gus Grissom, And Alan Shepherd (September 14th, 1959)
Kate Szymanski 8 years ago
Maybe you should do a paternity test with grandpops...grandma looks very sus the way she's eyeing Glenn.
Kennysheri Hart 8 years ago
Hot grandma with the crew that want's to take her to the moon and back.
#6
My Grandmother On Her Harley In 1926
Final score:
112points
#7
Constance, My Great Grandmother, Living It Up In Brooklyn - 1920's
#8
Ladies And Gentlemen, I Present You You My Grandmother
Wyndmere 8 years ago
That's how she got to be a mother and then a geandmother.
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#9
My Grandma (Top) Was A Badass In WW2 (1940's)
Nancy E 8 years ago
These jobs were left to women, while the men fought . Equality went downhill, when the war ended.
CelSlade 8 years ago
Briefly, yes, but those women told their daughters about the important work they had done in the war. This inspired the equality fights in the 60's and 70's. In the long run, the war had a massive (positive) impact on women's rights. As a simple test: Do you have to ask you father or husband's permission to buy anything? Or to cut your hair? Or to travel anywhere? Never forget how far we've come and the women who brought us here. I only wish all women around the world had the same freedoms we take for granted in the West.
Load More Replies... Pseudo Puppy 8 years ago
Modern western women have a LOT to thank these women for. My absolute respect to these true revolutionaries.
Lady Lazarus 8 years ago
I wish we kept things the way they were during the war. I can't believe all that women were capable of was forgotten after the war ended and shuffled back to kitchens and babies. And your grandmother looks badass in this one!
bananafanah 8 years ago
Yes. You would be surprised at how few people under 21 know when WWII was fought. Or where. They don't learn--they google.
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You Guys Liked The Photo Of My Grandma, So Here's Another One Of Her Posing With Her Corgis (1970's)
#11
A Photo Of Herself That My Grandmother Sent To My Grandfather When He Was Away At War, 1943
#12
My Grandfather And His WW2 Hand Welded Motorcyle Navy Seabees
Ffaelan Condragh 8 years ago
Construimus, Batuimus; "We build. We fight"; "CAN DO"; "The difficult we do now, the impossible takes a little longer"
#13
Grandma Posing On The Car
Final score:
60points
Friedlander Rosenzweig 8 years ago
I wonder if Grandma is still friends with the gal playing peekaboo behind the car?
#14
My Grandpa As Drummer In A 4-Man Band
Final score:
57points
#15
My Grandma Killing The Plaid Game (1942)
#16
With Her “Soulmate” (Not My Grandfather!) In San Diego
Final score:
51points
Wendi Potter Akins (Submission author) 8 years ago
High school sweethearts that married at 18, divorced 2 years later and then at 70 met up again and married again within 3 days.
just a thought ! 8 years ago
Seems like it can be a story line for a book !
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#17
My Grandmother In 1927.
Final score:
47points
Lady Lazarus 8 years ago
I can't even comprehend the level of badassness that went in to this picture!
#18
How Cool Is My Grandfather George
Final score:
46points
#19
He Enlisted Beginning Of November, 1941. Married November 17th, 1941. 3 Weeks Later, We All Know What Happened. This Was Their Only Picture Together Before The War.
Final score:
45points
Ashley Watts (Submission author) 8 years ago
He did survive, thankfully! They had 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. They were married 73 years and they both passed in 2014. He was 94, she was 89.
Mylah Rose 7 years ago
Ok sorry so what do you mean we all know what happened later? As it comes across that it meant he didn't survive, but he did (which is great) sorry for my confusion! This is a lovely story thank you for sharing xx
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Ashley Watts (Submission author) 8 years ago
Thank you all for caring what happened to them! This made my day :) Happy Halloween!
Kennysheri Hart 8 years ago
Thank you for your service fighting for our freedom God bless you family.
#20
My Grandpa Jack In 1945 On The Uss Essex.
Final score:
42points
#21
My Grandfather And Grandmother George And Jennifer Stricker
Final score:
41points
Sable miner 8 years ago
What a fresh timeless couple! I love how old shots show how little has changed. I mean 50 or 69 years flies by really.
#22
Grandma Rosie'ing It Up During Wwii
Final score:
39points
bananafanah 8 years ago
This is the same grandmother as above? Look how nicely she was dressed for machine work.
#23
My Amazing Grandparents On Their Wedding Day Over 50 Years Ago My Nannies Dress Was Beautiful ❤️
Final score:
37points
#24
My Grandma Rachel Looking Good
Final score:
35points
#25
Grandpa On Mexican Border With The National Guard
Final score:
32points
Alia Gail 8 years ago
says the person on their computer most likely without a gun
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My Great-Grandma With Her Older Sister 1917, Poland
Final score:
32points
#27
My Grandparents, Paul And Dorothy, Before He Left For War. He Made It Back To Her.
Final score:
29points
J-Yo (Submission author) 8 years ago
I just googled Teresa Wright....and you're right! :-)
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Grandpa Rocking It On His Bike - 1930's
Final score:
29points
#29
My Nana In Hollywood, Ca In 1959! (#1)hollywood & Vine/(#2)on Liz Taylor's Square
Final score:
28points
#30
Grandma Wore A "Scandal Suit" In 1965
Final score:
27points
#31
Nanny & Pappy Just Playing With Guns
Final score:
25points
#32
Not My Grandma But Great Aunt Gloria & Uncle Laurie....killin' It.
Final score:
25points
Stuart Fleming (Submission author) 8 years ago
Ha... you're right! Photo was taken sometime in the late thirties or forties I guess...Northern Queensland, Australia. Miss them heaps. Thanks for commenting :)
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My Grandpa Driving A Team Of Horses While Collecting Hay.
Final score:
23points
ForThe<3ofFloof (Submission author) 8 years ago
He lost his hand in a farming accident when he was younger. It's an old style prosthetic.
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Bombshell Betty
Final score:
23points
Ambrocious (Submission author) 8 years ago
My granny was a modest beauty. And one of the strongest woman I ever had the pleasure knowing. Definitely miss her.
#35
Great-Grandma Goldie & Her First Husband Tom, Circa 1910
Final score:
20points
Friedlander Rosenzweig 8 years ago
I notice a lot of brides never really smile on pictures from that era. Oh, if I could only read their minds!
adoracat 8 years ago
A lot of it was because of the film. You had to stay still for longer, and it was harder to hold a smile for a length of time.
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My Grandmother Candida Monaco - 1920
Final score:
20points
Friedlander Rosenzweig 8 years ago
She looks like a movie star from the silent screen era. Beautiful lady!
#37
Giuseppe Meneghel And Romana Meneghel, My Grandparents - 1910, São Paulo
Final score:
20points
Friedlander Rosenzweig 8 years ago
Is one of these children your parents. They are absolutely adorable!
#38
Grandparents Smoking And Drinking, Mid 50s
Final score:
19points
#39
Classy Af
Final score:
18points
Friedlander Rosenzweig 8 years ago
Very elegant and beautiful. She reminds me of Deborah Kerr from the classic movie “An Affair to Remember “ with Cary Grant.
#41
My Fun Loving Grandparents In The 60’s
Final score:
15points
#42
My Nana, Florence Recher - Left Home At 14 To Dance - Ended Up On Stage With Sally Rand In The 30s. This Was Taken Around 1928 Or So.
Final score:
15points
#43
Another One Of My Nana, Florence Recher - Taken In The 20s
Final score:
15points
#44
My Grandma On Her Horse
Final score:
14points
#45
That Look! My Grandparents In Love. Somewhere Around 1945.
Final score:
13points
Wyndmere 8 years ago
He showing off his wedding ring. He's so glad to be married to that beautiful babe.
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My Grandpa, A Greaser Before The Cultural Revolution
Final score:
13points
#47
My Grandfather (Center) And Buddies In The Wpa, Ca 1936
Final score:
12points
#48
My Grandmother Playing In The Snow (1962)
Final score:
10points
#49
My Grandparents In A Candid Moment Of Laughter At The Country House In 1938
Final score:
10points
#50
My Dad, Check Out The Spats!
Final score:
10points
#51
My Grandfather Circa. 1950 - Super Suave!
Final score:
10points
Emily (Submission author) 8 years ago
My nanna thought so too - I think she saw him on his motorbike and it was a done deal! :)
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Grandaddy Gov. Carvel Of Delaware
Final score:
9points
#53
Grandpa Doing The Hongi Greeting At A Maori Village In New Zealand
Final score:
9points
#54
My Grandpa In His Office. He Was An Army Chaplain During Wwii.
Final score:
9points
#55
This Is My Grandpa On Military Base Housing With His Oldest Daughter, My Aunt
Final score:
8points
#57
Grandpa I Some Of His Wrestling Team (He's On The Left)
Final score:
7points
#58
My Grandpa Looking Dapper In 1926
Final score:
5points
#59
My Nan And Grandad Just Being The Perfect People They Are In The Late 70s
Final score:
4points
#60
My Grandpa, José Freitas Playing The Violin
Final score:
4points
Clucker Chicken Cluckers (Submission author) 8 years ago
Jose Freitas (my grandpa) was a musician, a devout Catholic, an Azorean immigrant and a very kind man. Rest in Peace
#61
My Very Southern Baptist Non-Drinking Grandparents (The Two On The Right) Circa 1945. I Found This Photo After They Had Both Died.
Final score:
3points
#62
My Great Grandma In Her Confirmation Dress.. I’m Guessing Early 1900s
Final score:
2points
Ragnhild Karlsen (Submission author) 8 years ago
Outside in my garden, her favorite plant is still going strong.. more than one hundred years old now.
Ged Maybury 8 years ago
She is a striking lady. Very strong (she seems to be here) and dazzling beautiful. you are luck to have such a good photo of her. My great Grandfather was Norwegian (my father's mother's father). He emigrated to New Zealand around about 1890 and married an Irish woman. I never met my Grandmother. I have one photo of her. Only one. None of him. We could be related! By the way, I found you via the photos of Carl Stormer [https://www.boredpanda.com/spy-camera-secret-street-photography-carl-stormer-norway/?page_numb=15] Thanks for that comment. Gave the images a lot of context.
#63
My Dzaidzi (Polish For Grandpa) Loved Planes, He Flew Gliders In Ww2 And Was The Sweetest Man You Could Imagine.
Final score:
2points
Arkadiusz Jenczak 4 years ago
It is actualy "Dziadzia", a very diminutive form of "Dziadek" :)
#64
My Great Uncle Glenn Drew Posters For The Army Air Corp In Wwii!
Final score:
1point
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Debragail Decleune 8 years ago
My Great Great grandmother with her horse Dobbin, C. 1860 13254547_1...f2bb0e.jpg 
Debragail Decleune 8 years ago
My Great Great grandmother with her horse Dobbin, C. 1860 13254547_1...f2bb0e.jpg
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