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49 Historical Photos That You Probably Haven’t Seen Before
The art of photography has been around for over a century now, but the average image you’ll encounter in your day-to-day life is probably taken on a smartphone within the last year or two. So it can be interesting to explore the world before phones and even the internet and see the past through the actual lenses used at the time.
The “Vintage Photo Booth” Facebook page gathers interesting and historical images from before 1990. So get comfortable for your trip to the past, upvote your favorite pictures, and comment your thoughts and experiences below.
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#1
A Cat Named Buffins, Photographed After Winning The Award For "Most Attractive Expression" At A National Cat Club Contest, In Washington, 1958
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#2
They Are The Carter Family Of Toronto, Ontario In 1936. Louise And John William Carter, Immigrants From Barbados, Went On To Have 9 Children Over A 10 Year Period
The oldest child of this couple George Carter went on to become the first Canadian born Black judge in Canada.
#3
Sigourney Weaver’s High School Yearbook Photo And Quote In 1967. “Please, God, Please, Don’t Let Me Be Normal.”
#4
A Beautiful Family Picture
#5
The International Sweethearts Of Rhythm, The Pioneering All-Girl Jazz-Swing Group, With Bandleader Anna Mae Winburn, 1940s
#6
Aboriginal Boy With Kangaroo Pet, Australia National Geographic | October 1955
#7
"Invisible Dad, Result Of War" By Evaldas Ivanauskas 1926
#8
Marlon Brando, A Cat Lover, Once Declared, “I Live In My Cat's House"
#9
Two Girls Gallop Full Speed On Sheep In Cornwall, England 1969
#10
12-Year-Old Freddie Mercury At St Peter’s Boys School - Panchgani, India, 1958
#11
Ms Nora Washington With Catfish She Caught----With A Cane Pole, No Less----In The Colorado River, Bastrop, Texas 1950's
#12
The Old Cincinnati Library, Before It Was Demolished In 1955
#13
La Policemen Disguise Themselves As Women To Catch A Purse-Snatcher In The 1960s
#14
Audrey Hepburn Photographed By Art Zelin On The Streets Of New York, 1990
#15
Battersea Fun Fair, London, England C.1952
#16
NY Public Library Bookmobile – Bronx, 1950
#17
1940s.....i Would Love To Know What's Going On.....her Joy Is Infectiou
#18
Found This On Another Site ...atlantic City 1939
#19
London Children And Dog..... Approx 1955
#20
Ladies At The Gateways Club In Chelsea, London
#21
Girl Learning Photography And Cinema In Bali, 1934
#22
Fred With Tires From The Body Shop Series, 1984 By Herb Ritts
#23
Delivering Newspapers In Mexico City, 1977, By Frans Stoppelman
#24
A Covey Of Young Nerds Compete For The *national 'Space Invaders' Championship, *hosted By Atari - NYC, 1980
#25
Newly Completed World Trade Centre 1973
#26
A Couple Of Students Hang Out In Their College Dorm Room At The University Of Illinois In 1910
#27
Ida Lupino - Great Dress Of The Times
#28
Bowmont Drive Entrance Of Frank Sinatra’s Home In The 1960s
#29
Marilyn Monroe Attends The Premiere Of The Film "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof", 1955
#30
Coal Miner's Wife And Three Of Their Children. Company House In Pursglove, Scotts Run, West Virginia, September 1938
#31
Kristen M. Shared This Photo From 1978. She Says This Is What Her Life Was Like Having Big Brothers
#32
Girl Talk At The Corner Of East End Avenue And 81st Street, NYC, 1950's
#34
Young Women Sitting At The Bar, Cuba 1950s
#35
The Maryhill Olympics, Glasgow 1980
#36
Polka Dotted Beach Pajamas, Deauville - 1930's
#37
June 1938. "Butter Bean Vines Across The Porch. Negro Quarter In Memphis, Tennessee."
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago
Any city with a "negro quarter" has something seriously wrong with it and it isn't the people being forced to live in that quarter.
#38
Elvis And His Mother Gladys
#39
The Zoot Suit, Ca. 1940s
#40
The Original Ronald Mcdonald Photographed Here In The 1970s. You’re Welcome. Sweet Dreams
#42
Charleston, Sc, Photo By Baldwin Lee, 1984
#43
This High School Girl Has The Jean Jacket And Hair Style That Were Popular In The '70s
#44
Old School Bike Life Family
#45
Daisy Bikini In
#46
Playing Cards In The Back Of A Car. (1950s)
#47
Bunny Yeager · Self-Portrait
#48
Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Journalist Murray Kempton. He Never Learned To Drive
hwatinternation 3 years ago (edited)
I'm not sure why his not learning to drive is relevant to a photo taken of him mid-jump.
#49
Jane Evelyn Atwood: Paris Red Light 1976–1979 Pigalle, Paris, 1978
Stephanie Did It 3 years ago
That does not look like a feminine person. Not judging, just observing.
#50
Here Is A Woman With Three Young Girls, Out For A Stroll, In Manhattan's Madison Square Park In 1905
#51
Before The Parachute
#52
Violinista Con Perro / Violinist With Dog, Ca 1933, Alfonso Sánchez Portela. Spanish (1902 - 1990)
#53
Brando Attends The Funeral Of Black Panther Bobby Hutton, Oakland, 1968
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
Actually Brando made admirable use of his fame by drawing attention to several important civil rights causes.
#54
Diane Arbus, "Woman With Eyeliner", N.y.c., 1964
#55
Woody Guthrie At Mcsorley's Old Ale House In 1943
#56
Photograph By Martin Parr, From His Book Bad Weather, 1982, Kenmare Fair, Kenmare, Ireland
#57
Packaging Olives For A&p (George Skadding. 1949)
#58
Paying By Check
#59
Photo By Louise Dahl-Wolf, 1939
#60
Untitled Taken In Pittsburgh, 1955
sofacushionfort 3 years ago
That’s at 40.41912° N, 79.99571° W if you want to see how it looks today
#61
1962 - Anne Bancroft And Pattyduke In A Still From "The Miracle Worker"
#62
Jackie Kennedy Mannequin, New York, 1961
Thomas Grant 3 years ago
"Yes i am on official mannequin inspector. I require this mannequin for closer inspection and shall be taking it home with me"
#63
Bob Dylan And Suze Rotolo, Greenwich Village, New York City, 1963 / Photo By Don Hunstein
#64
Bar Los Siete Espejos (Bar Of Seven Mirrors), Valparaiso, Chile, 1963
#65
Priscilla Presley With Her Boyfriend Mike Stone In 1975
#66
Walking To Work Along Spring Garden Road. Feb 1960
#67
Angie Dickinson And Director Howard Hawks On The Set Of Rio Bravo (1959)
#68
Country Wedding, Seine Et Marne, France 1960s, Photo By Yves Troispoux
#69
An Interior View Of The Mess Hall Showing Convicts At Dinner In The Ohio State Penitentiary Located In Columbus, Ohio
#70
The Ford Model Line Up, 1966. (Ford Modeling Agency, That Is.)
#71
A Contest On Who Had The Prettiest Legs. Cliftonville, England 1936
#72
Washing Day India, C. 1920’s
Mike Fitzpatrick 3 years ago
I'll wash out my grime and wash in the next door neighbors grime.
#73
1944 - Flirting: A Young Women Flaunts Her Charm While Sipping A Milkshake With Some Teenage Boys
#74
At The Caramel Club, Paris, 1963 (Pierre Parente)
#75
They Always Said To Put A Tiger In Your Tank. Glad They Put Them On The Roof This Time
#77
Masahisa Fukase Yoko 1970’s
Roan The Demon Kitty 3 years ago
The photographer is Masahisa Fukase... the woman in the picture is likely to be his (2nd) wife, Yoko Wanibe. He only ever photographed his wife, including both Yoko and his first wife, Yukiyo Kawakami.
#78
Romance Is In The Air At Scandinavia’s Most Popular Dance Club, Nalen, In Stockholm, 1956. Photo By John Firth
#79
Brando Attends The Funeral Of Black Panther Bobby Hutton, Oakland, 1968
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GrowingThruConcrete 3 years ago
Vintage is officially now anything before 2003, by definition. Something can be considered vintage if it is between 20 and 99 years old, at least in my antique dealing expertise. My head hurts from it and I'm old
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Laura Price 3 years ago
Everyone that's so butthurt about the 70s 80s and '90s being "vintage" just think about being a teenager in the 70s or '80s and rolling your eyes at your mom or dad's 50s and 60s music. They're old 50s car. This stuff is even older than that. To kids now.
GrowingThruConcrete 3 years ago
Vintage is officially now anything before 2003, by definition. Something can be considered vintage if it is between 20 and 99 years old, at least in my antique dealing expertise. My head hurts from it and I'm old
Load More Replies... Laura Price 3 years ago
Everyone that's so butthurt about the 70s 80s and '90s being "vintage" just think about being a teenager in the 70s or '80s and rolling your eyes at your mom or dad's 50s and 60s music. They're old 50s car. This stuff is even older than that. To kids now.
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