There’s this phenomenon, known as anemoia, which describes a longing for the past that you were too young to experience. However, there is a way to scratch this itch. Well, kind of.
Vintage black-and-white images have this undeniable charm that can take us on a journey through time, to a period when the internet, touchscreens, and artificial intelligence didn’t exist and television was just starting to enter people’s lives.
They offer us a glimpse into historical events that we would all love to have been a part of, and the Facebook page Old Photos has collected some of the most incredible examples for everyone who is feeling… a little anemoic.
#1 A Stylish Family Outing In 1946
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#2 Net Fix And Chill, 1912
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#3 An Apsaroke Man On Horseback, 1908
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#4 Formal Portraits Rarely Featured Smiles, But They Can Be Found In Photographs Of Daily Life During This Period. South Carolina, 1912
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#5 The Puddle Jumper, 1934
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#6 4 Boys Jamming, 1928,
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#7 Two Girls Pose With Their Snow Fort, 1910
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#8 Motorcycle Female Officers, Los Angeles, 1927
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#9 Two Sisters, Florence And Susie Friermuth Arrested For Moonshining During The Prohibition, 1921
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#10 A Bautiful Married Couple From 1940
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#11 A Happy Family Taking Home Their Book Haul From The Cincinnati Library Bookmobile In 1940
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#12 Three Women In Marshall, Texas, 1899
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#13 A Beautiful Couple In Venice, 1890s
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#14 A Woman Charges Her Electric Car In Her Garage, 1912
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#15 A Woman In Motorcycling Clothing, France, 1905
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#16 Montreal Playgrounds Were On Another Level Back Then, 1950s
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#17 Roller Skating, 1930s
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#18 Two Gentlemen And Their Absolutely Delightful Double-Walking-Stick-Wielding Dog, 1890s
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#19 A Father Helping His Son Feed A Giraffe At London Zoo
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#20 Woman Riding A Very Early Scooter, 1916
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#21 Female Swimmer Posing On The Beach. France, 1925
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#22 Little Big Man From The Netherlands, 1904
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#23 Hong Kong In The 1950s
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#24 Original Photo Of The Discovery Of The Tomb Of Tutankhamun, 1922
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#25 Children Playing On A Cart In Harlem, New York, 1920s
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#26 The Elegance On The Streets Of New York City In 1928
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#27 A Couple Of Victorian Travellers, 1890s
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#28 Postwoman From The 1910s
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#29 A Man Trying The Coca Cola Drink For The First Time, France, 1950
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#30 Little Girl Getting Water At The Farm, Maine, 1942
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#31 Night Fishing In Hawaii, 1948
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#32 Going To The Beach With Style In 1915
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#33 Three Ladies At The Beach, 1895
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#34 Welsh Woman Washing Her Mine-Working Husband, 1931
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#35 New York City After A Snowstorm In 1888
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#36 A Little Boy Getting Examined By A Doctor, 1940
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#37 Miss Perfect Posture Contest Winners At A Chiropractors Convention, 1956
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#38 Two Young Girls Playing With A Doll House, 1850s-1860s
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#39 Photographer Suspended From A Crane Takes Pictures Of The Streets In London, 1929
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#40 Carving The Eye Of Thomas Jefferson, Mount Rushmore, 1936
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#41 A Woman Stands While Riding Her Motorcycle, 1920s
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#42 Old Fashioned Roller Skates Photo, 1910
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#43 Friends Having A Picnic 137 Years Ago!
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#44 Three Sisters Mounting Horses, 1914
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#45 Hershey Factory Workers Individually Wrapping By Hand, 1937
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#46 Take Your Walkman To The Beach In 1923
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#47 Two Young Ladies Driving And Riding In A Lawson’s Motor Wheel Of 1902
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#48 People Of Rural Norway, 1900s
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#49 A Couple In A Model T Ford At Balanced Rock, Colorado, 1920s. (Click To See The Full Image)
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#50 Family Time At The Niagara River, 1890s
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