History is often stereotypically presented as a dull subject (though many of you, alongside myself, may disagree vehemently). But what really brings those obscure dates and names to life are photos showing us what people like you and I might have looked like back then, and that’s exactly what the Historical Pictures and Old Memories group on Facebook does.
There’s so much to wonder about as we scroll through these photos. What were these people like? What were their daily joys and their daily challenges like? What might they think of the joys and challenges we face today? If we lived at the same time as they did, do you think you might have been friends?
One recent digital trend that we are lucky to enjoy for some of the photos on this list is digital colorization and restoration, but more on that in a bit.
#1 Nellie Brown, An African-American Cowgirl, C.1880s
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#2 A Native American, Belonging To The Ojibwe People, Spear Fishing In A Lake Somewhere In Minnesota, United States. Photograph Taken In 1908
Image source: Peter Carew
#3 Formal Portraits Rarely Featured Smiles, But They Can Be Found In Photographs Of Daily Life During This Period
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#4 A Young Kiowa (Kiawah) Woman In Native Dress
Image source: Peter Carew
#5 Anne Frank At School
Image source: Peter Carew
#6 Charlie Chaplin Was Ahead Of His Time, 1922. This Is One Of The Earlier Distracted Boyfriend Situations On Film
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#7 Whirling Horse, A Sioux Native American Man. Photographed By Gertrude Käsebier, C.1900
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#8 A Man In Traditional Dress In Kestri, Greece, 1912
Image source: Александр Горелов
#9 Damascus Gate, One Of The Main Gates Of The Old City Of Jerusalem. Ottoman Empire, 1890
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#10 Bell Labs Experimental Video Phone 1960s
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#11 Bruce Lee Teaching His Son, Brandon, Martial Arts At An Early Age. 1960s
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#12 Albert Einstein Posing For A Photograph In Zurich, Switzerland At The Age Of 24 In 1903
Image source: Peter Carew
#13 A Family Plays On A Unique Four Person Homemade Swing In Finland, 1954
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#14 Actress Miss Gabrielle Ray, Circa 1900
Image source: Peter Carew
#15 A Baby Learning How To Walk In A Wicker Frame As Mom Does Laundry. 1910s
Image source: Peter Carew
#16 Star Wars Cast Out Of Costumes: Harrison Ford (Han Solo), David Prowse (Darth Vader), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) And Kenny Baker (R2-D2). 1977
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#17 Ernest Hemingway On The Steps Of His Cuban Estate Finca Vigia, Nuzzling One Of His Beloved Polydactyl Cats; San Francisco De Paula, Circa 1954
Image source: Mikel Lee
#18 Scientists Studying Moon Phases On Models In Preparation For Us Manned Flight To Moon, 1962
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#19 A Young Family In Martin Place, Sydney – Australia, (1950s)
Image source: Peter Carew
#20 4.5 Megabytes Of Data In 62,500 Punched Cards, 1955
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#21 1948 – Scottish Ballerina Moira Shearer Plays Dancer Victoria Page In The Classic Film ‘The Red Shoes’
Image source: Peter Carew
#22 In The Victorian Era, The Woman’s Hair Was Considered An Important Part Of Her Appearance And It Marked Her Status And Her Femininity
Women in that era were often expected to grow their hair to great lengths, and it was common knowledge that a woman’s crowning glory was her hair.
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#23 Participants In The Miss Beautiful Eyes Beauty Pageant, Paris, 1930
Image source: Александр Горелов
#24 A 1936 Drought Refugee From Polk, Missouri, Awaiting The Opening Of Orange Picking Season In Porterville, California
Image source: Peter Carew
#25 A Man Selling Brooms And Baskets. Japan, 1890-1896
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#26 A Group Of Breaker Boys At The Woodward Coal Mines In Kingston, Pennsylvania, Pose For A Photograph. Photograph Taken In C. 1900
Image source: Peter Carew
#27 Lisa Fonssagrives At The Eiffel Tower, 1939
Image source: facebook.com
#28 Digging Graves As A Hobby (1916)
Image source: Александр Горелов
#29 Police Officer, Germany, 1925
Image source: Александр Горелов
#30 Algeria Algeria 🇩🇿 1940_1960 Muslim Couple And European Couple Two Stories Civilization Religion But One Country
Image source: Sissi Sara
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