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18 Historic Photos That Feel Strangely Modern

Feels like yesterday.

By Sabrina Fernandez

Published 2 months ago in Wow

There’s something fascinating about seeing an old photograph and unexpectedly feeling like it was taken yesterday. These images, though taken way back in the past, carry an essence of a more modern time that bridges the gap between the past and today. 


These photos capture human moments and candid expressions in a way that makes the time in between fade away. What should feel distant instead looks familiar, reminding us that there are many things that don’t really change as much as we imagine. 


Whether it’s because of the clarity of the image, or the mood of, these photographs allow us to look back into history not as something that’s far way, but as something surprisingly relatable and close.

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    Actor Jimmy Stewart before his WWII service, 1930s.

    Actor Jimmy Stewart before his WWII service, 1930s.

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    Schoolchildren after the first polio vaccinations, 1955.

    Schoolchildren after the first polio vaccinations, 1955.

  • 3

    Mark Twain in his garden, 1900.

    Mark Twain in his garden, 1900.

  • 4

    View from the Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, 1864.

    View from the Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, 1864.

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    Children at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1963.

    Children at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1963.

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    American soldier during the Vietnam War, 1960s.

    American soldier during the Vietnam War, 1960s.

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    Central Park in winter in 1933.

    Central Park in winter in 1933.

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    Alfred Hitchcock on the set of The Birds, 1963.

    Alfred Hitchcock on the set of The Birds, 1963.

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    Joan Crawford in 1932.

    Joan Crawford in 1932.

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    Brooklyn Bridge seen from Manhattan in 1904.

    Brooklyn Bridge seen from Manhattan in 1904.

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    Japanese archers in training, in 1860.

    Japanese archers in training, in 1860.

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    A man looking strangely modern in the 1940s.

    A man looking strangely modern in the 1940s.

  • 13

    A store in Gordonton, North Carolina, 1939.

    A store in Gordonton, North Carolina, 1939.

  • 14

    A boy in Baltimore, 1938.

    A boy in Baltimore, 1938.

  • 15

    Elizabeth Taylor on the beach, 1956.

    Elizabeth Taylor on the beach, 1956.

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    Amelia Earhart in the 1930s.

    Amelia Earhart in the 1930s.

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    A migrant family in Blythe, California, 1936.

    A migrant family in Blythe, California, 1936.

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    Newsboy after the Titanic disaster in London, 1912.

    Newsboy after the Titanic disaster in London, 1912.

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