29 Historical Photos Of Life 50-100 Years Ago

Featured 12/18/2021 in ftw

Take a trip back in time with this fine collection of fascinating photos from years past.

Some will say that the world has changed a lot in 100 years, and while we can't deny that is that, there is something special about looking at old black and white photos, because you realize, the most important things, haven't changed at all.

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1. "Cairo Mary," Bouncer At Shanghai Reds (5th And Beacon In San Pedro, Ca) Escorts A Customer To The Door. 1953
2. My Kitty, Harlem, NY, 1949
3. Man And His Horse, Ruby. 1940’s
4. "Sits Down Spotted"- Crow Nation, Fort Keogh, Montana, 1881. Photo By L.A. Huffman
5. A Young Woman Posing For A Studio Portrait, Kentucky, Circa 1890-1910
6. Children In A Traditional Minobashi Raincoat Going To A New Year's Event, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, 1956
7. An Elderly Woman Reading A Book With A Cat On Her Lap, 1944
8. Adelaide Springett, Who Was So Ashamed At The State Of Her Boots She Took Them Off, Stand For A Photograph In London, 1901. Photo By Horace Warner
9. Three Young Ladies Posing With A Friend. Circa 1930
10. Four Generations, Circa 1905, Location Unknown
11. A Young Man Demonstrating Against Low Pay For Teachers, Ca. 1930. “I Left School To Earn $21 A Week. My Teacher’s Pay Is $17.78 A Week.” Photo: Paul Thompson
12. Butterfly Boy, New York City, 1949
13. A Casual Portrait Of A Woman Smiling, 1880
14. A Man With His Cat, Early 1900s
15. Little Girl Roaring At A Stuffed Grizzly Bear At The Sportsman's Show In The Chicago Coliseum. Chicago, Illinois, 1967
16. Two Women At A Bar, New York C. 1945. Photo By Weegee
17. Young Dutch Mother With Her Baby In A Wooden Pram. Netherlands, 1929
18. I Went My Whole Life Not Seeing Photos Of My Mexican Family, Until Today. Hope You Enjoy These Photos Of My Family In Nayarit, Mexico, In The Early 1900s As Much As I Do!
19. Creole Woman C. 1860
20. "World’s Largest Log Cabin". Portland, Oregon, USA, 1938. Built In 1905, Burned Down In 1964
21. Teddy Girls In 1955 - Their Subculture Centred Around A Still-Bomb-Damaged London
22. Teenage Sisters Gertrude And Ursula Falke. Germany, 1906
23. Rescuing A Horse That Fell In The Canal. Amsterdam, 1929
24. Kids Protesting The Dst. New York, 1939
25. The Fate And Feet Of Three Chinese Girls - A Bare Footed Slave, A Girl With Bound Feet, And A Christian With Unbound Feet - Ca. Early 1900s
26. Portrait Of A Young Woman From Denmark. Photographed In 1895
27. Mother And Son. Lisdoonvarna, Ireland C. 1890
28. A Photo Of Central Park In NYC During The Great Depression (1933)
29. My Jute Weaver Great-Grandmother And Children (Including My Granny Standing At The Back). Dundee, Scotland 1915

1. "Cairo Mary," Bouncer At Shanghai Reds (5th And Beacon In San Pedro, Ca) Escorts A Customer To The Door. 1953
2. My Kitty, Harlem, NY, 1949
3. Man And His Horse, Ruby. 1940’s
4. "Sits Down Spotted"- Crow Nation, Fort Keogh, Montana, 1881. Photo By L.A. Huffman
5. A Young Woman Posing For A Studio Portrait, Kentucky, Circa 1890-1910
6. Children In A Traditional Minobashi Raincoat Going To A New Year's Event, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, 1956
7. An Elderly Woman Reading A Book With A Cat On Her Lap, 1944
8. Adelaide Springett, Who Was So Ashamed At The State Of Her Boots She Took Them Off, Stand For A Photograph In London, 1901. Photo By Horace Warner
9. Three Young Ladies Posing With A Friend. Circa 1930
10. Four Generations, Circa 1905, Location Unknown
11. A Young Man Demonstrating Against Low Pay For Teachers, Ca. 1930. “I Left School To Earn $21 A Week. My Teacher’s Pay Is $17.78 A Week.” Photo: Paul Thompson
12. Butterfly Boy, New York City, 1949
13. A Casual Portrait Of A Woman Smiling, 1880
14. A Man With His Cat, Early 1900s
15. Little Girl Roaring At A Stuffed Grizzly Bear At The Sportsman's Show In The Chicago Coliseum. Chicago, Illinois, 1967
16. Two Women At A Bar, New York C. 1945. Photo By Weegee
17. Young Dutch Mother With Her Baby In A Wooden Pram. Netherlands, 1929
18. I Went My Whole Life Not Seeing Photos Of My Mexican Family, Until Today. Hope You Enjoy These Photos Of My Family In Nayarit, Mexico, In The Early 1900s As Much As I Do!
19. Creole Woman C. 1860
20. "World’s Largest Log Cabin". Portland, Oregon, USA, 1938. Built In 1905, Burned Down In 1964
21. Teddy Girls In 1955 - Their Subculture Centred Around A Still-Bomb-Damaged London
22. Teenage Sisters Gertrude And Ursula Falke. Germany, 1906
23. Rescuing A Horse That Fell In The Canal. Amsterdam, 1929
24. Kids Protesting The Dst. New York, 1939
25. The Fate And Feet Of Three Chinese Girls - A Bare Footed Slave, A Girl With Bound Feet, And A Christian With Unbound Feet - Ca. Early 1900s
26. Portrait Of A Young Woman From Denmark. Photographed In 1895
27. Mother And Son. Lisdoonvarna, Ireland C. 1890
28. A Photo Of Central Park In NYC During The Great Depression (1933)
29. My Jute Weaver Great-Grandmother And Children (Including My Granny Standing At The Back). Dundee, Scotland 1915