18 Fascinating Historical Photos that Provide a Glimpse Into the Past

Nathan Johnson Published 05/17/2024 in ftw

Without romanticizing the past more than it deserves, it can be fun now and again to take a walk through the black and white images of our not-too-distant past.

So without doing anything, prepare for a short trip to the year 1905, when things actually weren't together all that different.

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1950s NYC Subway ride
2.
Line to the movies, 1957
3.
Camp of the miners of the North Star and Mountaineer lodes. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875
4.
A woman at an Automat. New York City, 1953.
5.
Family outing at Chicken Bone Beach, the segregated section of Atlantic City’s beach area, New Jersey, 1950s
6.
College students in their dorm room, circa 1910
7.
A wedding in the rural community of Harmony, Putnam County, Georgia, 1941
8.
Crab boil night at Danos’ Roadhouse, Raceland, LA, 1938
9.
Pennsylvania town poses for a picture, 1895
10.
A family in front of their home in Aurora, Utah – 1897
11.
Coal miner’s child using a hole in the door to enter a bedroom ,1938
12.
Car accident (1955 Pontiac) in Fresno, 1960’s.
13.
Couple pose for the camera in their car, 1957
14.
Bar in Raceland, Louisiana 1938
15.
Halloween, Rochester, NY, circa 1912
16.
Pin setter at a bowling alley in Washington, April 1943
17.
Teenagers dressed for a high school dance in the 1920s
18.
Two women working as ice deliverers carry a large block of ice from the back of a wagon using ice tongs, September 1918

1.
1950s NYC Subway ride
2.
Line to the movies, 1957
3.
Camp of the miners of the North Star and Mountaineer lodes. San Juan County, Colorado. 1875
4.
A woman at an Automat. New York City, 1953.
5.
Family outing at Chicken Bone Beach, the segregated section of Atlantic City’s beach area, New Jersey, 1950s
6.
College students in their dorm room, circa 1910
7.
A wedding in the rural community of Harmony, Putnam County, Georgia, 1941
8.
Crab boil night at Danos’ Roadhouse, Raceland, LA, 1938
9.
Pennsylvania town poses for a picture, 1895
10.
A family in front of their home in Aurora, Utah – 1897
11.
Coal miner’s child using a hole in the door to enter a bedroom ,1938
12.
Car accident (1955 Pontiac) in Fresno, 1960’s.
13.
Couple pose for the camera in their car, 1957
14.
Bar in Raceland, Louisiana 1938
15.
Halloween, Rochester, NY, circa 1912
16.
Pin setter at a bowling alley in Washington, April 1943
17.
Teenagers dressed for a high school dance in the 1920s
18.
Two women working as ice deliverers carry a large block of ice from the back of a wagon using ice tongs, September 1918