Vintage Photos That Will Make You Look Twice
Vintage photos capture everyday moments, but they also contain details that can puzzle us or spark our curiosity.
These images transport us to another era and make us marvel or laugh at what we observe in these unexpected moments.
Below, we can see, for example, the classic horror film actor Boris Karloff with Frankenstein's monster and a gorilla, students wearing paper hats with anti-distraction visors, and even black cats waiting their turn to audition.
Old photos contain wonderful moments that we could hardly see today and a collection of snapshots from a time when life was lived differently, without the advanced technology of today.
Boxing Match
A woman watching a boxing match on the new Emerson Radio Console Television with a 10-inch screen in 1946.
Trike
Trike from the late 1890s, with rudimentary pedals, transmission, and lever steering in 1890.
Hospital Staff
Traverse City State hospital staff or patients wearing protective masks in early 1900s.
Friendship
Shot of a nice moment of friendship between 2 boys.
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon standing on the roof watering the wood during the brentwood-bel air fire, November 1961.
Halloween Customes
Creepy vintage Halloween party costumes.
North Dakota
“My great grandpa was a mail carrier in North Dakota.”
Flatbush
“My dad frank at 15 marking his territory in Flatbush.”
Marylin Monroe
Marilyn Monroe with her co-star Tommy Retting at the premiere of the film The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, on October 11, 1953.
Margaret Gibb
Margaret Gibb receives a kiss from her fiancé, while her twin sister Mary looks on, California, 1940s.
John Lennon
John Lennon attending the Village Halloween Parade in New York in 1980.
Outlet
“I found this picture at a goodwill outlet in Indianapolis.”
Audition
Black cats wait their turn to audition for Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror in 1961.
Distraction-Blocking Visors
Students in the 1900s wearing paper hats with distraction-blocking visors, designed to keep their focus on schoolwork.
Full Customes
Elementary school students board the bus in full costumes in 1981.
Ronald McDonald
The original Ronald McDonald (1963).
Jazz
Musician Bob McNeely plays while his audience goes wild in 1950.
Classic Horror
Actor Boris Karloff at Hollywood's Magic Castle with Frankenstein's monster and a gorilla, 1967.
Dog And Pumpkins
Boy with wire haired terrier and pumpkins.
Dentist
An upset patient after a visit to the dentist.
