/r/ADifferentEra
A subreddit for photographs of historical figures and other men, women, and children from at least 100 years ago. The earlier, the better.
This is a subreddit for photographs of historical figures and other men, women, and children from at least 100 years ago. The earlier, the better.
The moderator of this subreddit reserves the right to remove all content and any comment at will. However, if anything is removed, a thorough explanation should be provided.
Rules (more to be added):
1) Please provide a description of the submission in the title. Try to include the date of the photo or at least when the person photographed was living/of importance.
2) Photographs must be of people (ideally historical, recognizable figures) from 1913 or earlier.
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NYC early 1900's
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Aftermath of the bombing of Dresden on February 13-15, 1945
18:30 UTC
The FORGOTTEN Mass Extermination
20:14 UTC
Standing in a Forgotten Room Interior Photography of the 1860s [Colorized]
08:47 UTC
Portrait of an American soldier in 1918.
16:54 UTC
A Trip to London South Bank 1964 [Colorized]
11:29 UTC
Marcel Pliat, one of several French nationals who served in the Russian Imperial Army during World War I, and the only black man to serve in the Russian Imperial Air Force. Photograph taken in 1916.
19:37 UTC
[60FPS] New York in 1930s &1940s Colorized
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A Trip to San Francisco, Down Market Street, April 14, 1906 [Colorized & 60FPS]
14:18 UTC
Didn't get to ask who these folks were...
20:25 UTC
Daily life in New York 1946 :)
20:09 UTC
1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece
12:49 UTC
Charles Manson graduating booklet from the dale Carnegie class while well he was serving time in prison McNeil island,1962 [600x600]
08:33 UTC
Mercedes-Benz (Daimler) greeting airplanes flying overhead. (Read more about Mercedes-Benz’s relationship with Hitler and The Third Reich below.)
12:45 UTC
[4k, 60 fps] A Trip Through New York City in 1911
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A Trip Through New York City in 1911 in 4k, colourized
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This is Jack Johnson with his wife Etta Terry Duryea. Johnson, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African-American Heavyweight champion. (Find out more about Johnson’s story in the comments)
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