We have all at one time or another looked through old albums to appreciate the beauty of the images on paper, or to refresh old moments. Perhaps for some people, digital files may not create as much emotion. Besides, life conditions back then were very different from today; education, work, and technology are just a few things that changed with time. That’s why it might be interesting to observe how our grandparents or our parents looked like at our age and how certain details were around them.
At Now I’ve Seen Everything we compiled some photographs that take us back in time with just a glance. After all, photos can sometimes work like a time machine. Don’t forget to check out the bonus at the end.
1. “My grandmother, age 16 (Mexico)”
2. “My Grandmother at 16 in 1956”
3. “My grandmother when she was 15.”
4. “My Grandmother at 24 in 1934, dancing with my Grandfather.”
5. “My grandmother at 16 years old in 1917”
6. “1945, my 18 year old grandmother Concetta. She was the woman who taught me how to be a sassy, classy woman.”
7. “My grandmother playing piano at her wedding with her brother on violin, 1940.”
8. “My momma and I. Christmas 1968”
9. “My grandfather in 1960”
10. “My grandma at 16. She is turning 80 this year. She makes me laugh every day. I love this woman!”
11. “My 14-year-old grandfather riding his new bike in 1949 Dayton, Ohio.”
12. “My grandmother on her confirmation day in 1941. She is 14 years old in this picture and she made her own dress.”
13. “My handsome grandfather when he was my age (32).”
14. “My grandpa, 23, posing for his football picture at the University of Chicago in 1922.”
15. “My 16 year old grandmother, 1922”
16. “My Grandpa, only 17 years old in Vietnam.”
17. “My grandpa at 19 years old in 1940”
18. “My grandma at age 41. I only hope to look that good when I’m 41! (1963)”
19. “I wore my grandmother’s wedding dress from 1956 for my own wedding in 2019. Fit like a dream.”
20. “My Grandmother on the beach in the late 1940’s compared to me, late 2010’s (both in our early 20s)”
Bonus: “My grandmother Francine and I around the same age.”
What did your grandparents look like? What is your favorite memory of them?
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