13 Photos From Family Archives That Show History at a New Angle

Sometimes people accidentally stumble upon such photos in their family archives that it’s simply impossible to resist the desire to immediately show them to the whole world. We put together a collection of rare photos that don’t just tell about the past, they make us instantly fall in love with it.

“Photo from Tokyo, 1947”

“My great grandfather’s first wife in the 1910s, shortly before she passed away.”

“My parents in the mid to late 60’s. They were married for 51 years before both passed away in 2019 within one month and one day of each other.”

“My 4th Great Grandmother Margaret (Falen) Forret on her 100th birthday, August 26, 1922.”

“My grandmother in 1948.”

• Brows on fleek!! I thought this was a movie star pic at first!! © Devon1970 / Reddit

“I was told to post this photo of my great great grandma here because everyone thinks it’s fake.”

“My glamorous great grandmother lounging ~1940.”

“My nanna’s wedding in 1968, Abram, UK. She managed a home for people with disabilities & invited them to her wedding.”

“My grandma at 16, in 1943. She said she used to go to a photo booth and have a photo taken every time she had her hair done and liked the way it looked.”

“My grandma with me in my swanky panorama pram, 1976.”

“This is a picture of my great grandparents on the night they got engaged. Circa early 1900s I believe.”

“My great-grandparents, unfortunately remembered for being vain and image-obsessed.”

“My grandfather, Al Jr, doesn’t have many nice things to say about his parents. His dad was cold and distant, his mom was always critical about him. When his girlfriend Sandra (my grandmother) got pregnant, they were separated. Sandra gave birth to my mom and gave her up for adoption.

Over 50 years later, my mom found them both. Sandra welcomed us with joy, but Al hid us from his new family for 2 years, being afraid of their judgment. When he finally confessed, his children judged him harshly. Unfortunately, our family drama doesn’t have an entirely happy ending, but as the meme goes... the horrors persist, but so do we.”

“Great-grandmother instead of Granny.”

And here are cool photos that prove the right angle makes a great shot.