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When our parents passed away unexpectedly, we inherited thousands of old photos our family had been keeping dating back to 1855! We'd always been interested in history, storytelling, and all the curious, wild, and amazing things that have happened on this earth! We found a love for preserving the past through these old photos, and then trying to capture the unique sense of purpose and meaning peop

le in them had. We're trained in the sciences, mainly, but find most of our weekends spent in "the archives" managing the 100K+ old photos we now have in our collection. We appreciate your being here, and always give us a hello or feel free to introduce yourself in the comments!

Wish we still had ours!
10/31/2024

Wish we still had ours!

How many of these did YOU do?!
08/19/2024

How many of these did YOU do?!

Growing up in the ’50s and ’60s allowed us to experience a different world than our children and grand children get to. We were privy to a special time in life, a carefree time of playing in the mud and not having to worry about anything besides penny candy and winning the next game of jacks. Ye...

Sometimes we don't need much more than a place to sit and a best friend animal.
08/14/2024

Sometimes we don't need much more than a place to sit and a best friend animal.

In 1913 the brothers Bud and Temple Abernathy rode from Oklahoma to New York City on the Indian Motorcycle seen in the p...
08/13/2024

In 1913 the brothers Bud and Temple Abernathy rode from Oklahoma to New York City on the Indian Motorcycle seen in the photo. This was not the Abernathy boys first adventure, however!

In 1909 the two brothers, Louis “Bud” aged nine and Temple five, encountered a host of Old West obstacles, including wolves and wild rivers, when they rode more than 1,000 miles from Oklahoma to Santa Fe and back – ALL ALONE!

The following year (1910) the brothers set their sights on New York City, which they reached after a month of hard riding.

In the summer of 1911, they did the impossible. They rode nearly 4,000 miles, from New York to San Francisco, in only sixty-two days. Once again, the Abernathy Boys had made a historic ride without any adult assistance! These boys were on a mission!

We found one of these beauties at a garage sale last weekend.  Does anyone have any idea what it is worth?!
08/13/2024

We found one of these beauties at a garage sale last weekend. Does anyone have any idea what it is worth?!

If Tinder existed in 1901
08/13/2024

If Tinder existed in 1901

So true!Tag your ride-or-die friends in the comments!
08/13/2024

So true!

Tag your ride-or-die friends in the comments!

A young lady drawing some attention with her styled swimsuit in 1915.  Lol at the guys bottom left ;-)
03/04/2024

A young lady drawing some attention with her styled swimsuit in 1915. Lol at the guys bottom left ;-)

Kids bringing home the tree and mistletoe for Christmas, 1915
03/04/2024

Kids bringing home the tree and mistletoe for Christmas, 1915

Anyone remember what going grocery shopping was like in the 60s?!Hit share to pass on the fun --> Old Timey Herald
03/04/2024

Anyone remember what going grocery shopping was like in the 60s?!

Hit share to pass on the fun --> Old Timey Herald

The first-known photograph of quadruplets!  Taken in the late 1860s.  We'd love to know how they all fared in life!
03/02/2024

The first-known photograph of quadruplets! Taken in the late 1860s. We'd love to know how they all fared in life!

The younger part of a family of 10 near Chillicothe, Ohio in 1936.  Quite the little gang, don't you think?!
03/02/2024

The younger part of a family of 10 near Chillicothe, Ohio in 1936. Quite the little gang, don't you think?!

Did any of your family come through Ellis Island?  We'd always wondered what it looked like there, so we were glad to fi...
03/02/2024

Did any of your family come through Ellis Island? We'd always wondered what it looked like there, so we were glad to find this picture from 1904. Lots of boys!

Filling up the tank at a NYC gas station in the 1920s!  Let's bring those prices back!
02/27/2024

Filling up the tank at a NYC gas station in the 1920s! Let's bring those prices back!

A dairy barn built in 1902 still standing today!  They certainly don't build them like they used to, do they?Old Timey H...
02/27/2024

A dairy barn built in 1902 still standing today! They certainly don't build them like they used to, do they?

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Even the window washers wore suits to work 100 years ago!
02/18/2024

Even the window washers wore suits to work 100 years ago!

Sometimes you get it right 100 years ago, but it just takes another 100 years to catch on! Here's an early electric scoo...
02/18/2024

Sometimes you get it right 100 years ago, but it just takes another 100 years to catch on! Here's an early electric scooter being taken for a spin in 1918 in Chicago!

These four women are seen starting a day's work as part of Roosevelt's 1934 "Packhorse Library Program" that would deliv...
02/18/2024

These four women are seen starting a day's work as part of Roosevelt's 1934 "Packhorse Library Program" that would deliver thousands of books to families deep in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and West Virginia.

We remember hearing stories from our grandparents about when the "book lady" would come by, and they said these were some of the kindest, most persistent women they'd ever met. Thank you for your work ladies!

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