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Vintage photos of the people & places from the past by popular category.
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Vintage Photos

Take a walk back through time and connect with your memories from the past with vintage photos categorized by topic. In addition to grouping photos by biography and last name, topics categorize and sort photos based on subject. Taken as a whole, these photos portray a snapshot of particular places and experiences in time.

Topics include popular subjects such as fashion, entertainment, locations - including states and countries, forms of transportation, time periods broken down by decade, military forces, wars & conflicts and more.

All photos added to AncientFaces can be tagged with topics. Registered members can add up to 3 topics per photo.
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Visual History of Voting in the United States

Most Americans have their first voting experience in school - class president, vice-president, and other officers are chosen every year. So begins their foray into democracy. In the beginning of...

Before Child Labor Laws - When Every Boy And Girl Had A Job

You may be surprised to know that until the Great Depression, children were an important part of the work economy in the United States. In textile mills (where their small size was an asset), in...

The Suffering Suffragettes - When Women Couldn’t Vote

"Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less." - Susan B. Anthony Throughout the late 1800's and the early 1900's, women all over the world lobbied for their rights....

Does This 1950’s 4th of July Homemade Video Bring Back Childhood Memories?

Fun times! This home movie of a neighborhood 4th of July celebration in Rockaway Beach, MD could have been taken anywhere in the U.S. in the 1950s. Decorated bikes and trikes, lots of balloons and...

We Still Celebrate Our Independence Day Like We Did in 1777

Although the 4th of July has only been a federal holiday since 1941, you’ll find some good suggestions from the far past when you're making preparations for next year. Not much has changed since...

A Father's Love Can't Be Matched

Fathers have always been honored: in Europe, the Catholic population as far back as the Middle Ages have celebrated fatherhood on St. Joseph's Day (March 19). This tradition was brought to the...

Success Stories at AncientFaces - Reuniting Families

Highlights of just a few of the many successes of sharing memories & family history at AncientFaces. From reuniting lost or 'orphan' photos with their families, seeing the faces of family for the...

Honoring Those Who Paid The Ultimate Cost On Memorial Day

In memory of those who paid the ultimate price to preserve and protect the United States of America: Memorial Day began as "Decoration Day," and was established in 1868 to memorialize those that...

A Mother’s Love Can’t Be Matched

It's the most difficult job in the world - and the most rewarding! If you're a parent (or a child), you know what that means: nothing compares to a mother's love for her children. It's fierce....

The 1920s Changed Our Daily Lives - And Not How You Might Think

Women finally had the vote, more people lived in cities than on farms, alcohol was illegal (leading to lots of illegal drinking and sin taxes), the beginning of jazz, hems got short and women...

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