Zaujímalo ťa niekedy, ako vyzeral život bežných ľudí pred päťdesiatimi či sto rokmi? Ako si krátili dlhé chvíle, ako liečili choroby, na ktoré ešte nemali lieky, ako sa chladili počas horúcich letných dní alebo aké „moderné“ vychytávky v tom čase používali? Tak to si na správnom mieste. Zozbierali sme totiž niekoľko historických fotografií, ktoré ti všetky tieto – a určite aj mnohé ďalšie – otázky hneď zodpovedajú.

1. Budúce policajtky trénujú strieľanie z revolvera, 1948

Women trainees of the LAPD practice firing their newly issued revolvers, 1948 from TheWayWeWere

2. Otecko sa predvádza pred svojou malou dcérou, 1940

Dad showing off his skill to the surprise of his little daughter in Melbourne, Australia, ca. 1940s from TheWayWeWere

3. Nezamestnaný drevorubač s manželkou na zbere fazule, 1939

Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note Social Security number tattooed on his arm. Oregon, August 1939. from TheWayWeWere

4. Nákup nového auta, 1950

New car shopping, 1950s from TheWayWeWere

5. Farmár drží na pleciach svoju ženu, aby ukázali, aká vysoká je ich úroda, 1916

Woman stands on a farmer’s shoulders to emphasizes the height of their corn crop, Minnesota, 1916. from TheWayWeWere

6. Telocvičňa na palube Titanicu, 1912

Gym aboard The Titanic, 1912 from TheWayWeWere

7. Chicagsky policajt nevie, čo sa naňho chystá, 1959

Police officer unaware of the imminent danger, Chicago, 1959 from TheWayWeWere

8. Ceduľa pred parkom v Memphise, 1952

Sign outside a park in Memphis, TN, 1952 from TheWayWeWere

9. Námorník, ktorý po štrnástich mesiacoch na mori po prvý raz stretáva svoje dieťa, 1940

A sailor "meets" his baby for the first time after fourteen months at sea, 1940s. from TheWayWeWere

10. Prívod chladného vzduchu pre zákazníkov drive-thru, 1957

Getting cooled air piped into the car while enjoying a meal at a drive-in restaurant. Houston, Texas, 1957. from TheWayWeWere

11. „Klimatizácia“ v dallaských kanceláriách. 1951

Keeping cool in the office, Dallas, TX, August 14, 1951 from TheWayWeWere

12. Liečba dieťaťa s rachitídou – treba ho pretiahnuť cez Liečivý strom, 1918

An attempt to heal a Child suffering from Rickets by dragging him through a Healing tree. Sweden. 1918. from TheWayWeWere

13. Dievčatá na farme sa pretekajú na ovciach, 1969

Girls sheep racing on farm, UK, 1969, photo by John Drysdale from TheWayWeWere

14. Mačky Blackie a Brownie ochutnávajú mlieko na kalifornskej mliečnej farme, 1954

Cats Blackie & Brownie catching squirts of milk during milking at Arch Badertscher’s dairy farm in Fresno, California, 1954. from TheWayWeWere

15. Mladá žena obdivuje model plánovanej výstavby Svetového obchodného centra, 1960

A young girl taking in the scale model for the newly planned World Trade Center. Late 60’s from TheWayWeWere

16. Sovietske deti v spacákoch na ceste do izieb, 1930

Soviet children in sleeping bags on the way to their dorm room, 1930 from TheWayWeWere

17. Detská autosedačka, 1940

Children car seats in the 1940s from TheWayWeWere

18. Popolníky a televízory na mince na autobusovej stanici v LA, 1969

Ashtrays and coin-operated televisions in the Los Angeles Greyhound bus terminal, 1969 from TheWayWeWere

19. Rozdiely medzi triedami v Británii, 1930

Class Divide in Britain, 1930’s from TheWayWeWere

20. Parížanka so svojou mačkou v záhrade plnej marihuany, 1910

A Parisian woman with her cat in her cannabis garden, 1910. ⁣ from TheWayWeWere