Remember how children used to enjoy themselves before the invention of the Internet and the Smartphone? Before television had dozens of channels, playing cartoons 24/7? Nowadays, the computer becomes our children’s best friend, and sometimes they spend too much time on it. It’s always nice to reminisce about the time when we were young, and that to have fun, we would leave the house to see and explore the world. These 19 vintage photos from around the world depict a time where staying inside was a punishment. |
1. This Austrian child just received a new pair of shoes. -Taken during WWII |
2. A French girl and her cat. -Taken in 1959 |
3. Russian children swinging on an abandoned German howitzer. -Taken after the battle for Stalingrad |
4. Accordions used to be "cool". -Taken sometime in the 1920's |
5. Using an umbrella as a makeshift parachute. -Taken in 1963 |
6. Little girl playing the banjo for her doggy. -Unknown |
7. A little girl "reading" a magazine. - Taken in 1947 |
8. Two kids help their dog use the water fountain. -Unknown |
9. A sailor is born in Toulon, France. -Taken in 1949 |
10. Asphalt art in Brooklyn, New York. - Taken in 1950 |
11. Dancing in the streets of Paris for a lonely spectator. -Taken in 1961 |
12. Japan, before the time of cellphones. -Taken in 1958 |
13. Parisian kids and a toy sailboat. - Taken in 1938 |
14. Kiddie car, New York. -Taken in 1947 |
15. A girl and her puppy. -Taken in 1950 |
16. Paris' little Marilyn Monroe. -Taken in 1975 |
17. Before there were waterparks. -Taken in 1949 |
18. Bicycle with a sidecar in Copenhagen. -Taken in 1910 |
19. 2 Girls and a homemade swing in Manchester. -Taken in 1965 |
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