17 archival photographs from the life of ordinary people, which depict everyday life (18 photos)

Ever since the camera was invented, people began to take pictures of everything and everyone around them. Of course, not in such quantities as today, but still. Thanks to archival photographs, we can look into the past and see a lot: for example, how people lived and looked a few decades and even a century ago.





A boy hugs an elephant by the trunk, pressing tightly against it

The picture was taken at London Zoo in the 1950s.



Although parents forbade jumping from the swing, few people stopped it

It was so much fun!





Santa Claus distributing gifts to children from a London orphanage, 1930s



Dirty, in holey shoes and old clothes, but happy in their own way



Even more than a hundred years ago, some Chicago streets were crowded



Two young Parisians, 1950s



Girl hugging a chicken tightly, North Carolina, 1910s



New Yorkers drying their laundry, 1900s



An ordinary English courtyard in the town of Whitby many decades ago

A moment from everyday life.



What a different reaction to pouring rain



Preparations for Christmas, London, 1915

Everyone got what they could.



Homemade swing from a chain and a car tire

Simple yet joyful entertainment for children during the difficult times of the Great Depression.



Three cheerful friends



Railway inspector with two four-legged assistants



Already in the early 1900s, people tried to take selfies



These homemade rafts were made by children all over the world.

In times when there was no Internet, children fantasized much more and came up with various games.



And how did he not fall along with his companion?

Despite their serious appearance, people who many years ago wore closed long dresses, formal suits and hats could also fool around for a photo.