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by Archelaos • 2 years ago

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tomcam• 2 years ago

Pictures like that were excruciatingly boring when I saw them on postcards as a kid. Now I treasure them because it helps me visualize what life was like for real people back then

graphe• 2 years ago

I wonder about the mental economy of "supply and demand". Common household goods of other cultures/eras become novel items of a bygone era. 'Rare' items eeks excitement like broken bulb tulips, beanie babies but so do common household goods from Rome.

tuatoru• 2 years ago

Yes! So many photographers go to "exotic" locations in the hope of taking interesting photographs.

There's no need. Fifty years from now, to viewers of photos your backyard is going to seem incredibly exotic.

hipsterstal1n• 2 years ago

Fifty years from now, to viewers of photos your backyard is going to seem incredibly exotic.

I don't know if I agree. I think part of the allure of these old photographs is partly based on how rare and special (for lack of a better word) photography was back then. Each photograph was planned or thought out for the most part and very few people had cameras to take photographs. There isn't a treasure trove of images available and that is what makes these old images interesting.

Fifth years from now, there will be billions of pictures of people's backyards online, with most people thinking theirs are special.

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