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25 Vintage Photos Of Life Before The Internet Took Over

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Published June 05, 2025

Published June 05, 2025

In this day and age, it is hard to think of what life and society might look like without technology or the Internet. The Internet is used by nearly everyone in some capacity, and it is pretty important for all kinds of things. It has advanced the world in the professional sense and entertainment-wise, but life before the Internet took over seemed so much simpler. It is odd to think about how much has changed because of the Internet.

There are lots of people around who do remember life before the Internet was a thing. Boomers and Gen Xers grew up in an era where they had to play outside, in the streets, or with physical toys. While kids still do these things, many of them are more into their tablets, screens, and other online forms of entertainment.

This is a collection of 25 images taken in the past of kids just being kids before they were so invested in technology. These are nostalgic images, and they might make some people feel a little old today.

Kids carrying cardboard for breakdancing, 1983

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Hanging out in Nebraska, 1910

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A large family, 1925

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Family, leaving for Missouri, 1944

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Playing in the streets, Harlem, 1946

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Cool kids, 1970s

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This kid was a water heater for Halloween, 1979

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Fashion icons, 1969

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Kids play above the doorway, 1939

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Reading comics, 1960s

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On the porch swing, 1920s

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Kids in Japan, mid-1900s

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Kids on the street of Naples, Italy, 1938

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Kids playing in an abandoned car, Scotland, 1969

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Kids playing in Manchester, 1970s

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Class trip, 1972

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A class in the '50s

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Playing in the water going down the drain, 1940s

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Kids playing in Brooklyn, 1959

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Kids on the monkey bars, 1940s

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Kids watching TV, 1970s

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Kids playing in London, 1950s

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A mom and her kids in front of their station wagon, 1975

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Birthday party goers, 1950s

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Going for ice cream, 1963

Tags: history, history photos, nostalgia, nostalgic images, throwbacks, throwback, life before the internet, 1900s, old school cool, old school, boomers, baby boomers, kids in the past, children in the past,



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