Vintage photos taken 100 years ago show what life was like in 1924

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Three models from Washington's spring fashion show raise the hems of their dresses so they can wade through the waters of Arlington Beach in 1924
Three models from Washington's spring fashion show raise the hems of their dresses so they can wade through the waters of Arlington Beach, Virginia, in 1924.

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Vintage photos of fast-food restaurants show what it was like to go to McDonald's and other chains back in the day

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The exterior of a McDonald's fast food restaurant in South Dakota in 1970
The exterior of a McDonald's fast-food restaurant in South Dakota in 1970.

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Vintage photos show how people decorated for the holidays over the last 100 years

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A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a young girl opens her present.
A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a young girl opens her present.

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Vintage photos show what it was like to work in a US car factory a century ago

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1914: Flywheel production at the Ford motor plant in Highland Park, Michigan.
Flywheel production at the Ford motor plant in Highland Park, Michigan.

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