Kareem Abdul Jabbar, photographed in New York City by Richard Avedon, 1963Submitted by holyfruits t3_10yt5x9
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Carrie Fisher on a train to Norway to film parts of The Empire Strikes Back in 1979Submitted by eaglemaxie t3_10y6x60
Benedict Cumberbatch and his parents Wanda and Timothy. 1976Submitted by 305FUN t3_10xwfam
Couple posing for a momento, likely 1940s.Submitted by sad_eggy t3_10xu8es
Family reunion 1996. What’s hanging below the camcorder?Submitted by toethumbrn t3_10xc47z
My mom had a nanny that was a Mrs. Doubtfire lookalike, c. 1981.Submitted by JankCranky t3_10xbzy2
My parents in Jerusalem in 1987. Could be an album coverSubmitted by talushh t3_10wlvhn
Me with the shades on sitting in my custom van 1987Submitted by rjlets_575 t3_10wfv0y
My grandpa Jack Brisco. First Native American to win a NCAA wrestling championship. Only Native American to win the NWA world Heavyweight Championship. 1973
Ruby Bridges (~1960)—the first Black student allowed into the white-only school system in the South—courageously spends time in the schoolyard with her peers. Ruby’s entire class refused to attend class when she first arrived at school, but it seems that things got somewhat better with time.Submitted by AdSnoo9734 t3_10vn9dm
Aunties with Santa, Kansas City 1984Submitted by No_Bowler_59 t3_10vhg1b
High school students in Pleasanton, Texas work on a project together, Fall of 1957. That year, the town had overwhelmingly voted to desegregate its public schools (the integration was entirely peaceful), shocking the press and contrasting dramatically with the ongoing Little Rock Nine situation.Submitted by HawkeyeTen t3_10udaki
Not sure if Hawaiian shirts were or are ever cool but I tried my best to rock one with my cousin (1997)
View of the World Trade Center under construction from Duane Street. 1970.Submitted by yuritiger t3_10tt7jq
Elizabeth Eckford (Little Rock Arkansas) courageously goes to school during the segregationist Jim Crow era, Sept 1957.
Boys in the hood 1991Submitted by [deleted] t3_10t0hvo
Unforgettable Jayne Mansfield in her pink bathroom. Pink carpeting on floor, walls, bathroom fixtures, ceiling, the dog…. Photo by Allan Grant for Life magazine, 1960
Andre the Giant and Fred Savage on the set of The Princess Bride (1987)Submitted by Naweezy t3_10sk58h
Bob Kelso, America's youngest WWII veteran ..in 1944 he signed up claiming to be 18, and at six feet tall, no one questioned his age. He was in fact, only 13 years old
39 year-old, New Orleans Saints quarterback, Ken Stabler in 1984.Submitted by flinderdude t3_10rrvgi
Linda Ronstadt 1968Submitted by OneLaneHwy t3_10roeze
Four skiers sunbathe in the snow in Sun Valley, Idaho, 1946. (George Silk/The LIFE Picture Collection © Meredith Corporation)
My Mother in the 80'sSubmitted by SwiftBetrayal t3_10qurni
Sochi disco. Guests had to attend an hour-long talk about politics prior to dancing. USSR, 1981
My friend's great great grandmother (left), her sister(right), and their mother (middle) c. 1910 in Pennsylvania