Before The Filters: 109 Photos Tell The Stories That Got Left Behind As Time Kept Moving (New Pics)

We doubt that many people in these pictures knew that they would someday be immortalized on the internet, or used as historical records. These images are casual and sometimes so random, and yet, they’ve survived longer than some letters and even some buildings.

You can jump from the 1890s to the 1980s in seconds, and see how quickly everything changes, and how much stays the same. They make history feel less like a distant era and more like one ongoing timeline.