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		leonewton253 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken I have a tendency to date films and photos by their quality. Thats why I was 16 years off on the 1934 one. I got the first one exactly right, even though Im born in 1990.Some B&W cameras 80 years ago took better pictures than most cameras today.

Bluecobra 4 months ago [–]

As an aside, this is a great website to browse old B&W photos. Some of these scans are really breathtaking. https://www.shorpy.com/

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