15 Throwback Photos We Found That Are The Definition Of Old-School Cool

Throwback photos or retro photos are quite cool to look at. Usually taken with a polaroid camera, they show us a past that we would love to be in. Since nostalgia is a major sentiment that humans go through, having an old, tattered polaroid is nothing short of a priceless painting. And if you manage to have a snapshot of someone before they became famous, you would surely be the envy of all your friends. Keeping that aside, a throwback photo is a nice way to remember and live in a previous moment- a nice escape from dull reality. 

Let’s Check Up On The 15 Throwback Photos That Are Quite Old School

1. Really Cool Parents

u/llamadogmama writes, “Date night 1960. Mom and Dad, age 22. […] No movies, but they became hot-air balloon pilots, built our house completely themselves (on a steep Bay Area hill no less) and Mom has some crazy stories from her world travels.”

2. An Attempt To Destroy The Berlin Wall

u/footour remembers, “Me getting rid of the Wall, Berlin. 1990.”

3. Granddad Or Henry Fonda?

u/Kyledidntdoit stated, “Today was the first time I’ve ever seen a picture of my granddad. Here he is with my aunt early 1960s. […] Oh my god. That is so nice of you to do this. I’m a crying mess at the moment. He died when my dad was 16, and we lost all photographs. My aunt who moved to Saudi took a lot of old photos with her, so I’ve never seen him. This is incredible, and I hope you know how much this means to me. Thank you.”

4. Pygmalion In 1875

u/twocatsinachimney reminisces, “ca. 1875- my ancestors outside their home florist’s shop. Sadly the photo is damaged but I think they look… quite dapper!”

5. The Camaro Is Really Something 

u/turbocharged_autism mentioned, “One of the old guys down at the bar showed me this sweet picture of him in his 1981 camaro z28.”

6. Why Should Men Have All The Fun?

Redditor u/abx337 wrote, “1977. My wife was the first female installation foreman in NJ.”

7. Rebel With Good Hair

u/aking25 posted, “Remember my grandpa from ‘old school cool’ a couple of years ago? Today, he turns 100!” (The post is dated Jan 17, 2023)

8. The Gorgeous Mane Of Hair

u/luluprevails wrote, “My dad, late 1980s, I believe.” To this, redditor u/KittenFace25 replied, “This is the look that drove us girls wild in the ‘80s… long, feathered hair, square jawline, handsome face. Yep, your dad had it going on.”

9. The Mayan Climb

u/MartianMaterial posted, “My dad and I went when it was still allowed, scaled the pyramid of Chichen Itza in 1983. Doing this now would put you in an orange jumpsuit. But in 1983 it was allowed.”

10. ‘Alright! Alright! Alright!’

u/angrycookster writes, “My wife in high school with some actor who stopped by their class, 1995.”

11. The New Apollo 13

u/mattjh states, “In the ‘60s, both the US and the USSR installed playgrounds with equipment meant to ‘foster children’s curiosity and excitement about the Space Race.’ Here’s me at the top of a rocket slide in Northeast Philadelphia, 1982.”

12. A Pashmina Shawl Is All You Can Stare At

u/chillyfits posted, “My cool grandma and perpetually happy grandpa pose for a photo on the street. Iran, 1977.”

13. A Campy 1980s Movie

u/zacharyxkeaton posted, “My mom and dad in 1989.”

14. Punk Queen

u/bogeyj writes, “Grandma was a punk (1977).”

15. Not A Happy Housemother

u/wrighttc posted, “‘Housemother’- From my mother’s nursing school yearbook- 1968. She said the nursing dorm had several housemothers that would make sure boys didn’t visit the dorm and girls didn’t stay out past an early curfew.” To this, redditor u/NomenNescio13 commented, “If this woman turned up in a movie set in the ‘60s I’d say it was cliche, silly, and unrealistic. And yet…”

So, do you have any throwback photos that you are proud of? Write to us in the comments down below. Or, you could go to the vaunted Reddit sub r/OldSchoolCool and post it!