The sheer swag of it. The confidence. The hand tucked in modesty, the scarf necktie (?) the shorts. A little lord. I get emotional when I see children's pictures in this sub. I hope they had happy lives.
Old photos like that are surreal to me…. The little boy was as alive in that moment as we are now. Went on to live his entire life and is now long gone. Makes me wonder if some random person will ever look at my photo years after my passing and give me a glancing thought.
Thank you so much for this link, those photos were incredible. The second one struck me in such a strange way. There are so many photographs of me and my family among those same scrubby Massachusetts pines. The floor of the forest perpetually orange with their needles, the pops of deep green from the short, sparse bushes. It’s like we could’ve existed at the same time there in that photograph.
Mm, I was afraid that he wouldn't have made it past 10. All too common round those times. On a side note, where have we gone wrong as a society to fall from the timeless elegance of suits and dresses to wearing pajamas at the grocery store?
If you look back at old photos of yourself, that version of you and the world they lived in is long gone.
当你回看自己以前的照片时,那个版本的你以及当时你所处的世界,早就已经一去不复返了。
suchalonelyd4y41 赞2025/11/29
This thought often gives me an existential crisis. Knowing that an era is well and truly gone forever. Knowing there's no way to feel those feelings again, because theyre stuck in the past.
I use the thought to remind myself to live in and appreciate the present. You only get once chance at every moment.
我用这个念头来提醒自己活在当下,学会知足。毕竟每个瞬间你都只有一次机会。
Finnegan-0515 赞2025/11/29
I love that kid so much. I really want to hang with him!
我太爱这小孩了。真想跟他一起去玩!
TheTallGuy015 赞2025/11/29
“I’m warm as shit, and stylish too, suckers”
“老子暖和得要死,还贼拉有型,你们这帮蠢货。”
y4my4my386 赞2025/11/29
I love kids' clothing from bygone eras. Really just small versions of adult clothing.
我超爱旧时代的童装。说白了其实就是成人衣服的缩小版。
hanimal1667 赞2025/11/29
Right? Probably didn’t see too many footie pajamas back then lol
可不是嘛?那时候估计还没那么多连脚睡衣呢,哈哈。
sovirgo911203 赞2025/11/29
Little lad
小绅士范儿。
Exact_Maize_261938 赞2025/11/29
Such a gentleman
真是一位绅士。
CryptographerKey2847175 赞2025/11/29
Research has been done on this photo… Ralph Mendis
Year Born: 1897
Estimated Age in Photo: About five years old
Background: His mother, Frances, was part of a migration from New Bern, North Carolina, to Worcester. His father was a Jamaican immigrant. Records suggest that Ralph Mendis sadly passed away a few years after the photograph was taken, in 1906, in Rhode Island.
The beauty of old photographies is so captivating. I hope that this little guy had a wonderful life.
老照片的美感真是太迷人了。
希望这小家伙这辈子过得精彩。
CryptographerKey284752 赞2025/11/29
Unfortunately he died a few years later. This photo is posted frequently and people have looked it up.
可惜他在几年后就去世了。这张照片经常被转发,也有不少人去查过他的背景。
CryptographerKey284779 赞2025/11/29
Ralph Mendis
Year Born: 1897
Estimated Age in Photo: About five years old
Background: His mother, Frances, was part of a migration from New Bern, North Carolina, to Worcester. His father was a Jamaican immigrant. Records suggest that Ralph Mendis sadly passed away a few years after the photograph was taken, in 1906, in Rhode Island.
"Hurry up with this picture. I have a 3 O'Clock about a potential new piece of real estate."
“拍照快点,我三点还要去见个潜在的房产项目呢。”
feelingmyage6 赞2025/11/29
What a cutie 😊
好可爱啊 😊
uusavaruus6 赞2025/11/29
Beautiful boy! Beautiful clothes too
这小伙子真帅!衣服也超好看。
[已删除]6 赞2025/11/29
Looks so cute .
看起来太可爱了。
robotdinosaurs6 赞2025/11/29
Jesus Christ man leave some women for the rest of us
天呐兄弟,给咱们留点妹子吧。
Jisan_Inc5 赞2025/11/29
Cutieeeeeee
可可爱爱!!!
Groovy-Pancakes5 赞2025/11/29
Fancy little man
真是一个精致的小绅士。
7WholeNewWorld75 赞2025/11/29
Sharp!😎
Ok_Alternative28855 赞2025/11/29
It's that "little adult" styling that gets me. He's not just wearing a coat, he's serving a whole mood with a confidence most adults today can't muster. You can just tell he knew he was the main character that day. I really hope that swagger carried him through a long and happy life.