LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
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LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
Yes.
firebreatheralpha
* or now
TheStealthHippopotamus
It’s a Russia/Iron Curtain country thing. No one smiles because that makes the secret police wonder what you have to smile about.
AgentTempest
Yeah, well saying "сыр" doesn't help either
Fl0zilla
EverybodyknowsNoonecares
Neither do any of the Slavs.
Mayyybe
Ора!
spaga
They do look happy :)
Hickabickaboo
The hands look disproportionately large
LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
Wth, i cant unsee that now?
Mayyybe
Whoa... thanks for pointing that out, it’s like a bunch of bananas
stumblingaroundinthedark
Are you the bundle of joy @OP?
LeftMyBrainInMyOtherPants
Yeah
stumblingaroundinthedark
They have you done up like a gift - even with a bow! How cute. And your Mum and Dad are very good looking! Great eyes on both of them.
lloyd2287
Americans didn’t smile for photos until the 1920’s. They were worried people would think they would look crazy.
DangrRangr
They also had to hold their poses for long periods of time to get the exposure onto the film
puddin151
less so in the 20's early early photos yes
WisconsinHome
Why?
lloyd2287
https://petapixel.com/2013/09/23/didnt-people-smile-old-photos/
WisconsinHome
That’s really interesting thanks