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It can be easy to forget what the generations before us looked like in their youth, so when an author encouraged people to share pictures of their grandparents from the past, the results were stunning.
Isaac Fitzgerald was the man who kick-started the entertaining Twitter thread, posting this image of his grandfather somewhat out of the blue:
For no reason whatsoever look at what a goddamn stunner my grandfather was. ✨ https://t.co/M2j615Jw27— Isaac Fitzgerald🤞🏻 (@Isaac Fitzgerald🤞🏻) 1541434970.0
Fitzgerald followed his tweet up with an invitation to others to share their own pictures, and as it turned out they did not need asking twice:
Also for no reason whatsoever, if you've got pics of your grandparents looking fly, let's see 'em! 😍— Isaac Fitzgerald🤞🏻 (@Isaac Fitzgerald🤞🏻) 1541435281.0
Fitzgerald wasn't the only one with vintage photos on the brain:
@IsaacFitzgerald Strangely enough ran across this yesterday https://t.co/w2XduUvZCd— Ben Smith (@Ben Smith) 1541436643.0
Twitter user @havenalba shared the following image of her grandmother with her band:
@IsaacFitzgerald My Grammy with her band. She was cool AF https://t.co/8PnKMAYmIU— Haven Alba (@Haven Alba) 1541510805.0
Many simply shared an image with no caption, such as this one from @nickwray:
@IsaacFitzgerald https://t.co/TCWBfK3hAp— nick wray (@nick wray) 1541458398.0
This image from @alexanderchee received over 1,000 likes – can you see what's unusual about her scarf?
@IsaacFitzgerald This is my favorite picture of my grandmother. https://t.co/bU4UWiU109— Alexander Chee (@Alexander Chee) 1541465302.0
And how about this Hollywood-style image from television host @alwaysalejandra:
@IsaacFitzgerald Here are my grandparents, Gilberto & Carmen Irma, looking like babes! https://t.co/7NhIErbl4w— Alejandra Ramos (@Alejandra Ramos) 1541436006.0
Twitter user @seraphicpetal shared this image of her young grandparents looking very relaxed:
@IsaacFitzgerald My grandparents. https://t.co/iSEwYZnhuT— Heather, HBIC (@Heather, HBIC) 1541435565.0
Needless to say, the looks were bangin':
@IsaacFitzgerald My very stylish grandmother https://t.co/ZFVdBvYTKG— Danielle Evans (@Danielle Evans) 1541468399.0
@IsaacFitzgerald My grandmother was 100% that bitch https://t.co/xbLHSpTYEU— Prince Zexu (@Prince Zexu) 1541436664.0
@IsaacFitzgerald Grandma looking fly af https://t.co/kFNaGhf07b— T. A. Stanley (@T. A. Stanley) 1541466549.0
Some posts were accompanied with tales which hinted at the era:
@IsaacFitzgerald Savannah, probably around 1943? He called to invite her to come visit him at basic training (they… https://t.co/uPBhEyfNhB— Jean Hannah Edelstein (@Jean Hannah Edelstein) 1541436063.0
Meanwhile, others told stories that remain relevant to this day:
@IsaacFitzgerald my grandma talking with other native activist Washington DC in 1976. About an hour later they were… https://t.co/OjWl82hoHR— EG (@EG) 1541469282.0
@IsaacFitzgerald Ukrainian gran trying on the Italian widow look, just because. She survived Nazi occupation, becam… https://t.co/mzDJxKkEY6— Natalia Antonova 🐱🔔 (@Natalia Antonova 🐱🔔) 1541435745.0
War photos were also popular shares:
@IsaacFitzgerald Hell yeah. Here’s Dr. Barbara Rose in the Canadian army https://t.co/GSz5TZqVtP— Kate Nocera (@Kate Nocera) 1541435380.0
@IsaacFitzgerald My Mor-Far (grandfather) During WWII, whiles stationed in Italy. https://t.co/43c8jZDgqM— Jaime (@Jaime) 1541442745.0
@IsaacFitzgerald loved this guy so much https://t.co/TXvHavHRpe— Gavin Purcell (@Gavin Purcell) 1541444489.0
@IsaacFitzgerald Smoke 'em if you got 'em! https://t.co/hF5Mo7T1pl— amy gesenhues (@amy gesenhues) 1541435604.0
As were wedding photos:
@IsaacFitzgerald Grandma Elsie just passed, joining my grandpa Joe, on 10/30. Here they are on their wedding day in… https://t.co/SsEGCNkCsE— annette (@annette) 1541438851.0
@IsaacFitzgerald @aurora_f My grandparents (@aurora_f’s great grandparents) wedding photo circa~1936. https://t.co/Dnt2ByuQIa— Marcy Dalton (@Marcy Dalton) 1541474528.0
And while the past seems like a foreign country in many of the photos shared, a dog never fails to enhance a photo:
@IsaacFitzgerald My grandmother and a dog in 1939 https://t.co/e94usnGQJE— Bryan (@Bryan) 1541465121.0
Some things never change.
A version of this article originally appeared on Press Association.