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Why didn’t people smile in old-timey photographs? Smiling meant something different back then.
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August 27, 2026

Why didn’t people smile in old-timey photographs? Smiling meant something different back then.

Our perceptions of smiling have changed dramatically since the 1800s. The post Why didn’t people smile in old-timey photographs? Smiling meant something different back then. appeared first on Upworthy.

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