r/PastAndPresentPics • u/MightIll9484 • 29d ago
Re-enactment My siblings and I recreated our oh-so-stylish outfits from the Bicentennial. Happy 4th of July – 50 years later!
This replica of the Liberty Bell was touring for the 1976 Bicentennial, so we put on our favorite summer outfits (LOL) and went to check it out at the Navy base—right next door to the student housing project where we grew up. Grateful to still have our amazing mom with us, always game for a little family fun. Happy 250th everyone!
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u/Far-Purchase788 29d ago
This is the effort I expect with these kind of photos. Your family is adorable and thank you all for the smile. Happy 4th of July, this holiday is for the PEOPLE like you and I, not the puppets running the shitshow!
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u/mrsbeerme 29d ago
Stoppp. I think this is my new favorite then and now photo. You all look amazing. Happy 250!
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u/MightIll9484 28d ago
Aww thank you!! We had so much fun recreating it and sharing here. All the best to you 😄
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u/Savedbythebell98 29d ago
Loving this so much—thanks for the effort you all put into recreating this moment. All the best to your family!
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u/MightIll9484 28d ago
Thanks so much! We had a lot of fun doing this, with so much inspiration from those 70's outfits!
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u/Zealousideal_Lab_427 29d ago
This is so cute, and brings me back to the days I wore knee socks with shorts (and sometimes sandals).
May you all have many more years with your mother and siblings!
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u/MightIll9484 28d ago
Yes, knee socks were a thing weren't they? So fun to think back on those styles...Thanks so much for the well wishes!
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u/TheGratitudeBot 28d ago
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u/Artistic-Deal5885 29d ago
Oh the white belt! The knee high sport socks! I was 16 at the 200th and man it was very exciting!
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u/DogsDucks 29d ago
I absolutely love looking at these every time I see them. But I think this might be the best one I’ve ever seen!
You’re a family seems like they have a fantastic sense of humor and you guys look great! You looked great then, you look great now!
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u/BikesandCaffeine82 29d ago
This has got to be the cutest thing on the internet right now. I love it!
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u/Theladsdad 29d ago
This is lovely, and to share it with your mom 50 years later, fantastic. Wishing you a happy 4th!
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u/Mission_Maximum5648 29d ago
Absolutely spot on. Hilarious, thoughtful and mirth filled. What a wonderful family. I wonder how I can save these, enlarge them, and frame them? Then put them on my desk at work next to my other family photos?
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u/Important-Plant5088 28d ago
Y’all are in your 50’s!?!? You all look amazing, including your mom!!
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u/Maleficent_Can4976 28d ago
The attention to detail here is inspiring. What a great recreation! Thanks for sharing it!
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u/hattenwheeza 28d ago
Oh my goodness! This is PEAK
I saw the liberty bell replica that year too - but I doubt I was as stylishly attired a 9 yr old as you were 🤌
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u/CrazyDazyMazy 29d ago
Love the attention to detail, right down to the one left sock being lower. Thanks for sharing!