Family Portrait

Peace & Joy

“We were trying to get a family photo including our two friendly chocolate labs.”

“(submitted by Kate)

Clowns To The Left Of Me

“This is from New Orleans, Mardi Gras Day 1979 at 7:00am. My mother made these terrifying costumes and my sister and I were already crying. Dad was also already drinking.”

(submitted by IG @edneg22)

Read The Room

“When you just had your third baby in four years and all you get is bunny ears.”

(submitted by IG @jillienj715)

Collage Education

“In the 1980s families purchased these picture collages. We have two full sets and it seems matching fisherman knit sweaters and perms were required for our photoshoots.”

(submitted by IG @makeuphag) 

Stranger Danger

“I don’t remember taking this photo but I do remember that my parents had a few to choose from that year and this was the one they liked the best.”

(submitted by Erik) 

Family In The Raw

“When your amazing artist Dad says you’re taking a family photo and his photographer friend is going to shoot it, you do it with no question. Oh, and Dad wants it to be unique so it will be in black and white. And we will appear shirtless. He’s the artist, so he knows best, right?

This is the first (and only) time this photo has hit the light of day.

Note: There is this group photo and we each took individual photos. Each print is 18″ x 24″ in size.

Enjoy, cruel world.”

(submitted by Raquel)

Down To Clown

“Me, my twin brother, and my parents dressed up for Halloween (I think) in Caruthersville, MO approx 1983.

(submitted by IG @lamberak) 

Field of Joy

“This is my husband and four children. We asked the kids to sit down with Dad to get their pictures together, but my daughter didn’t want to be in the picture, so said, “Okay, just stay over there.” I started to take the picture and she got even more upset for being left OUT of the picture. As you can see my husband was also annoyed!”

(submitted by Nichole)

Knit Pic

“Me, my mom, my stepdad, my brother, and my stepbrothers. My parents had those sweaters made by a family friend. I felt like an idiot wearing it at the time but looking back I think it’s hilarious. And I think my mom still has the sweaters.”

(submitted by Barry) 

The Exhibitionists

“My brother and his family tried taking a family picture in our field, but the cows kept following them. The cows were doing this in the background of every single photo. Almost as if they wanted to be photographed.”

(submitted by Janell)