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My dad used to have his own photography business in the 60's and he has boxes upon boxes of old photos ranging from nudes to abstract architecture. It's fantastic to go through and pick out some cool ones for my home.
Plus, it makes me happy knowing that my dad took and processed every single one.

You can also order really inexpensive reprints of photographs from the Library of Congress, by photographers like Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans. Some public libraries and historical societies have similar reprint arrangements.

i actually bought a bunch of old photos from a junk store to use as inexpensive art in my bathroom. because they were so cheap, i don't mind if they get destroyed by moisture-- though i hope that won't happen! i went with a "water" theme and have a great set of four 2 and a quarter x 2 and a quarter photos-- probably taken with a brownie camera in the 50's, 60's or 70's. My absolute favorites are of a killer whale doing tricks in a tank at what appears to be a brand-spanking-new Sea World and a portrait of a family taken while they are in the ocean-- the child sitting on a surfboard and the mom wearing an awesome embellished swim cap. :) i get lots of complements on them and never tire of looking at the myself.

I was just thinking that I need to get some old family photos from my mom to put in my apartment. I'm also going to go print out a few photos I have taken to hang on the walls as art.