r/TheWayWeWere • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago

1950s Malian mother poses with her little baby girl for their photo together, Circa 1955.

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u/freyjawolfheart 1d ago

That could easily be a contemporary picture, mind-blowing that it’s over 70 years ago! Stunning photo, truly.

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u/ParpSausage 1d ago

So beautiful.

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u/heyjudemarie 1d ago

The woman is gorgeous!

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u/nicrrrrrp 1d ago

She's so incredibly beautiful and baby girl soo cute. That said, all post partum mums have this controlled 'exhausted beyond belief/lived 10 lives before 9am' expression - I say this as the 2nd time mum of a 17 week old, with the same expression on my face lol.

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u/Electrical-Aspect-13 1d ago

NOTE: Photo by Seydou Keïta who did photos of everyday people.

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u/sex 1d ago

This photo is absolutely stunning and I can barely imagine how beautiful the mum's top is without colour.

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u/BrilliantConfusion34 17h ago

Omg that is one of the cutest babies I’ve ever seen!❤️

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u/BrownieEdges 1d ago

Stunning!

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u/9tobirama 1d ago

So beautiful.

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u/The4leafclover1966 14h ago

This looks like it could have been taken yesterday!

What a stunning woman and child.

I hope the mother lived a long and happy life and that the beautiful baby girl (seriously so stinking cute!!!) grew up happy and healthy!

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u/mrinfinitepp 1d ago

Such a beautiful picture

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u/One-Picture-8115 23h ago

Two beautiful souls! ❤️❤️

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u/Traditional_Isopod80 20h ago

Amazing quality.

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u/T_J_B-YYZ 4h ago

What an adorable baby!!! Mother is stunning too ❤️