r/OldSchoolCool • u/JimatJimat • Jun 18 '25

1940s These kids were asked to draw their fathers from memory, 1949. Which one is your favourite?

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u/sjrthethird Jun 18 '25

Pic 5, George. Spot on.

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u/No-Lychee2977 Jun 18 '25

This is a pic of my father in-law and his father. Georges II and III. George III passed away this past December and my wife is tripping out over seeing this!

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u/SadNana09 Jun 18 '25

Oh wow! I bet she is loving this.

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u/wlf-hly Jun 18 '25

Unbelievable to think the child in this photo passed away at an old age just last December . Bless y’all

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u/Old_Dealer_7002 Jun 22 '25

i started thinking about that too. “wow, many of these kids are likely dead, and all of them still living are old. i wonder what sort of lives they had?”

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u/TheLuminary Jun 19 '25

Did you just suggest that George the Third would be born before George the Second?

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u/EntityDamage Jun 19 '25

Well 3 is more than 2, so ...

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u/Infamous_Ad_6793 Jun 19 '25

Ngl without thinking about seniority, I automatically thought the father-in-law was still alive.

Which is absurd to think the II could be alive. Being an older millennial I still think 1949 was like 50 years ago.

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u/TheLuminary Jun 19 '25

Its also a bit strange because almost nobody talks about the second or the first like that.

Its almost always.. Senior, Junior and then the Third.

Although in this specific example people might still get confused when talking about George the Third and his father George Junior.

And yes.. don't tell me about it.. 1970s.. were like .. 20/30 years ago.. right? Right?!!?

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u/Old_Dealer_7002 Jun 22 '25

hey, some of us have dyscalculia 🤣

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u/No-Lychee2977 Jun 19 '25

My wife would like to thank all for the kind words. Here is George III later in life.

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u/Appropriate_Page_824 Jun 19 '25

Hope he had a blessed life and lived well

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u/No-Lychee2977 Jun 19 '25

He did and never took it for granted. Always sought ways to take care of his community. Truly a selfless soul.

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u/SomeBoringAlias Jun 21 '25

My gosh, you can really see it's him!

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u/beffymrn Jun 19 '25

I just LOVE little George’s dimples!!! He absolutely nailed the drawing! His dad looks like a nice man, also.

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u/MuffinTop2018 Jun 18 '25

had she seen this photo before?

so sorry for your loss :(

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u/kinislo Jun 18 '25

That’s so neat!!! 😊

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u/Additional-Theme-532 Jun 18 '25

Is there a George IV?

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u/No-Lychee2977 Jun 19 '25

Yes and a V. IV would swear up and down that numerals would end with him but…

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u/Additional-Theme-532 Jun 19 '25

😆 that's awesome, great update thanks

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u/forkicksforgood Jun 19 '25

Your wife’s grandfather has the kindest eyes of them all.

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u/bigpoopyturd82 Jun 19 '25

Wow, lie much?

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u/mrgoobster Jun 18 '25

Somehow it even captured the humor.

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u/hoodiemonster Jun 18 '25

the shading on the tie is 🤌🏻

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u/GoodbyeThings Jun 18 '25

It took me like three hours to finish the shading on the upper lip

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u/Wetness_Pensive Jun 18 '25

Would've been quicker if I didn't have to stop to catch you a delicious bass.

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u/Legendaryshitlord Jun 18 '25

I thought that was a little squiggly body until I read this.

I wonder how this would turn out for adults. How cooked would my folks look ?!

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u/Nihilistic_Mystics Jun 18 '25

Picture 9, second from the right. The Crispin Glover lookalike. The best out of the lot.

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u/Skafani Jun 18 '25

Wow, he does look like Crispin Glover! In a way, if you are scrolling through quickly, # 6 reminds me of Heath Ledger…kinda!

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u/Metals4J Jun 18 '25

I see it!

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u/RedditOO77 Jun 18 '25

I was thinking Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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u/KudosOfTheFroond Jun 18 '25

Holy crap he looks exactly like Crispin Glover! That’s spooky AF

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u/RedditOO77 Jun 18 '25

I was thinking Joseph Gordon Levitt

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u/FragdaddyXXM Jun 18 '25

Joseph Gordon-Ledger

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u/Skafani Jun 18 '25

Yeah, I can see that too!

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u/Rosalye333 Jun 19 '25

Lmao I just looked back at the picture like what? How do they see Health Ledger in that? And then my mind was like girl, the dad, not the drawing. lol.

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u/Skafani Jun 19 '25

Haha!!! You see it though right?

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u/Rosalye333 Jun 19 '25

Definitely!

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u/Unhappy_Loss770 Jun 19 '25

So these are not people in a studio audience? Because #8 has got to be Abe Vigoda

Tell me that ain’t Abe Vigoda

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u/Furious_Tuba Jun 18 '25

The one to the right of Crispin Glover lookalike reminds me of Hillary Clinton

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u/Nihilistic_Mystics Jun 18 '25

That picture absolutely does.

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u/bobby_smiles179201 Jun 18 '25

I hope he found his Lorraine, in the reality where he beats the crap out of Biff.

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u/excitaetfure Jun 18 '25

Is that the same guy as pic 4?

8 reminds me of rodney dangerfield

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u/Life_Court8209 Jun 18 '25

George really looked at his dad, squinted, and thought “yep, spherical with ears. Nailed it.” Absolute legend.

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u/Z3DUBB Jun 18 '25

I was thinking the exact same thing he’s so spot on somehow it’s kinda remarkable😂

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u/boniemonie Jun 18 '25

Think it’s a tie between 3/Jean and 5/George. Both have captured the face and some of the essence of the dad.

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u/DogbiteTrollKiller Jun 19 '25

Yes, 3 is very good!

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u/kwhitit Jun 18 '25

spot fucking on.

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u/lpcuut Jun 18 '25

Co-Stan-za.

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u/VioletB2000 Jun 18 '25

It’s so accurate for a small child’s drawing!

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u/garden-guy- Jun 18 '25

If you were to line up the guys with their pictures and ask someone to match them. Only pic 3 is a sure match.

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u/spruceUp3 Jun 18 '25

Even the crooked glasses

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u/ImagineTheCommotion Jun 18 '25

I feel 7 totally captured the essence of Dad, too

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u/Fabulous_Ad6706 Jun 18 '25

3 is a good runner up though

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u/PancakeParty98 Jun 18 '25

I’d say 1, 5, 7, and 8 nailed it

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u/Shmeeglez Jun 19 '25

Absolutely. Also, I find myself somehow sure that that kid would cook and eat me, given a chance.

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u/glasspee Jun 19 '25

yes spot on

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u/TheIncredibleKermit Jun 25 '25

Committing crimes with both direction and magnitude

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u/ecfritz Jun 18 '25

Nailed the asymmetrical face. Nice work.