# ... Why did wallets in the past come with fake family photos but now no longer?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 4, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-wallets-in-the-past-come-with-fake-family-photos-but-now-no-longer/986547 "2023-07-04T09:38:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-wallets-in-the-past-come-with-fake-family-photos-but-now-no-longer/986547/21 "2023-07-06T07:39:43Z")

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My current wallet has multiple credit card sized see through flaps which I assume are either for photo ID (Drivers license, medical ID, work ID etc) or just small photos since there’s four flaps and credit cards already have their own seperate compartment.

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