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@NBCNews asked readers to share the final picture they took before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic.

We received hundreds of submissions.

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"This was life prior to the pandemic living in Las Vegas. Here we are at Cabo Wabo Cantina enjoying the Strip and people-watching all the crowds.

We miss this so much."

- Linda Hopson, Las Vegas

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"I filled in for a conductor from my school at Festival Disney, the week before lockdown. No masks, over 20 in a room that would now accommodate 3 with social distancing. Our school has been bold in its reopening, but everything has changed."

- Rick Wilson, NY

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"My two youngest children on Feb. 10, 2020, walking to the car before school. They have not been in a school building since March 2020.

We have lost friends to Covid."

- Michele Junket, Stamford, Conn.

"In January 2020, we welcomed our 3rd child. My family was able to come visit the hospital. A few days later, we learned of the first Covid case in the US and everything changed. Raising a baby during a pandemic was challenging. We did it though!"

- Jennifer Skelly, Bayville, NY

"Last normal Sunday before the pandemic... Nice day with my son. We went to an ice cream parlor and chatted about [a] 3rd bday party at an art studio.

We canceled the party. The art studio and ice cream parlor later went out of business."

- Joe Muto, Brooklyn, NY

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"My last photo from March 10, 2020, was taken at Madison Square Garden, where I gathered with thousands of fans to celebrate 50 years of the Allman Brothers Band.

I can't wait to feel that energy again."

- Richard Vining, Athens, Ga.

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"This was possibly my last in-person class I will have ever taken without wearing a mask or getting temperature-checked ... We were learning about microorganisms that live everywhere! This is from a swab of the bottom of my purse."

— Jill Rodesk, NY

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"This was one of the last hip-hop dance classes (Fierce Funk) I taught in February right before the gym closed. I made these shirts for my class by hand.

It was the last time we got to dance and celebrate together."

— Kay Malcolm, Atlanta

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“Downtown Chicago, St. Patricks Day-Wrigley Building. No masks, no social distancing, not even a thought about a pandemic and how our lives will have changed.”

— William Simon, Chicago

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“A close friend was visiting me from Texas. We rode scooters to the Lincoln Memorial and we didn’t have to wear a mask or social distance from other tourists.”

— Christopher Trujillo, Washington, D.C.

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“This is my son participating in the Special Olympics on March 5, 2020. He was so proud of his gold medal and the next day was the last time he went to school.”

— Shannon Thomas, El Paso, Texas

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“We no longer ride public transportation.”

— Jennifer Wier, Rockville, Md.

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“This was my son’s 12th birthday present: his first NBA game. Less than a week later, the NBA abruptly shut down. … That world last year feels so foreign now.”

— Amanda Chapman, Chester, Conn.

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“Nine cousins celebrating Christmas together, Dec. 2019, with quilts Grandma made them. It was the last time we were all together. ... But we are all alive and well! Have started getting our vaccines. For that, we are grateful.”

— Claire George, Brookfield, Conn.

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“Last trip to a playground with my two grandsons.”

— Fern Satin, White Plains, NY

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“Feb. 29, 2020, while in Key West celebrating our anniversary, I surprised my husband with a beach wedding vow renewal. Just the two of us and the officiant.”

— Terri Carnine, Owens Cross Roads, Ala.

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"My friends and family are having a fun, silly time at my bridal shower... My wedding was supposed to be in April 2020 but was canceled. Thankfully it is back on for summer 2021. I am happy I will get to reunite with loved ones!"

— Deanna Troy Travels, Boston

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"This is a traditional Christmas Eve dinner that I’ve had for the last 50 years… This Christmas was the first time literally since my children’s birth that we weren’t all together for the famous Fauci Christmas Eve Italian meal.

— Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bethesda, Md.

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"This photo was taken on Feb. 10, 2020, when my 6-year-old granddaughter and I flew from Oregon to Georgia to visit her cousins and celebrate a first birthday. I didn’t know it would be the last time I’d be with them for a long time.”

— Kathleen Lisle, Salem, Ore.

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"I am a teacher. This photo was taken on March 11, 2020. We took some of our middle school students to a live play on stage in Minneapolis. Since this photo was taken, there have been no more field trips for my students."

— Suzy Bullock, Rogers, Minn.

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“Group of friends playing Appalachian music together. We used to do this regularly. But since Covid, we can no longer get together to jam. Instead, we stay home and play alone or with recordings. Definitely not as much fun."

—Judith Minogue, North Ridgeville, Ohio

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"This was taken on March 10, 2020. I was around 6 weeks pregnant. I wasn't allowed to have my husband at a single doctor's visit. He wasn't even allowed to attend our 'big' ultrasound around 20 weeks."

— Jenna Shelley, Greensboro, N.C.

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"Taken on 3/10/20, at a fundraiser for my sister's local ministries ... I am the youngest of 7 kids and these are my 4 sisters ... I didn't see any of my siblings again until my nephew had a socially distant wedding in August."

— Catherine El-Khouri, Charlotte, NC

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"Neighborhood pool party in suburban Buenos Aires, Feb. 2020. What had been planned as a long tour around South America became a year‚ and counting‚ of hunker down and wait ... I was unemployed and stranded abroad, but at least my cost of living was low."

— Asa Cotterman, Texas