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August 20, 2023

40 Wonderful Vintage Photographs Show What Life Looked Like in the 1950s

In the aftermath of WWII’s significant instability came the 1950s, suburbia, and the dream of a “picture-perfect” family.

The 1950s were boomer years. The economy boomed, and everywhere individuals were feeling the need for family and security after arduous years of the war. So, in 1950s family life, there was also a marriage boom, birth rate boom, and housing boom.

These wonderful photos were found by Dean Avants that show what life looked like in the 1950s.

"LOOK OUT FOR CATTLE", circa 1950s

1951 Oldsmobile on Arizona highway

Bear at Yellowstone, 1951

Family at Niagara Falls, 1951

Fishing bridge, Yellowstone, 1951

Wawona Tunnel Tree, Yosemite, California, 1951

Young man lying in field, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1951

Sunbathing group of friends, 1955

Woman posing, Colorado, 1955

Performers at Cypress Gardens, South Carolina, 1956

1950s family with sunglasses

Boys fishing, circa 1950s

Cars at Chicago Airport, circa 1950s

Child standing tall with cactus, circa 1950s

Children playing with toy guns, circa 1950s

Cowboy jamboree, circa 1950s

Dallas skyline, circa 1950s

Easter egg hunt, circa 1950s

Family in front of blue car, circa 1950s

Family portrait in the 1950s

Funny couple with Oldsmobile, possibly Wyoming, circa 1950s

Handsome couple greeting crowd, San Francisco, California, circa 1950s

Hoppy's Bond Bread Ranch Chuck Wagon, circa 1950s

In the kitchen, circa 1950s

Lady and two children posing with fixed coin-binoculars, circa 1950s

Oil wells, probably Oklahoma or Texas, circa 1950s

Passengers disembark American Airlines flight, circa 1950s

Passengers on cruise, circa 1950s

People at the beach, circa 1950s

S.S. Lurline cruse ship, circa 1950s

Smiles from the backseat, circa late 1950s

Social gathering, circa 1950s

Sunbathing on cruise, circa 1950s

Twin Navion aircraft, Southwest Airmotive, Arizona, circa 1950s

Two brothers with matching Roy Rogers shirts, circa 1950s

Two girls hurrying to a 1957 Ford Fairline convertible

Two girls walking and locking arms, probably Iowa, circa 1950s

Women and children standing in flowered area, circa 1950s

Young woman on the couch, circa 1950s

"DADDY", White Sands, New Mexico, circa 1950s

4 comments:

  1. When America was at its peak. If only we could go back to those wonderful times!

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  2. Yep, unfortunately Democrats were determined to turn the country into a shathole.

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  3. All is wonderful in Whiteywhiteville..

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  4. During the 1950s poor farmers like my parents were able to relocate and join the 'middle class' through a lot of hard work and thrift. Good luck to anyone trying that today.

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