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31 Amazing Snaps That Show Old Curtains of the 1950s and ‘60s

Here is an amazing photo set that shows what the curtain styles looked like in the 1950s and 1960s.                                          …

This is a glimpse of how it appeared during the 1960s

The Sixties were a time of enormous change, both technologically and socially. The space race was on and the American culture was focused on Sputnik, the Cold War and jet airplanes that were able to transport people faster than ever…

These Cool Snaps Show What Girls Wore to Hang Out in the 1960s

What to wear to hang out for young women in the 1960s? Just check out these cool photos to see.   These Cool Snaps Show What Girls Wore to Hang Out in the 1960s   These Cool Snaps Show What…

21 Vintage Christmas Photos From the 1940s and 1950s That Will Make You Feel Warm and Nostalgic

Whether it’s the tinseled trees, the heartfelt gifts, or just the general kind-hearted and simple spirit of the times, no era captured the true essence of Christmas quite like the 1940s and 1950s. 1. The trees enshrouded in tinsel. 2….

Step back in time and feel the pulse of the 1940s street fashion through these defining vintage snapshots

World War II dominated the first half of the 1940s as well as fashions in the Western world. Materials such as silk, nylon, wool, leather, rubber, and zippers were needed in wartime production. Clothing was rationed in the United States…

Amazing Colorized Photos Show What Kitchens Looked Like in the First Half of the 20th Century

An amazing set of colorized photographs from Color Me Six Ways to Sunday that show what kitchens looked like from the first half of the 20th century. Tenement Kitchen, 1905   1910s Kitchen     Margarete’s Kitchen, 1914   The Modern Kitchen,…

Amazing Photos Capture People at Home in the 1950s

The 1950s were a decade filled with exuberance, radiating a positive outlook from the United States triumphant post-war recovery. The emphasis of a ’50s household was on comfort and leisure, with the decade being a prosperous time for most middle…

Old McDonald’s: Historical Photos, Vintage Advertisements and the Original Menus, 1950s-1980s

McDonald Brother’s store in San Bernadino, California, 1953. When McDonald’s was first founded in the 1940s by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, it was actually a barbecue-centric restaurant, serving items like ribs and barbecued pork sandwiches. But once Ray Kroc…

36 Cool Photos of Teenage Girls in the 1970s

Teenage girls’ fashion in the 1970s continued the “do-your-own-thing” look of the late 1960s for the early years of the decade.   Girls’ clothing styles were dominated by the disco look during the latter half of the 1970s. Girls’ clothes…

29 Fascinating Vintage Photos of Secretaries From the 1950s and 1960s

Since the advent of television and the movies, Americans have come to love secretarial characters from Miss Hathaway in The Beverly Hillbillies to Mrs. Wiggins in The Carol Burnett Show to Jennifer Marlow in WKRP in Cincinnati. In the 1950s and ’60s, the number one…