The 1950s was the idyllic American decade.
After the war, American boomed. With the dark times behind them, civilian life was one of leisure, culture, and a feeling that anything was possible. Car culture was coming into it's own, jobs were plentiful, and people saw ahead to a bright future.
Look back at the first years of suburbia as we know it today, the sleek style, and the happy moments that made up the 1950s.
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Trio at the bar.
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Dinner time in the 1950’s.
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What small corner stores looked like in the 1950s. Kodachrome shots.
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Old friends back in the day.
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Group of women at the roller skate ring, have a coke while they rest a little. Mid 1950s.
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Family beach day. My great aunt's photos in the 1950s.
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Ready for the road.
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Pigeon feast.
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Norman Rockwell family photo.
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Stick’em up.
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Lounging by the shore. My great aunt's photos in the 1950s.
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Found Photographs from the 1950s.
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A young woman and her dog at a park, 1950s.
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Nuclear family.
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Christmas time in the 1950s.
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Texting... Circa 1950s style.
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A basement party some time in the early or mid 1950s. Plywood walls, support pole in the center of the room and pinups on the wall.
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A night out, 1950s.
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