Take A Trip Back In Time To The 50s

Colored Entrance, Alabama, 1956
What was the 1950s like in America? Well, it was a time of massive growth. The population was surging like never before. Popular culture of television was both reflecting and influencing its lifestyle. Inequality and injustice were being tackled head on by those involved in the Civil Rights movement. The nuclear race was gearing up. But what did life actually look like? Well, let’s take a trip back in time and check out some pictures from 1950’s USA .

Ladylike In Nyc, 1958

James Dean At A California Gas Station With His Silver Porsche 550 Spyder, Named “Little Bastard,” Just Hours Before His Fatal Crash. September 30, 1955

Woman with A Gorgeous Smile. 1950’s

Officer With Hot Foot Teddy, The Real-Life Inspiration For Smokey The Bear, 1950

Drink, A Cigar And Not Giving A Good Goddamn, 1950s

A Grandfather In The 1950s Holding A Fish, Smoking A Cigarette, With A Book Tucked Into His Pants And Cigarette Pack In His Sleeve

Daytona Beach,1957

South Side Snack. 1953, Chicago

A Slightly Surrealistic Photo taken Somewhere In Florida, 1957

Alabama, 1956

House Party, 1956

Showgirls Playing Chess Backstage At The Latin Quarter Nightclub – New York, NY (1958)

Outside Looking In, Mobile, Alabama, 1956

The Streets Of San Francisco. 1957

Girl Portrait. Shady Grove, Alabama, 1956

Anne St. Marie, New York City, 1959

Store Front, Mobile, Alabama, 1956

Girl And Her Grandmother Window-Shopping In Mobile, Alabama, 1956

Dancer-Actress Gwen Verdon In A Hammock Wearing A Ballgown On NYC Rooftop (1953)

Marilyn Monroe’s Film Studio Wanted To Prove That She Would Look Good Even In A Potato Sack Dress (1951)

San Francisco 1951

New York City, 1953

Parade In Palm Springs, Florida. 1955

Twins Having A Lunch Date In Central Park, New York City

Untitled, Alabama, 1956

Boys From Alabama, 1956

Times Square, 1955

Mother And Children, 1956

Taxi Driver, 1956

Collisions Of Ford And A Suburban Train. Los Angeles, 1955

Shady Grove, Alabama, 1956

Atlanta Airport In 1956

Young Couple On A Date In New York City (1957)

Christmas, 1958

Mr. And Mrs. Albert Thornton. Mobile, Alabama, 1956

1950s School Dance Photo

One Family, One Ford And A Bear. USA In 50s

Hula Girl. Hawaii, 1956