Amazing Photos That Capture Everyday Life of New York in 1949_ml

Homer Page (1918-1985) was an American documentary photographer whose most famous photographs were taken in New York City in 1949-1950, after he received a grant from the…

Photographs of a Family of Nine Living in Field on U.S. Route 70 Near the Tennessee River During the Depression, 1936_ml

A native of Boston, Carl Mydans (1907–2004) was born into a family of second-generation Russian immigrants. He studied journalism at Boston University, where he first learned how…

45 Cool Photos Defined the 1940s Teenage’s Fashions _ US Memories _ LINH

The term ‘teenager’ was coined in 1941, and Seventeen magazine printed its first issue in 1944, showing off young teenager-targeted clothing and interests. It was a new market, one…

U.S. Ladies in Jeans and Boots: One of Favorite Wear for American Women during the 1940s _ US Memories _ LINH

Jeans and boots were not only for men, but also for women with strong personalities, and they were also favorite fashion styles for ladies from the 1940s….

54 Extraordinary Kodachrome Slides That Reveal Everyday Life of the U.S From the 1940s _ US Memories _ LINH

Charles Weever Cushman (1896-1972) is an amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. His photographs bridge a thirty-two…

Taste of a Decade- A Glimpse Inside American Restaurants and Cafeterias in the 1940s_ml

During the war (1941-1945) the creation of 17 million new jobs finally pulls the economy out of the Depression. Millions of married women enter the labor force….

20 Amazing Photos Capture Stores of the U.S. in the Early 1940s _ US Memories _ LINH

The early 1940s were dominated by World War II and its impact on the United States as well as many countries throughout the world. The U.S. experienced…

Incredible Color Photos Captured London’s Street Scenes in 1966_ml

These incredible color photos of London’s street scenes were taken in June, 1966 by American photographer Richard Friedman when he made his first trip to the capital of England….

Amazing New York Street Style From the 1940s _ US Memories _ LINH

Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt, famous for taking the picture of the sailor kissing the girl in Times Square, the following photos are from a street style series he did…

Timeless New York Street Scenes Photographs in the 1950s, Found in a Home’s Attic After Nearly 50 Years _ US Memories _ LINH

While looking through his aunt’s attic in 2009, Soren Larson found a treasure trove: His grandfather, an amateur photographer named Frank Oscar Larson whom Soren describes as the “family…