45 Wonderful Photos Show What Life of the US Looked Like in the 1960s_ml
Video Player is loading. The 1960s was a decade when hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans gave new life to the nation’s democratic ideals. African Americans used…
Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile Photos of Its Evolution as America’s Favorite Driving Dog_ml
Like any hot dog on a sizzling grill, the classic Wienermobile has plumped up a bit through the ages. But its hot dog evangelizing mission has remained…
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…
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…