1937 might have been a time of financial instability and political turmoil, but that didn't stop people from having fun as best they could.
Folks were rocking, and social norms were toppling. Here are 25 vintage photos showing what life was like back in 1937.
1
Amelia Earhart
Posing in 1937.
2
Irene Ley
Photograph by Harold Orne, 1937.
3
Harlem Grocer
Standing in front of his store, 1937.
4
Using a Welder to Break the Chain to the Golden Gate Bridge
Officially opening it to the public on May 27, 1937.
5
The Golden Gate Bridge
Opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed.
6
A Woman Wearing a Mask
Made for fighting melancholy in a “Smile School” in Budapest. 1937.
7
Northumbrian Miner
Sitting down to eat his evening meal, 1937.
8
A Champion Steer
“And my great-grandfather in 1937.”
9
"Toff and Toughs"
Taken by Jimmy Sime. 1937. This photo shows the social classes in the UK.
10
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
Outside University, 1937 Colorised.
11
A Man in a Fedora, and a Man in Knit
New Zealand, 1937.
12
1937 Packard
Motor home.
13
Two Women Show Uncovered Legs in Public
For the first time in Toronto. 1937.
14
Farmworkers Outside of Salem, Oregon
Eating in a chuckwagon in 1937
15
Natalya Sedova, Frida Kahlo, and Leon Trotsky
Powerful people, 1937.
16
“My Grandfather”
All dressed up for a high school dance at age 17, in 1937.
17
London Zoo
Little girl holds a penguin’s flipper as they walk around,1937.
18
A Day at the Beach
In 1937.
19
Hedy Lamarr
Arriving in Hollywood, October 1937.
20
Carpenters Eating Lunch
Japan, 1937.
21
Little Girl at a Pet Show
At Venice Beach, California, 1937.
22
Young John F. Kennedy
Juggling in Germany, 1937.
23
Ice Skating
In a suit, 1937.
24
Joining the Circus
Ringling Bros in 1937.
25
Amelia Earhart
Working on the plane, 1937.
