33 Truly Fascinating Photos From the '50s Era

Carly Tennes Published 07/09/2024 in wow

The 1950s: A decade defined by sock hops, muscle cars, and everyone blissfully believing that pretending to be a turtle can and would save them from an incoming Russian ballistic missile. But when they weren't dropping by the soda parlor, doing the twist, and insisting on in encasing all of their food in gelatin, folks in the '50s grabbed their cameras and got to work, snapping now-iconic photos that came to define their generation.

From the origins of Coca-Cola to Elvis after he had left the building, here are 33 photos that exemplify the 1950s.

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1. “Los Angeles In 1950s”
2. “My grandparents going to the beach in 1950”
3. “A man trying the Coca Cola drink for the first time, France, 1950.”
4. “Colour photographs of life in Paris in the 1950’s.”
5. “Suburbia: move-in day [1950]”
6. “Atlantic City, 1953. colorized by me.”
7. “My Grandpa with his sled dogs in Antarctica 1953(ish)”
8. “John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy on their wedding day, 1953.”
9. “Black children watching as white children play in a only whites park, 1955.”
10. “Jayne Mansfield photographed strolling in New York City with her daughter, Jane Marie, in 1953.”
11. “King Charles III at his mothers coronation in 1953.”
12. “A homosexual couple in a photo booth in Hastings Park, Vancouver, Canada, 1953.”
13. “1953 Las Vegas, NV : Swimming with nuclear testing in the distance.”
14. “1953 Istanbul.”
15. “A Picture From 1955, Titled "A Few Seconds Before Happiness"
16. “New York City in 1955.”
17. “Nurse showing newspaper headline about Polio Vaccine to a man on chest respirator due to polio. 1955.”
18. “Miss Great Britain 1955.”
19. “Ella Fitzgerald jailed in 1955 for singing to an integrated audience.”
20. “A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957.”
21. “‎(Young) Car Thief 14 FEB 1957”
22. “Daytona Beach, 1957.”
23. “Betty White in 1957.” 
24. “The first digital image (1957), which shows computer pioneer Russell Kirsch's 3-month-old son.”
25. “Miss New Zealand faints during the 1957 Miss Universe Pageant.”
26. “John F. Kennedy September 1957 Photo by Toni Frissell.”
27. “A happy, thankful family, 1959.”
28. “John Lennon with his first wife Cynthia Lennon, 1959.”
29. “Hollywood, 1959.”
30. “Fidel Castro plays Baseball in Havana, Cuba (1959).”
31. “My grandma at school, France 1959.”
32. “Elvis Presley eating breakfast with his father Vernon, and his grandmother Minnie Mae (1959).”
33. “Anita Ekberg - Paris (1959)”

1. “Los Angeles In 1950s”
2. “My grandparents going to the beach in 1950”
3. “A man trying the Coca Cola drink for the first time, France, 1950.”
4. “Colour photographs of life in Paris in the 1950’s.”
5. “Suburbia: move-in day [1950]”
6. “Atlantic City, 1953. colorized by me.”
7. “My Grandpa with his sled dogs in Antarctica 1953(ish)”
8. “John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy on their wedding day, 1953.”
9. “Black children watching as white children play in a only whites park, 1955.”
10. “Jayne Mansfield photographed strolling in New York City with her daughter, Jane Marie, in 1953.”
11. “King Charles III at his mothers coronation in 1953.”
12. “A homosexual couple in a photo booth in Hastings Park, Vancouver, Canada, 1953.”
13. “1953 Las Vegas, NV : Swimming with nuclear testing in the distance.”
14. “1953 Istanbul.”
15. “A Picture From 1955, Titled "A Few Seconds Before Happiness"
16. “New York City in 1955.”
17. “Nurse showing newspaper headline about Polio Vaccine to a man on chest respirator due to polio. 1955.”
18. “Miss Great Britain 1955.”
19. “Ella Fitzgerald jailed in 1955 for singing to an integrated audience.”
20. “A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957.”
21. “‎(Young) Car Thief 14 FEB 1957”
22. “Daytona Beach, 1957.”
23. “Betty White in 1957.” 
24. “The first digital image (1957), which shows computer pioneer Russell Kirsch's 3-month-old son.”
25. “Miss New Zealand faints during the 1957 Miss Universe Pageant.”
26. “John F. Kennedy September 1957 Photo by Toni Frissell.”
27. “A happy, thankful family, 1959.”
28. “John Lennon with his first wife Cynthia Lennon, 1959.”
29. “Hollywood, 1959.”
30. “Fidel Castro plays Baseball in Havana, Cuba (1959).”
31. “My grandma at school, France 1959.”
32. “Elvis Presley eating breakfast with his father Vernon, and his grandmother Minnie Mae (1959).”
33. “Anita Ekberg - Paris (1959)”