14 Photos Of What Life Looked Like In 1936
Carly Tennes
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01/03/2025
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A whole lot came to pass in 1936. A historic Olympiad. New transportation innovations. Books like Gone with the Wind. But even 89 years later, we can still catch a glimpse of what made '36 one for the books. Enter these stunning photographs.
From Times Square to days by the dock, here are 14 photos of what life looked like in 1936.
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1. Watch the Throne
Courtesy of the National Media MuseumEdward VIII as seen in 1936, the same year he abdicated the British throne. -
2. Gone With The Wind
Image in Public DomainThe first edition cover of Margaret Mitchell’s novel, “Gone With The Wind,” which hit shelves in June 1936 -
3. New York, New York
Courtesy of statman13 on Reddit“Times Square 1936.” -
4. We Love Lucy
Courtesy of eaglemaxie on RedditLucille Ball, 1936. -
5. ‘Class of 1936’
Courtesy of Boeing-B-47stratojet on Reddit“My grandmother’s graduating class, 1936.” -
6. Lights, Camera Action
Image in Public DomainA still from the 1936 musical, “The Great Ziegfeld,” the highest-grossing film of the year. -
7. Mad Moments
Courtesy of AlethMcaf on Reddit“Mad Magazine artists Al Jaffee and Will Elder, in the lunchroom at the High School for Music and Arts in New York City, 1936.” -
8. By the Dock
Courtesy of facefullofkittens on Reddit“My grandmother, May 1936.” -
9. First Date Photos
Courtesy of an unknown Redditor“My grandmother on her first date in 1936. Can you tell she liked him?” -
10. Sweet Sweaters
Courtesy of VaguelyArtistic on Reddit“Old school…cool? My mother (3) and her brother Fernand (6), Belgium 1936.” -
11. Grandma Glamour
Courtesy of 1422858 on Reddit“My grandma looking majestic, Iran circa 1936.” -
12. Gold Finnish
Image in Public DomainFinnish runner Volmari Iso-Hollo participates in the 3000 m steeplechase durig the 1936 Olympics. -
13. High Flying
Courtesy of the Dundee Museum of Transport“The interior of 1936 Imperial Airlines airplane.” -
14. Streamlined Rides
Courtesy of Tasty_Revolutionary on Reddit“‘Mercury’ Streamliner in Chicago, 1936.”
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Watch the Throne
Edward VIII as seen in 1936, the same year he abdicated the British throne.
Edward VIII as seen in 1936, the same year he abdicated the British throne.
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