15 Photos Of What Life Looked Like In 1950
Carly Tennes
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12/31/2024
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Defined by the end of World War II and the beginnings of a shiny new decade, 1950 was a year defined by change. Just ask the Baby Boomers who came of age during the transformative year ... and the photographers there to catch it all on film.
From glimpses at the Korean War to a young Julia Child enjoying a smoke, here are 15 photos of what life looked like in 1950.
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1. Future Plans
Courtesy of American Society of Interior Designers/ASID“Life before AutoCAD - Urban Designers in the 1950’s.” -
2. A Painful Past
Courtesy of Elliot Erwitt“North Carolina (Segregation fountain), 1950.” -
3. Goal!
Image In Public Domain“The 1950 FIFA World Cup Final between Brazil and Uruguay in the Maracanã stadium. Spectated officially by 173,850 people and possibly by over 200,000, this remains the most-attended football match ever. “ -
4. Kiss and Go
Courtesy of Grafixart-Photo on Reddit“Korean War Goodbye Kiss, Los Angeles, Sept. 6, 1950.” -
5. Soup’s Up!
Courtesy of Pontus_Pilates on Reddit“School lunch, Finland, 1950.” -
6. Fun and Games
Courtesy of 1bir on Reddit“Boy 'playing' with Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab (c. 1950).” -
7. A Storm’s Coming …
Image in Public DomainThis November 1950 map shows the path of the Great Appalachian Storm of 1950. -
8. Under Construction
Image in Public DomainA gutted White House as seen during its 1950 renovation under then-President Harry Truman. -
9. Buckle Up …
Courtesy of harleybug88 on Reddit“Safety was not well thought out in the 1950’s.” -
10. Movie Stars
Image in Public DomainHedy Lamarr and Victor Mature appear in their titular roles for 1949’s “Samson and Delilah,” 1950’s most profitable film. -
11. Cinderella, Cinderella
Image in Public DomainAn advertisement promoting Disney’s “Cinderella,” which hit theaters across the nation in March 1950. -
12. Out of the Kitchen
Courtesy of Paul Child, Harvard UniversityLegendary chef Julia Child enjoys a cigarette, 1950. -
13. School Snaps
Courtesy of Extension-Poem-2734 on Reddit“My grandpa in his high school photo circa 1950.” -
14. Sailor Smiles
Courtesy of AlarmingPotential918 on Reddit“My grandfather (right) on a destroyer... off the coast of Panama - 1950.” -
15. Kodachrome Kool
Courtesy of pixels_to_prove_it on Reddit“My Grandparents, early 1950's, Basement Bathing Suite Photo Shoot on Kodachrome”
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Future Plans
“Life before AutoCAD - Urban Designers in the 1950’s.”
“Life before AutoCAD - Urban Designers in the 1950’s.”
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