50 Incredible Vintage Photos of Life in America during the 1950s

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50 Incredible Vintage Photos of Life in America during the 1950s Volume 2 - YouTube
The Capital Records building is my favorite, (l have seen that get destroyed in Earthqauke movies, so many times, l have lost count) lol.

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  • Some of the photos look older than '50's - but what possible interest do you have in photos of America in the past? Since that one is volume 2 - will we have another thread for volume 1? Why not photos of Australia?


    Running out of thread ideas?
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    • I am a big M*A*S*H fan Kay and thought that it was cool to see what most of the characters out of that show went back to after their stint in Korea.

      But true he may have slipped in some old ones. Volume one, nah, two was enough, and Australia in the 50's, not worth it, we were overrun with Koalas, and Platypuses, not pretty.

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  • my mom and aunts, they were all great cooks and competed with each other, but mom's MEATLOAF was the clear winner.

    Thanks for the memories.

    GordonJ
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  • Great meatloaf isn't a memory around here - we improved on 'Mom's' recipe and make it often.
  • early 50's - the Korean War


    The 1950's are often treated as an 'old ideal' but a lot was going on - the beginning of desegregation - entry of women into the workplace in positions other than teacher/nurse/caregiver...


    It was not an ideal society - polio - no reliable birth control for women - many mentally ill people committed long term into 'looney bins' - rape victims asked what they did to 'invite attention' - ....etc


    Like every decade - the 50's had its charm and a darker side.



    But...that is YOUR interpretation of the 'view' - others are more optimistic.
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    • That was the beginning alright. The beginning of the end.

      I worked hard all day. Where's my dinner???
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  • Aw, see -- I got so hypnotized by the allurin' soundtrack while I was driftin' off into (srsly pre-Moi) nostalgia I kinda plucked off alla my eyebrows.


    Another 30 seconds, mebbe ima tweezer my eyeballs offa my face -- which is kinda sad bcs clearly there gonna be a Part 3 in this series prolly I would wanna look in on -- if only for the immaculately coiffured hair an' the swooshilicious outfits.


    Meantime, anywan tasted my dinnah KNOWS jus' how subtle is the taste of DIGESTIVE TRACT LININ' when arranged all kinda artsy on your plate alongside the previously enjoyed meal you jus' ated & regurgitated.
  • 'Memba the 50s? Ohhhh I 'memba!


  • I'm calling fake news on this. Everyone knows the 1950s were black and white.
  • "Gesundheit".

    Ok, l heard that was when the US was, or had the highest standard of living on the planet, and tech, and innovation was booming.

    Blashemy!

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    • yeah but if you look at the actual standard of living ..and that much of the rest of the world was still digging out from ww2 ..and the US had a fully intact manufacturing infrastructure and the marketing propaganda system in place to turn the american public into a consumer society ..which was part of why the the corporations created broadcast tv and the middle class .
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  • Inventions and New Products from 1950 to 1979 - YouTube
    This is quite a well done video, showing the tech, from the 50 on-wards for a while.

    A microwave in the 50's!

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