Tag Archives: 1950s
31 Colorful Photos Showing Hat Styles That Audrey Hepburn Often Wore From Between the 1950s and 1960s
Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British[a] actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed ListContinue reading “31 Colorful Photos Showing Hat Styles That Audrey Hepburn Often Wore From Between the 1950s and 1960s”
17 Vintage Photos of American Teenagers in the 1950s
In June 1954, LIFE magazine published an article titled “The Luckiest Generation” that, revisited 60 years later, feels like an almost perfect snapshot of a certain segment of American society at a particular moment in the nation’s history… (Photos by Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Wonderful Photographs of Shopping Malls in America During the 1950s & 1960s
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term “mall” originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refer to the walkway itself which was merely bordered by such shops), but inContinue reading “Wonderful Photographs of Shopping Malls in America During the 1950s & 1960s”
38 Vintage Photos Showing San Francisco During the 1950s & 1960s
San Francisco (Spanish for “Saint Francis”), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a cultural, commercial, and financial center in the U.S. state of California. Located in Northern California, San Francisco is the 17th most populous city proper in the United States, and the fourth most populous in California, with 873,965 residents asContinue reading “38 Vintage Photos Showing San Francisco During the 1950s & 1960s”
Queen Sirikit in Younger Days: 40 Beautiful Color Photographs of the Queen Mother of Thailand in the 1950s and 1960s
Sirikit is the queen mother of Thailand. She was the queen consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or Rama IX) and is the mother of King Vajiralongkorn (or Rama X). She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was Thai ambassador. They married in 1950, shortly before Bhumibol’s coronation. Sirikit was appointed queen regent in 1956,Continue reading “Queen Sirikit in Younger Days: 40 Beautiful Color Photographs of the Queen Mother of Thailand in the 1950s and 1960s”
50 Vintage Photos of People With Their Cameras During the 1950s and 1960s
Photography was a popular hobby in the 1950s and ’60s. Many people owned a basic camera, often a box Brownie, made by Kodak with which they would take snaps of their holidays and of family events. The basic snapshot camera evolved through the 1950s and ’60s. Kodak was a pioneer. Their Instamatic introduced in theContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos of People With Their Cameras During the 1950s and 1960s”
66 Vintage Photos of London during the 1950s
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom with a total population of 9,002,488. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London,Continue reading “66 Vintage Photos of London during the 1950s”
40 Stunning Black and White Photos of Jean Patchett, a Model Who Helped Define the 1950s
Jean Patchett (1926 – 2002) was a leading fashion model of the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. She was among the best known models of that era, which included Dovima, Dorian Leigh, Suzy Parker, Evelyn Tripp and Lisa Fonssagrives. Patchett was the subject of two of Vogue Magazine’s most famous covers, both shot inContinue reading “40 Stunning Black and White Photos of Jean Patchett, a Model Who Helped Define the 1950s”
36 Stunning Vintage Photos of Grace Kelly in the 1950s
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly was born into a well-known Catholic family of Irish and German origin in the U.S. cityContinue reading “36 Stunning Vintage Photos of Grace Kelly in the 1950s”
