This past Monday, here in Ontario Canada we celebrated Family Day. It’s an official day off designated for spending time with your family, in whatever form that may be. The hubby and I spent it enjoying a quiet day together just hanging out, nothing too exciting this year (but it was still very nice).

In honour of that special day, I wanted Vintage Photo Tuesday to be all about “Family Time” in the 1940’s and 1950’s.

1950's vintage illustration of family time
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1940’s family photo with grandma (and can we take a moment to admire the hat on the one lady..wow!).

1940s family photo with grandma vintage image
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Paying a visit to Cleveland Park, 1940’s.

1940s vintage photo of a family Paying a visit to Cleveland Park, 1940's. Super 1940s fashions.
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Coming together over food is a tradition in every family, big or small. 1950s vintage photo.

1950's african american / Black  family at thanksgiving dinner. 1950s vintage photo.
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“Little boy blue, come blow your horn”. 1940s vintage photo. LOVE the plaid coats!

1940s family with little boy and horn. A 1940s vintage image
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The family boat ride. I hope the photographer did not eventually fall off the boat. 1950s vintage photo.

1950s vintage boat ride / 1950s family photo / summer time fun.
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Going to the beach, is always a fun idea. 1950s vintage photo.

1950s vintage image of family on the beach in 1950s summer time fashions.
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Me and My Gal, spending some quality time together. 1950s vintage photo.

1950's vintage image of  a Black couple at the beach in 1950s swimsuits
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Beautiful days are meant for picnics in the woods. 1950s vintage photo.

1950's vintage colour image of family enjoying a picnic together.
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Adorable little girl and her dad time. 1950s vintage photo.

1950's little girl with dad in front of vintage car. 1950s vintage image
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Many families also consider pets, part of the family (I know my family does). 1940s vintage photo.

1940's black and white photo of women and their dog in 1940s fashions posing together.
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A couple and their beloved boxer. 1940s vintage image.

 1940s vintage image of a couple posing together with their boxer dog.
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When TV started to enter the home, family time moved in front of it (and hasn’t left).

1950s vintage image of a family watching tv
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If you have siblings, you may have been forced into the “lets put you in matching outfits and pretend like you all love each other” photo. Ahhh family time, sometimes it can be awkward. 1950s vintage image.

1950's kids in matching cowboy outfits at christmas. 1950s vintage image
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This family has great Atlantic City Boardwalk style, but I do feel like they kind of wish they were not taking this photo (another awkward family moment).

1950s vintage phot of a family in 1950s summer time fashions posing together on the boardwalk.
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And that concludes Vintage Photo Tuesday for this week, hope you enjoyed it. Next VPT will be all about “Trips” as march break quickly approaches.

Have a great day friends!

Liz

8 Comments on Vintage Photo Tuesday: Family Time

  1. Aw, that’s so lovely that you get a special day off to spend with family. Well done Canada! I love the one of the family huddled around the TV, they’re sitting so close! xx

  2. Lovely stuff. Thanks for sharing.

    I love the vase, or whatever, on top of the TV. Those days left us a long time ago, when TVs stopped being furniture, probably early 1970s. I remember (late 1950s) we had a TV Light on top of ours. Yes, a special lamp designed to watch TV by. The ceramic shade directed the light away from the viewers. And checking some images on line, I see they were often disguised as something else, like a crouching panther.

    Let the good times roll.

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