It’s Vintage Photo Tuesday again (everyone claps with excitement) and this week’s edition is vintage photos from the 1920’s-1950’s of people with their cars. Why their cars? Well purchasing a vehicle 50, 60+ years ago was a much bigger deal then it is today, so owners (or their family & friends) wanted to document their hard work or good fortune for all to see!

Further Reading: Vintage photos of people with their cars PART 2

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Vintage Photos of People ‘Hanging Out With Their Cars’ 1920s-1950s

1930s Vintage Photo: A 1930’s romance and a car.

Cars from the moment they were created, became focal points in many a romance and this image is an excellent example of that connection.

1930s vintage photo of a young couple sitting on a car joking with the camera — Source: Etsy

1920s Vintage Photo: This family from the 1920’s looks like they might be heading out for a day of fun. Such great 20’s style!

1920s Vintage Photo of a young woman in 1920s Fashions with her parents also dress like 1920s Flappers. Standing in front of their car. — Source: Etsy

1920s Photo: Okay everyone let’s get a quick photo with the car before we enter the speakeasy.

1920s Vintage Photo of men and women in 1920s fashions standing outside of a Speakeasy with their 1920s car. — Source: Etsy

1920s Photo: Cloche hats, good friends and a random child on the car makes for a lovely moment in time.

1920s Vintage Photo of 4 women in 1920s Fashions (1920s coats, 1920s hats, 1920s skirt & top) in front of their 1920s car. — Source: Etsy

1930s Photo: This is how you let people know you were divorced in 1930’s. This image makes me laugh, this man was clearly very happy to be free of his wife. It’s just him and his car now.

1930s Vintage photo of a man with his car putting up a sign that says "just divorced". — Source: Etsy

Our First Car-1930’s vintage photo (1935).

1930s Vintage Photo of a couple posing on their car in 1930s fashions-1935. — Source: Etsy

1940s Photo: Fenders sure came in handy for sitting on for photos, didn’t they? This is a cute photo, I love the woman’s 1940’s style and the photo bombing kid is funny.

1940s vintage photo of a young woman in 1940s fashion posing in front of a car. — Source: Etsy

1940s Photo: This 1940’s couple and their car are working on their “aren’t we cool?” poses. I think they are succeeding, don’t you?

1940s vintage photo of a young couple in 1940s fashions posing on a car. — Source: Etsy

1940s Photo: Smile and be happy kids, your dad just bought a car!

1940s Vintage Photo of 2 kids posing in front of a 1940s car in 1940s fashions. — Source: Etsy

1940’s Love? Not so sure, the pretty lady in this 1940s photo does not look very impressed with her guy being so affectionate.

1940s Vintage Photo of a man and woman joking around with each other in a parking lot. — Source: Etsy

1950s Photo: These two lovely couples are dressed to the nines and ready to hit the town for night of fun, 1950’s style.

1950s Vintage Photo of 2 Black Couples all dressed up in 1950s Fashions in front of a car. — Source: Etsy

And this last image brings VPT to a close for another week. Now it’s question time! Do you have vintage photos of family members or friends with their cars? Or maybe you have a fond memory of your own photo with your first (or favorite car)? Please Share.

Thanks for dropping by!

Liz

Today is Remembrance Day and I will be spending it acknowledging the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country. As for my blog today I wanted to supply you with a roundup of posts done about Canadian’s/Canada specifically during WW2.

Starting off, please head over to my friend Elinors Blog ‘Wartime Wednesday‘. I have mentioned her before on this blog (several times to be exact) because it’s a wonderful piece of Canadian History (and beyond) that needs to be read by everyone! All month she has been sharing blog posts on her Facebook (and other social media channels) on stories from her new book ‘My Favorite Veterans’ and they are fascinating. Please take the time to read some of them today.

2. Another friend Jessica from Chronically Vintage wrote a marvelous blog post on the ‘Canadian Ration Book of WW2‘. It’s a interesting read on how Canadians handled rationing.

3. Victory Gardens. “We urge every citizen to endeavour to grow more vegetables in order to make an appreciable difference in the situation that confronts us,”– Emily Schofield and Elizabeth MacKenzie

I personally have written various posts on Canada during WW2. Here are a few of them:

4. Tale of the Canadian Army Show. This idea behind the show was to entertain troops, promote recruitment by enhancing the army’s image, to increase the sale of war bonds, and to bolster civilian morale.

5. The Canadian ‘Rosie the Riveter’-Veronica Foster.

6. ‘WW2 Air Force Uniforms for Canadian Women‘.

This blog post is very special today, not just for the content (provided by Elinor Florence) but because of the below comment I recently received from Marie:

I served in the RCAF Womens’ Division during 1942-46 stationed in Ottawa at Princess Alice’s Barracks. I am now 92 yrs old and remember those years with much fondness. I just recently had my greatcoat cleaned and pressed and donated it to the Legion in Aurora, Ont. My family still enjoy my tales of my time as a WD.I am grateful that I was able to serve Canada during that stressful time.

Isn’t that comment incredible? I’m so glad that Marie reached out to share this with myself and my readers. Thank you for your service.

And with that comment, I’m going to end this blog post today so that I can go off and reflect.

Thanks for stopping by friends!

Liz

Month: November 2016

Vintage Photos of People ‘Hanging Out With Their Cars’

Vintage Photos of People ‘Hanging Out With Their Cars’ 1920s-1950s

Remembrance Day-Roundup of Interesting Canadian WW2 Posts