I started a series of images a while back that focused in on LOCATION as the main focal point of the photo. The blog posts were Vintage Photo Tuesday: “Front of House” & “Front of Car“. Today we are going to add to this fun series with, “In the Kitchen”1940s-1960s photos.

Let the image browsing begin!

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Vintage Photos of Life In The Kitchen

1940s-1960s

1940s photo of a suprised woman reading a magazine in her kitchen / dining room. Cute 1940s Housedress!

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Homemade Pie is the best! I just love it! Way more then cake. So when I saw this 1940s picture of a Black woman with her baking creation, I just had to add it because I’m now craving pie Ha Ha!

Source: Etsy

Vintage photo in the 1960s of a Mother & her Baby Girl in Mid Century Modern Kitchen. Cute dresses!

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Congrats on your new fridge, mom to be! 1950s snapshot of a woman posing with her new fridge, several months pregnant.

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2 ladies sharing a meal and a drink together at the chrome kitchen table circa 1950s.

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Time for a Coke break. Late 1950s / 1960s photo of a young Black woman taking a drink break at her kitchen table.

Source: b.vikki vintage

1950s vintage photo of a woman at her kitchen table reading a book with a few front sections of her hair in curlers.

Source: Etsy

1950s Photo (I believe) of a Grandmother taking a turkey out of the oven in her classic kitchen that features green depression era tiles.

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Fun in the kitchen with mom-1950s vintage photo of a litle boy with his mom possibly washing hands (maybe helping with dishes).

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Actress Lena Horne at a gas stove in this 1940s photography. She was promoting fuel conservation during WW2.

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I hope you enjoyed this collection of vintage photos in the kitchen. It’s not a place I like to be in but I sure do enjoy seeing what they used to look like back in the day.

Have a great day friends and stay safe!

FURTHER READING: Check out my archive of ‘Vintage Home Decor’ Posts HERE.

Liz