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Category: 1950’s

1950s Fashion, 1950s History, 1950s Parties, 1950s Music, 1950s Photos


Aug
2023

Vintage Photos Of People & Their Living Room Furniture

categories: 1930s, 1940s, 1950's, vintage images, Vintage Photo Tuesday

Have you ever noticed when looking thru vintage photos that there is always lots of images of people on their living room furinture? Some are staged or just a moment caught in time but they are always a great glimpse of the styles, trends and influences of the time.

Today’s post is a collection of fun vintage photos from the 1930s-1960s of people & their living room furniture.

Let’s take a look!

1960s vintage photo from November 1961 of young man relaxing on his couch.

Source: Etsy – Iloveyoumorephotos

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1930s – 1960s Vintage Photos of People & their Living Room Furniture

I think this is either a 1940s photo or an early 1950s, whatever the age our happy couple posing for a photo on their comfest living room chair are doning some pretty fantastic fashions. From our husbands tie with an image on it to our lovely wifes zebra stripped shoes and cute heels, this couple knows how to dress.

1940s photo or an early 1950s, whatever the age our happy couple posing for a photo on their comfest living room chair are doning some pretty fantastic fashions. From our husbands tie with an image on it to our lovely wifes zebra stripped shoes and cute heels, this couple knows how to dress.

Source: Etsy – RenascenceVintage

“Just sit back and relax, you earned it” -1950s vintage photo.

1950s vintage photo of a Black Women in a pencil skirt and white top a cool 1950s shoes chilling in a chair in the living room

Source: Etsy – therescuedphoto

Beers and Beer Steins. A fun 1940s photo of young women at a party posing together on the couch with those beers and steins. Also…Saddle Shoes!!!

Note: I loved this photo so much (being from German background and a big fan of Oktoberfest), that I just purchased it for my personal collection. Welcome home ladies!

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of people wearing saddle shoes

1940s vintage photo of young women in 1940s fashions including saddles shoes holding beers and beer steins at a party

Source: Etsy – Iloveyoumorephotos

1960s vintage photo of a young couple sitting on a fun pink couch.

1960s vintage photo of a young couple sitting on a pink couch. The young woman is holding a book and in the background is a mid century lamp.

Source: Etsy – therescuedphoto

Everyone may be trying to squeeze onto the couch for this 1950s family photo, but they made it work!

The decor is so fun! Floral wallpaper, floral curtains that don’t match each other.

1950s vintage photo of a Black family posing together in their living room on their couch. The living room walls have floral wall paper and floral curtains.

Source: Etsy – JakeRoebucks

What a great novelty skirt of fruit on our lovely lady enjoying a cocktail on her couch with her husband. 1950s Kodachrome Slide.

1950s vintage photo of a Couple Having Cocktails on their living room couch. The woman is wearing a 1950s novelty skirt of fruit.

Source: Etsy – Iloveyoumorephotos

1940s / 1950s photo of a couple sharing a kiss while their dog is looking for someone to save him. Ha!

Note: This is the first house where the pillows on the couch match the curtains!

1940s / 1950s vintage photo of a couple kissing on their couch in their living room while their dog is nearby

Source: Etsy- JakeRoeBucks

A railroad man, with his radio and his favourite cozy armchair. 1940s photo.

1940s vintage photo of a Burly Railroad Worker in Overalls Sitting in His Favorite Armchair By His Vintage Radio in a Cosy 1930’s Living Room

Source: Etsy-Delphiniumsblue

1930s image of a young woman with braids and a lovely 1930s blouse relaxing in a big armchair.

1930s vintage photo of a young woman with braids in her hair and 1930s top sitting in an large armchair

Source: Etsy – Iloveyoumorephotos

Taking a little break from the party.

Fun 1950s photo of a couple snuggling on a couch with a bottle of wine and Seagrams whisky on the table.

1950s vintage photo of a couple Snuggling on a Couch Enjoying a Few Drinks

Source: Etsy – Iloveyoumorephotos

Sometimes all you want to do is just sit in your favourite chair, read your favourite magazine (‘Home Craftsman’ for this dad) and not be bothered. Not even for a photo.

Well lucky for us, this moment in time in the 1950s was captured for us to all enjoy.

1950s vintage photo of a man sitting in his favourite armchair reading 'Home Craftsman'.

Source: Etsy – Iloveyoumorephotos

Cheers!

1940s group photo in the living room during a party.

1940s vintage photo of a group photo taken in the living room on a couch and floor during a party.

Source: Etsy-TheWaywardPhoto

I hope you enjoyed this fun little post. It brought back a lot of memories for myself of many family photos on our living room furniture.

Please share in the comments section what your favourite image was (or anything you wish to talk about regarding these images).

Thanks for stopping by!

Further Reading: Vintage Photos from the 1920s-1960s (archived blog posts)

Liz


Sep
2022

Life at Palm Beach Junior College 1940s & 1950s

categories: 1940s, 1950's, Back to School, vintage images, Vintage Photo Tuesday

I am a big fan of browsing images and other materials (like vintage yearbooks) of what life was like in colleges and universities in the 1930s-1960s. In fact I have a growing collection of blog posts on the subject and I’m about to add one more….Life at Palm Beach Junior College in the 1940s & 1950s.

I found these photos while browsing the ‘Internet Archive‘ and they were so fun to look at that I knew I had to share them here. So let’s begin!

1950s vintage photo of student registration at Palm Beach Junior College 1950s fashions for men and women on display
Student Registration-1950s

About: Palm Beach Junior College is a public college in Lake Worth, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. Palm Beach State College was founded in 1933 as Palm Beach Junior College and was the first public junior college in the state of Florida. The Old Palm Beach Junior College Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Source). The College was renamed Palm Beach State College in 2010 to reflect its expanded educational offerings (Source).

1940s & 1950s Vintage Photos

Life at Palm Beach Junior College

Early 1940s fashions for men and women as seen in this fantastic group photo outside of the college (everyone looks amazing!).

early 1940s vintage image of college students at Palm beach junior college posing together outside of their school in early 1940s fashions for women and men

“All dressed up”. Late 1940s photo of three stylish young women in evening gowns (probably for a dance) posing with two older men (teachers?). Super late 1940s fashions!

1940s vintage photo of 3 college students in 1940s evening dresses for a college dance posing with 2 older men. Stunning 1940s Fashions and 1940s Hairstyles on dispaly.

The file this yearbook page is linked to says that this image is from 1938, but I think I have to disagree. The stunning hairstyles on the women are very much 1940s (the pompadour on the top right, the flowing curls, the hair flower) and the blouses look very 1940s as well. Am I right?

Whatever the date, these are some very stylish college students.

1940s vintage yearbook photo of 1940s women and men. The women are wearing fantastic 1940s hairstyles that are great inspiration for your own look. Seen at Palm Beach Junior College

“The Campus Ball”. 1940s vintage image of a group of college students in their beautiful evening gowns, tuxedos and uniforms enjoying a dance together with a live band.

1940s vintage photo of the Palm Beach Junior College ball featuring 1940s evening dresses, men in uniform and 1940s hairstyles.

“It was a windy day”. Fantastic 1940s photo of a group of young women in their junior fashions posing for a photo together. I love the women’s on the right being caught in that windy moment just as the image was taken.

I LOVE The fashions in this group. The saddle shoes especially.

1940s vintage image of young women college students in 1940s fashions including saddle shoes posing together with their 1940s hairstyles

“Time to hit the books in the library” -1940s photo.

1940s vintage image of students in college studying in their library

“Hippy and Dutch play horseshoes”. “Hippy flips another ringer while Dutch awaits his turn” Seen in the Galleon yearbook from 1951.

1950s vintage photo of two young men in college playing horseshoes at palm beach college in early 1950s fashions

“Fun on the dance floor”. A 1952 vintage image from a Sadie Hawkins dance.

1950s vintage photo of two young men and one young woman in costumes dancing together at a1952 Sadie Hawkins dance at Palm Beach Junior College in 1952.

Photo of women college students at the pool for swim class in their gorgeous 1950s swimsuits.

1950s vintage photo of women college students at the pool in 1950s swimsuits and 1950s hairstyles in palm beach junior college

Two students relax and listen to the record player with caption “Cooley Hall is typically represented”. Seen in The Galleon yearbook in 1951.

1950s vintage photo of two young college men listening to the record player in their dorm room in 1951 at palm beach junior college. They are wearing 1950s fashions and 1950s hairstyles for men.

Outdoor Archery Class. What a fun image of our college students in their lovely 1950s dresses, skirts & blouses lining up to try their shot with the bow and arrow.

1950s vintage photo of a group of women college students in 1950s dresses and 1950s skirts and blouses trying archery at Palm Beach Junior College

Outdoor Volleyball time!

1940s 1950s vintage photo of women college students playing volleyball in their gym uniforms at Palm Beach Junior College

“Break time!” Beanies, cigarettes, sodas and lawn chairs.

1950s vintage photo of college students taking a break in 1950s fashions. several men are wearing beanies on their head.

“How many students can you get in a Jeepster? 9!” Fun 1951 photo.

1950s vintage photo of college students in a jeepster in 1950s fashions from 1951

1950s formal dance.

1950s vintage photo of a college dance - 1950s Prom or 1950s Homecoming featuring young women in 1950s dresses and men in tuxedos.

Last note:

In 1965, the state legislature ordered that Black and white two-year colleges be merged, and the mostly white Palm Beach Junior College and the all-Black Roosevelt Junior College became one (Source).  

Photograph of four students with caption “Miss Freshman of 1959 & 1960 pose with classmates”. The Hornet (1961) page 30 from the Roosevelt Junior College Photographs archive (before the merge).

1960s vintage photo seen in a 1961 Yearbook of 4 Black students. Photograph of four students with caption "Miss Freshman of 59 & 60 pose with classmates". The Hornet (1961) page 30. Number 106 of 192 from archival box labeled Roosevelt Junior College Photographs.

I hope you enjoyed taking a little peak into college life at Palm Beach Junior College. It looked like a good time.

Please share in the comments section what your favourite photos were or anything else you wish to talk about related to this post.

Further Reading:

Thanks for stopping by!

Liz